April 2007

Features

Cover Story

	Meeting Radiology's Greatest Challenges: Culture and Leadership
	by Cheryl Proval
	What makes good organizations great? Business expert Jim Collins reveals what separates the best from the rest—and what that means for your practice.

	Specialty Report: The Future of Breast Imaging
	by R. James Brenner, MD
	Dramatic leaps in technology, plus a dwindling number of specialists, make breast imaging a more promising field for radiologists.


	Outpatient Imaging Centers: Building Blocks for Survival
	by Tor Valenza
	With outpatient imaging centers facing DRA reimbursement cuts, new IDTF standards, and threats to shared leasing arrangements, industry experts say the way to survive today—and tomorrow—is to get back to basics.

Sections

	PAYOR WATCH
	Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 would mitigate DRA cuts; current reimbursement for radiation therapy treatments and breast MRI.


	THE DEPARTMENT
	Mobile CT scanner reduces risk for ICU neuro patients; seeking a reimbursement change for MRgFUS; the role of materials management professionals in equipment purchases.


	PRACTICE DYNAMICS
	Partnership offers RIS-integrated business services; TNRN connects payors and providers; "how to" manual outlines digital mammography transition.


	IMAGING INFORMATICS
	Study shows cost savings achieved with RIS/PACS; new radiology search engines launched; a Q&A with NightHawk Radiology about its TDS acquisition.


	IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
	ASTRO awarded for patient brochures and publications; saving the field of radiology; developing department leaders from within.

Departments

	LATERAL VIEW
	Adapting to Change
	by Andi Lucas
	IDTFs, radiology practices, and magazines alike must learn this skill


	ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE
	Coronary CTA: The Time Is Now
	by David A. Dowe, MD


	TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
	April 2007


	THE LAST WORD
	The Unsustainable Growth Factor
	by Cheryl Proval
	The hunt is on to find a replacement for Medicare's sustainable growth rate factor

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