January 2007

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Cover Story

	Lassoing the EMR in Scottsdale
	by George Wiley
	What makes Scottsdale Healthcare different than most hospitals attempting to build an EMR is that it is trusting a radiology group to help it get there: Both parties call it a winning strategy.

	Weathering the Reimbursement Storm
	by Jerry J. Sokol, JD; and Joshua M. Kaye, JD
	Four potential arrangements for partnering with physician practices are described.


	Solve the Enterprise Archive Puzzle
	by Robert A. Cecil, PhD
	The author boils down the health care enterprise digital storage conundrum to bits and file systems and makes a case for unlimited access to prior images.

Sections

	PAYOR WATCH
	Imaging centers in for strict new oversight regulations; how changes on Capitol Hill will affect radiology; CMS to develop imaging efficiency measures.


	THE DEPARTMENT
	Future of PET linked to drug development; optimizing the PACS investment; analyze operational and facility requirements for new technology; added costs of virtual colonoscopy.


	PRACTICE DYNAMICS
	New patient safety self-assessment tool; regular mammograms could reduce unnecessary biopsies.


	IMAGING INFORMATICS
	Five things to know about network infrastructure costs; platform enables interoperability among multiple sites; exploring Web-based document management.


	IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
	Investing in employees produces multiple dividends; customer service pointers for radiology practices; new software makes PowerPoint portable.

Departments

	LATERAL VIEW
	A History of Failure
	by Cheryl Proval


	TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
	January 2007


	THE LAST WORD
	General Radiologists: Necessary But Not Sufficient
	by Alan Kaye, MD

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