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Commerce/organization & administration , Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Health Care Reform/organization & administration , Models, Organizational , Practice Management, Medical/organization & administration , Radiology/organization & administration , United StatesABSTRACT
Teleradiology services are now embedded into the workflow of many radiology practices in the United States, driven largely by an expanding corporate model of services. This has brought opportunities and challenges to both providers and recipients of teleradiology services and has heightened the need to create best-practice guidelines for teleradiology to ensure patient primacy. To this end, the ACR Task Force on Teleradiology Practice has created this white paper to update the prior ACR communication on teleradiology and discuss the current and possible future state of teleradiology in the United States. This white paper proposes comprehensive best-practice guidelines for the practice of teleradiology, with recommendations offered regarding future actions.
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Teleradiology/standards , Advisory Committees , Certification , Computer Security , Contract Services , Economic Competition , Ergonomics , Fees and Charges , Humans , Insurance, Liability , Licensure , Peer Review , Privacy , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Radiology Information Systems/standards , Societies, Medical , Teleradiology/economics , Teleradiology/legislation & jurisprudence , Time Factors , United States , WorkflowABSTRACT
An ACR task force investigated the changing roles of general and subspecialized radiologists in current academic and private practice settings. The task force considered historical factors that influenced the evolution of current practice models and evaluated recent socioeconomic trends that will influence the future of radiology practices. The task force proposes a new model of multispecialty radiologists as an exciting and viable option to help build robust future academic and private radiology practices.
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Forecasting , General Practitioners/trends , Physician's Role , Radiology/trendsABSTRACT
The annual ACR Forum brings together a multidisciplinary group to discuss a topic of present and future importance to radiologists. The 2010 gathering was dedicated to radiologist-hospital relationships. This article summarizes the conversations and details the advice of attendees to the ACR as to what actions might best benefit radiologists and the specialty.
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Hospital Administration , Interinstitutional Relations , Radiology/organization & administration , Reimbursement Mechanisms/organization & administration , United StatesABSTRACT
The vast majority of US radiologists are affiliated with hospital-based group practices, making professional relationships between radiologists and hospitals one of the most crucial factors for a successful practice. However, tensions between radiology groups and hospitals have been increasing and have led to some well-publicized breakdowns. The ACR Task Force on Relationships Between Radiology Groups and Hospitals and Other Healthcare Organizations was charged to identify key factors affecting these relationships and to make recommendations and propose positive steps that could improve relationships and benefit radiologists, hospitals, and patients.
