Applied Radiology, May 2014
Cristen Bolan, MS
Today, volume drives success, but how are radiologists going to get to where value drives success?” asked Bibb Allen, Jr., MD, Vice Chairman, ACR Board of Chancellors, in his keynote pre - sentation at the 2013 ACR Imaging Informatics Summit. As radiology pursues a strategy to integrate with health care reform and adopt a value- based care model, radiologists need to adjust to cost pressures and shifts in payment models, demonstrate their value in the continuum of care, and improve communication with refer - ring physicians and patients. The American College of Radiology (ACR) has introduced the Imaging 3.0 initiative, a campaign to leverage information technology (IT) solutions, including clinical decision sup - port (CDS), structured reporting and data min - ing, communication tools, to move radiology from a fee-for-service care model to a value- based one.