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This is the first in a series. Part I covers competition, due diligence, and the impact of the DRA on development In the technology-driven field of radiology, it is not just what is installed, but when, where, and why the technology is deployed, according to three experts interviewed by ImagingBiz.com. Many factors drive technology decisions, beginning with the existing competitive environment and inevitably arriving at the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ... (continued)
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This is the second article in a two-part series. Part II covers financing, CON strategy, marketing, and implementation.. Devising an imaging-center strategy and choosing a piece of technology take the imaging-center operator only halfway toward the successful conclusion of a technology plan of action: Further decisions and additional initiatives will be necessary before a piece of technology is successfully deployed.An imaging-center operator must determine whether to lease or buy its equipment, although center operators in certificate-of-need (CON) states have an additional regulatory layer that can drive the overall technology strategy considerably. ... (continued)
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The outpatient imaging enterprises of Premiere Health Partners, Dayton, Ohio, and Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna, Ohio, could not be more different. Both, however, achieved their mission: volume is steadily building in the new freestanding as well as existing hospital-based outpatient imaging operations, successfully stemming the outflow of outpatient imaging studies to community-based imaging centers, while maintaining hospital-based reimbursement ... (continued)
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