Poll of the Week: Are You Encouraged by the ACO Final Rule?

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

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.

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.