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Recovering Revenue During COVID-19
Collaborative Imaging’s CEO, Dhruv Chopra spoke to Diagnostic Imaging about ways to enhance healthcare revenue cycle during COVID-19. The early eruption of the coronavirus prompted the federal government to urge a widespread halt of elective procedures in hopes of slowing the viral spread. For radiologists, this caused a massive decline in routine exams, which can…
Read MoreVideo: The Most Common Challenges in Radiology Featuring Dhruv Chopra
Collaborative Imaging’s CEO, Dhruv Chopra, MBA talks about the most common challenges Radiologists face today. As a result of these challenges, they’re having to sell their practices to private equity consolidators whose business model ends up in harming the quality of patient care and the healthcare industry as whole. Learn more. About Dhruv Chopra: As…
Read MoreRadiology Business: Radiologist Predicts ‘Sea Change’ In Specialty After COVID-19, With Many Docs Reading From Home
Marty Stempniak from Radiology Today discussed the future of radiology practices after COVID-19 with Collaborative Imaging CEO, Dhruv Chopra. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, more provider organizations appear to be joining the bandwagon to let radiologists work from home. And some in the field believe this trend could continue, even after COVID-19 is…
Read MoreCT, MRI Payments Plummet at Private Practices
In January 2020, the Journal of the American College of Radiology published the results of a study which concluded that Medicare reimbursement to both non-radiologist physicians (NRPs) and radiologists for their in-office MRIs and CT scans has decreased significantly since 2006. The researchers analyzed data they obtained from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Read MoreAs Subspecialization in Radiology Rises, the Need for Teleradiology Increases
As the trend in Radiologists choosing to subspecialize rises, the number of generalists in Radiology will continue to fall. This trend towards hyperspecialization in Radiology could potentially hinder patient access. This concern has led to the use of Teleradiology services. These services are being used to provide high-quality Diagnostic Imaging reads to under-served geographic markets,…
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