ABSTRACT
In a fast-moving trend, radiology administrators are being asked to assume responsibility for other hospital departments. Pressure to reduce costs is the primary force behind restructuring that results in expanded roles for managers. The changes mean fewer management positions and increased responsibilities for those who retain their jobs. To maximize their opportunities for success, radiology administrators should actively seek expanded duties; cultivate the support of medical leadership; use mentors, professional literature and organizations such as the AHRA to gear up for new responsibilities; and recognize negotiation and presentation skills as extremely valuable assets.
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Career Mobility , Hospital Administrators , Radiology Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Hospital Restructuring/organization & administration , Hospital Restructuring/trends , Interdepartmental Relations , Job Description , Management Quality Circles , Professional Competence , Radiology Department, Hospital/trends , United StatesABSTRACT
Most hospitals and radiology departments are feeling the pressure of increased competition and consumerism. Mr. Bouchard discusses trends and possible solutions, and provides lists of practical strategies administrators can use to cope with financial repositioning.
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Health Care Reform/economics , Radiology Department, Hospital/economics , Cost-Benefit Analysis/organization & administration , Hospital Planning/economics , Organizational Innovation/economics , United StatesABSTRACT
Mr. Bouchard bravely travels through the maze of lingo and anagrams spawned by recent attempts at healthcare reform. This comprehensive list of terminology and definitions, which provides considerable detail and analysis, will be invaluable to anyone trying to understand current trends.
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Health Care Reform , Insurance, Health , Terminology as Topic , United StatesABSTRACT
Increasingly, administrators will need to rely on aggressive and ongoing planning processes to stay abreast of changes in healthcare. Mr. Bouchard asserts that "strategic planning can help us manage inevitable change" and describes various approaches to planning. He includes a list of questions to help you examine your current practices and supplies a sample strategic plan to prompt ideas and get you started with your plan.
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Planning Techniques , Radiology Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Organizational Objectives , United StatesABSTRACT
"Communication with physicians and patients is critical to successfully marketing technology," says Mr. Bouchard, author of a new handbook for radiology managers. In this section from his book, he describes the components of a successful marketing plan and tries to dispel several myths about marketing. He also describes benchmarks for success, and provides a sample plan to promote mammography services.
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Diagnostic Imaging/economics , Marketing of Health Services/methods , Radiology Department, Hospital/organization & administration , Planning Techniques , Product Line Management/methods , United StatesABSTRACT
All patients who were admitted over a two-year period for evaluation of undiagnosed intrathoracic masses were selected for study. We assessed the impact of thin needle aspiration biopsy (TNAB) of thoracic lesions on actual hospital charges and patterns of patient care. Findings of TNAB reduced the need for diagnostic thoracotomy, shortened the time from admission to diagnosis, reduced the total number of thoracotomies, shortened the length of the hospital stay, and resulted in a significantly reduced average and total hospitalization charge.
