Impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on academic radiology departments' clinical, research, and education missions.
Acad Radiol
; 20(10): 1213-7, 2013 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) generated significant media attention since its inception. When the law was approved in 2010, the U.S. health care system began facing multiple changes to adapt and to incorporate measures to meet the new requirements. These mandatory changes will be challenging for academic radiology departments (ARDs) since they will need to promote a shift from a volume-focused to a value-focused practice. This will affect all components of the mission of ARDs, including clinical practice, education, and research. A unique key element to success in this transition is to focus on both quality and safety, thus improving the value of radiology in the post-ACA era. Given the changes ARDs will face during the implementation of ACA, suggestions are provided on how to adapt ARDs to this new environment.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Radiología
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Servicio de Radiología en Hospital
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Atención a la Salud
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Investigación Biomédica
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Centros Médicos Académicos
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acad Radiol
Asunto de la revista:
RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article