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September 2002


Features

Cover Story
Turnaround Tales
  by Howard B Kessler MD
  Imaging referrals were evaporating at two Pennsylvania hospitals hobbled by neglect and bankruptcy because physicians had lost confidence in the radiology departments.
Turnaround Tales
  by Sharon L. Streng, John Couris
  The medical imaging service at Morton Plant Mease Health Care suffered from lengthy report turnarounds, low morale, and high employee and management turnover.

Retooled Technology
  by Richard B. Elsberry
  In the right market and the right hands, remanufactured equipment is helping radiology departments meet technology needs within budget constraints.
Design for the New Radiology
  by David Redemske
  With careful attention to design, departments and freestanding facilities can attain more efficient work flows, while staying within budget.


Departments

  Viewpoint
Protecting the Mission
  by Cheryl Proval
  Radiology and health care at large-must do the difficult work necessary to bring its operations into the black, or risk losing its grasp on the mission to heal.
  Guest Editorial
Selling Quality
  by Natalie Allio
  Facilities that are accredited through one of the American College of Radiology programs now can use the newly devised ACR certification mark to help market their services.
STAT Read
  AMGA compensation survey; and new guidelines for neuroimaging premature infants.
  Technology Economics Review
The Importance of 3D: A 2002 Status Report
  by Judith Gunn Bronson MS
  Patients and physicians are benefiting from the speed and added information offered by three-dimensional imaging applications.
Technical Aspects
  by Judith Gunn Bronson MS
  Technology Economics Review
A Virtual Standoff
  by George Wiley
  Payors are taking a wait-and-see approach before reimbursing for virtual colonoscopy, but there is anticipation, even eagerness, to the waiting.
  Imaging Business
Mammography and Political Roulette
  by CA Wolski
  When it assumed status as a screening procedure, mammography and its reimbursement became inextricably tied to national politics: An update.
Technology Review: 3D Soft/Hardware
Special Section

The Ultimate Value Proposition of PACS: Improved Patient Care
  by Mark Smith
The Business Case for PACS
  by John Mesevage
  The case can be made that a PACS-enabled radiology group, imaging center, or hospital could have a better quality of results than facilities without PACS.
Demystifying RIS/PACS Integration
  by David Tomczak
  Because improved work flow is the ultimate result of RIS-PACS integration, institutions should maximize that benefit through careful planning and data mapping.
Multisite Work Flow
  by Brian Burgoyne MD, Paul D Bandt MD
  The installation of an on-demand, multisite PACS infrastructure enabled Desert Radiologists to ensure coverage of a rapidly growing network of health care sites.
Image Archiving: The Long-term Cost of Storage
  by Barbara Dumery
  With the cost of hard drives declining, a single-tier archiving approach is the best solution for many imaging facilities, based on reliability, access, and ease of scalability.
Driving Physician Adoption of Web-based Results Distribution
  by Susan Worthy
  It is necessary to develop a well-defined plan that continues long after the launch in order to encourage physician use of web-based results.
Avoiding the Beagle Approach to PACS
  by Michael J. Cannavo
  Picking a vendor and system should be approached systematically after considering a prescribed set of criteria.

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