When creating a radiology quality improvement program within an organization, whether academic or private practice, the probability of success increases if the process is understood through the discipline of change management and all stakeholders have clearly defined roles, according to an article published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

With projections of long-term deficits dependent on projection of healthcare costs, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) has updated its HealthCare Budget Deficit Calculator to show what long-term budget deficits would look like if the U.S. did not pay as much for healthcare. Spoiler alert: it doesnt look good.

AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and the National Imaging Network (NIN), a division of Regents Health Resources, have developed a data, analytics and benchmarking tool called AHRAdatalynx designed to allow online access to thousands of data elements for AHRA members and industry leaders.

As the healthcare community tries to transform itself from a volume-based to a value-based system, costs may become even more constrained. To succeed, hospital leaders must manage costs by identifying effective resources and integrating service distribution plans, according to a report put forth by the American Hospital Association.

Philips Healthcare has installed Ingenuity 128-slice CT scanners at Holston Medical Group outpatient imaging centers in Kingsport and Bristol, Tenn.

Agfa HealthCare has connected the 37 member sites of Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Services (HDIRS) in Ontario, providing them the ability to view all diagnostic images and reports through the deployment of Impax Data Center and enterprise viewing technology.

The Supreme Court took its final lap in the three-day oral arguments in the case of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Geographic section and department rank were found to influence compensation in academic settings, according to a report from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).