Reasons of Increasing Competition In Pharma Business. The Pharmaceutical Industry has undergone a major transformation due to the emergence of new technologies and some other Reasons of Increasing Competition In Pharma Business. The Pharmaceutical Industry has undergone a major transformation due to the emergence of new technologies and some other Reasons of Increasing Competition In Pharma Business. The Pharmaceutical Industry…

MACRA has been implemented and it replaces the sustainable growth rate formula for radiology practices. MACRA is an incentive program to reward practices for quality and the value of care provided. It will no longer reimburse for quantity. So radiology practices have to move from the buffet to the dining room. The cost incentives can be up to 9% for…

About twelve years ago the headlines in Time magazine1 and USA Today newspaper warned people that radiation from CT scans was causing cancer. The reports stated there was roughly a 1 in 200 chance of getting a fatal radiation-induced cancer from each CT scan. The data was extrapolated from survivors of the nuclear bomb explosions in Japan at the end of…

Dr. Michael Esposito – Practicing Diagnostic Radiologist; President and Founder of PACS Harmony, LLC Radiology is a continuously expanding field, creating a shortage of radiologists to interpret the increasing volume of exams. The shortage can be attributed to various reasons but decreasing reimbursement and the fear that artificial intelligence will eventually take away jobs are among them. In the short…

For thousands of years, intrepid adventurers have scoured the globe for mythical artifacts notable for granting powers and knowledge. The quest for one such artifact, the Grail, has intrigued and entertained us, gaining popularity through the famed “Indiana Jones” franchise. We can’t seem to get enough of this kind of stuff. It has even spilled over into the world of…

Radiology groups are complex collections of distinct personalities with a common goal: they want all radiologists to correctly read as many cases as possible in a timely manner while getting compensated for each interpretation. The first pothole to get around is getting everyone at maximum production. Before that can be achieved, maximum production must first be defined. Before even that,…