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Identification: ACR2017VM21
The purpose of this session will be to highlight opportunities within the radiation oncology community for conducting comparative and cost-effectiveness research as well as methodological designs that can be used to conduct comparative effectiveness research. The session will also highlight potential downsides and ethical concerns related to comparative and cost effectiveness research.
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Identification: ACR2017VM22
The purpose of this session is to focus on the efforts of the ACR Commission to ensure the economic viability of the field of radiology. The session will highlight three key payment arenas:
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Identification: ACR2017VM23
The purpose of this session is to introduce the Traumatic Brain Injury-Reporting and Data System (TBI-RADS). TBI-RADS is a system to standardize the reporting and management of imaging in patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). It allows the radiology community to apply consistent terminology related to the diagnosis and reporting of TBI, reduce imaging interpretation variability and errors, enhance communication with referring clinicians, facilitate quality assurance and research and, in the long run, improve patient outcome by standardizing management using evidence-based medicine. In this session we will introduce the classification system and focus on the uses of TBI-RADS for diagnosis and management, research, and interpretation.
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Identification: ACR2017VM24
The purpose of this session is to gain skills to be able to participate in an interview as a prospective employer or employee and learn some basic insight into negotiation and how to maximize opportunities while still recognizing the opposing point of view and reaching a successful outcome. Attendees will acquire insights in dealing with difficult situations and facilitating conflict resolution between themselves and another individual or as a leader tasked with resolving a conflict as the third party involved. All of these skills are essential not only for the workplace but in life. Developed in conjunction with American Association for Women Radiologists.
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Identification: ACR2017VM25
The purpose of this session is to deal with the problematic radiologist. Presentations will be made that deal with issues impacting private practice and those specific to academics. Department/practice policies will be discussed and contracts between radiologists and their groups will be covered. Strategies of how to deal with the problematic radiologist and why it is important will be highlighted.
Developed in conjunction with Radiology Leadership Institute.
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Identification: ACR2017VM26
The purpose of this session is to discuss the importance of understanding payment policy across the spectrum from volume to value driven care. This session will focus on collaboration including how economic policy translates to success at the hospital system level, using ACOs and risk based contracting as examples. It will also focus on the informatics tools which will be critical to the meaningful participation of radiologists in future payment models.
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Identification: ACR2017VM27
The purpose of this session is to focus on recent large scale commonly randomized trial data that has documented scenarios where imaging has been shown to help inform clinical decision making that reduced hard clinical events. For too long the focus of medical imaging has been the detection of disease based on traditional markers of sensitivity and accuracy. Unfortunately, this has been rarely linked to clinical outcomes. Developed in conjunction with Canadian Association of Radiologists.
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Identification: ACR2017VM28
The purpose of this session is to review the impact of medical errors in the radiation oncology practice. The session will highlight the economic case for transparency and disclosure for preventable medical errors and how physicians can learn from medical errors. The value of transparency for patients and their families will also be discussed.
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Identification: ACR2017VM29
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Identification: ACR2017VM30
The purpose of this session is to review the role of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CE US) in the abdomen. Despite the wide-spread use of CE US throughout the world, CE US was only approved this past spring by the FDA for the evaluation of liver masses in the United States. Hence, the practicalities of performing CE US will not be familiar to many practicing radiologists who wish to incorporate this significant advance in technology into their clinical practice. This session will highlight the logistics of how to introduce CE US in a clinical radiology practice outside of the research setting and will review the diagnostic criteria for interpreting CEUS evaluation of liver and renal masses. In addition, the course will review the role of CE US in evaluation of liver and renal masses in comparison to other imaging modalities such as CT and MR and the potential departmental financial impact of using CE US. Developed in conjunction with Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.
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