Value, Not Volume

摘要

Building value is the mantra of radiology today. "It's a time that requires us to produce value, not volume; outcomes, not output," RSNA President Sarah S. Donaldson, MD, told attendees of the opening session of the 2013 annual meeting of the RSNA last December. This reality has infused into radiology over the last year. Accountable care organizations and a focus on value-based care have been topics of discussion for years, but there is a new sense of urgency for practices looking to survive in the current healthcare environment. RSNA organizers that I spoke with noted an increased interest in presentations on economics or healthcare policy.