The New Healthcare Delivery Environment And Academic Radiology

Abstract

Large-scale changes in the way health care is provided and paid for in the US are being driven by ongoing concerns about the skyrocketing cost of healthcare. Academic medical institutions will need to adjust their institutional cultures, financial and business models, and strategies for thriving in this new health care delivery environment. In this paper, we examine what academic radiology departments anticipate from the new health care environment. Background information on Accountable Care Organizations, difficulties with the new managed care model, and important tactics—such as maximizing the use of already-existing IT infrastructure, encouraging ongoing medical innovation, striking a balance between clinical and academic research, and investigating new roles for radiologists in effective patient management—will all be covered in this review.