tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post6753848156930995731..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Seeing through the future of radiologyPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-81452024709695311732015-06-24T05:26:56.069-04:002015-06-24T05:26:56.069-04:00The fact is that the medical specialties of radiol...The fact is that the medical specialties of radiology, pathology and anesthesia, perhaps among others, are in danger of disappearing as a combination of factors makes it possible to outsource or commoditize the care provided by these specialties. The 'value' they provide as physicians had better exceed merely monetary value to reverse this trend.nonlocal MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-29510566350291605122015-06-23T06:44:05.431-04:002015-06-23T06:44:05.431-04:00Looks great, and what everyone should be doing. B...Looks great, and what everyone should be doing. But the word "reimbursement" is something to think about. Instead say "payment." "Reimbursement" is from the old days when patients paid and were reimbursed by the insurance company for the money they paid. This doesn't happen anymore.<br /><br />Looked at this way, using the word "reimbursement" is an interesting cultural artefact.<br />Bobnoreply@blogger.com