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Radiology information systems (RIS) and picture archive andĬommunication systems (PACS) with the hospital electronic health records Radiologists need to access the complete clinical picture by integrating How radiologists are improving population health care, and Ĭalculate it by decreasing capital costs.” Therefore more cost effective, radiologists’ relevance to the healthĬare system would be improved, there would be a measurable way to show Radiologists could get involved from the beginning to the end, then theyĬould improve patient safety and outcome, the care delivered would be Of radiologists are not providing all of that care.” He said, “If Keynote presentation that “significant imaging care occurs prior to andįollowing exam interpretation. Productivity and volume, will require the development of technology thatĪccordingly, Dr. Incentivized volumes and has driven technology that supports maximizing The successful transition from a fee-for-service model, which has Profitability.” Technology that connects radiologists This will be successful if they can get policy-maker buy-inĪnd win over physicians and radiologists to help maximize “The ACR and RSNA are going to work together to align payment system Radiologists provide, provide actionable reporting with evidence-basedįollow-up recommendations, and empower patients,” explained Dr. “The initiative asks radiologists to go beyond interpretation toĪssure appropriateness, document the quality and patient safety that Relevance, patients, and payors, and leverages IT to meet these change Is designed to address issues with payment systems, radiology Imaging 3.0 is the blueprint for providing better care (Figure 1). Ensuring that radiologists play a strategic role in theĮvolution of health care, the ACR is leading a change process with the To provide better care for individuals and the patient population at In the value-based health care model, radiologists will be expected Reporting and data mining, communication tools, to move radiology from aįee-for-service care model to a value-based one. Solutions, including clinical decision support (CDS), structured Initiative, a campaign to leverage information technology (IT) Improve communication with referring physicians and patients.Īmerican College of Radiology (ACR) has introduced the Imaging 3.0 Payment models, demonstrate their value in the continuum of care, and Strategy to integrate with health care reform and adopt a value-basedĬare model, radiologists need to adjust to cost pressures and shifts in To where value drives success?” asked Bibb Allen, Jr., MD, ViceĬhairman, ACR Board of Chancellors, in his keynote presentation at the “Today, volume drives success, but how are radiologists going to get