Re-Engineering Radiology to Optimize Value Innovation: The Return of the Doctor’s Doctor
Radiology practices have benefited from the adoption of electronic-based information technology, especially with respect to practice efficiency. However, electronic tools, such as PACs, RIS, and speech recognition (along with their associated workflow), are still relatively immature and arguably support only “commodity-level” capability. Accordingly, these technologies can and have been exploited to commoditize and “outsource” radiology services. There is a critical need for a new generation of “meaningful innovation” in radiology IT that will allow radiology to maximize value to patients and other stakeholders throughout the enterprise. Radiologists must be “value innovators” who maximally leverage information technology to ensure their relevance and value to patient care.
Department: Radiology
Contact: Tricia Hatcliff | 650-498-7359 | thatcliff@stanford.edu
Presenter(s):
- Paul Chang, MD, MS Professor of Radiology; Vice Chair, Radiology Informatics
