This series focuses on what it’s like to be a radiologist in a variety of settings. Here, we focused on accountable care organizations.

Experts agree, PACS can’t survive as it is today.

The ACA survives for now; radiology can now put all of its focus on proving value.

It’s not time to celebrate yet.

Radiology needs to step up to prove its value.

Radiology continues to be cautious with new payment model, but might not be able to avoid it for long.

VIDEO - Consultant Jef Williams details the four areas driving change in healthcare for radiologists.

Accountable care organizations are beginning to emerge, but radiology has been slow to join. Here’s how imaging fits in and how the industry must prepare. (Part 2 of 4)

In this series, 10 Questions, we ask the same questions to a diverse group of professionals who work in medical imaging. Taking a cue from Twitter, we’ve limited each respondent’s answers to 140 characters.

Another kind of March Madness is happening in healthcare as we see a rush to implement accountable care organizations. Radiology needs to be an active player.

Richard Abramson, MD, discusses how accountable care organizations could be an opportunity for radiology to reassert its value to health systems.

CHICAGO - Radiology is under attack from several fronts, but Vijay Rao, MD , and colleagues outlined strategies to conquer these problems.

CHICAGO - The future for radiologists is uncertain, but becoming leaders will help save the profession.

From taxes to health insurance to ACOs, the election next week is likely to have a major impact on radiology. Here’s what you need to know.

CMS released last week the final rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), relaxing some of the onerous requirements for healthcare providers.

GRAPEVINE, TX - Imaging professionals should prepare for the new health care model by assessing the current state of the practice, from the IT infrastructure to the work flow, according to consultants at Ascendian Healthcare Consulting who spoke at AHRA this week.

According to new survey results, physician alignment is the main problem when building accountable care organizations (ACOs).

The overall political and social pressure to contain healthcare spending will heighten the value and requirement for clinical integration between physicians and hospitals. At a high level there are essentially two considerations for hospitals and radiology groups.

The new ACO model could dramatically affect how radiologists practice, and now’s the time to get involved in the process. Dr. Steven Gerst, MD, MBA, MPH, CHE, vice president of medical affairs at technology company MedCurrent, sheds some light on ACOs and what radiologists should be doing now to prepare.