CHICAGO--As hospitals continue to focus on incorporating evidence-based guidelines into radiology, departments must first understand their desired outcomes and their audience, according to a presentation on Nov. 29 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA).

CHICAGO--The unsustainable cost trajectory in healthcare is well-known, but much less understood are strategies for practices to thrive as government and payors step up efforts to bend the cost curve. Experts examined the drivers and impacts of the cost curve conundrum during a session on Nov. 28 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Performance expectations and complexity have multiplied exponentially. Experts agree: In the next few years, there will be winners and losers among radiology practices.  How do you lock in on the winning track?

The chaotic weeks wedged between RSNA and the holiday season provide a wonderful wisp of time to collectively catch our breath while looking ahead to the New Year.

Instead of reducing costs and improving quality of care, Federal Trade Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch believes that the potential benefits of accountable care organizations (ACO) are minimal at best and that ACOs may even provide poorer quality of care while causing healthcare costs to rise.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, which for many means a day spent visiting family, watching football and eating food. But can tasty treats lure medical center staff to departmental meetings? It appears that you can leave the food at home. A study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology demonstrated that faculty attendance at monthly meetings in academic radiology was not significantly affected by offering complementary food.

Medicare beneficiaries who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in a nonacute setting were more likely to undergo subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and have higher coronary artery disease spending than patients who underwent stress testing, according to a study published in the Nov. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Hospitals with high performance scores in patient care are more profitable, according to a new report from Press Ganey.