January 2007


Features

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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