Main description:

The first book-length treatment of this absolutely essential topic, Health Care Reform in Radiology provides a cogent, concise discussion of major issues related to health care reform from the perspective of fellow imaging specialists. This latest volume in the Current Clinical Imaging series provides radiologists with a solid footing in where they are now and where they can expect to be over the next ten years. Topics include: evidence-based outcomes for health care delivery, impact of imaging tests' effectiveness, patient safety, medicolegal reform, reimbursement issues, universal healthcare benefits and challenges

Contents:

Contributors, vii Preface, viii 1 Health care reform: The scope of the problem, 1 Richard C. Semelka, Diane Armao, and Jorge Elias Jr 2 Only studies which are necessary, 6 Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka 3 Radiation dose reduction, 22 Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka 4 Alternate imaging studies to CT, 36 Jorge Elias Jr, Lauren M. B. Burke, and Richard C. Semelka 5 Patient information, 64 Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka 6 Are we doing the right study?, 86 Diane Armao, Jorge Elias Jr, and Richard C. Semelka 7 Radiology medical education, 115 Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka 8 Quality metrics for radiology practice, 123 Richard C. Semelka and Jorge Elias Jr 9 Medicolegal reform, 140 Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka 10 Pressures on reduced compensation for clinical service, 151 Jorge Elias Jr and Richard C. Semelka 11 National health care systems, 159 Jorge Elias Jr, Lauren M. B. Burke, and Richard C. Semelka 12 Research in radiology, 170 Richard C. Semelka, Michael Brand, Michael Uder, Michael A. Kuefner, John Stonestreet, and Jorge Elias Jr Subject index, 195 Color plate section can be found facing page 184