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. 2020 Dec 21;11(1):136.
doi: 10.1186/s13244-020-00941-z.

Radiology in the era of value-based healthcare: a multi-society expert statement from the ACR, CAR, ESR, IS3R, RANZCR, and RSNA

Adrian P Brady  1   2 , Jaqueline A Bello  3   4 , Lorenzo E Derchi  5   6 , Michael Fuchsjäger  7   6 , Stacy Goergen  8   9 , Gabriel P Krestin  10   11 , Emil J Y Lee  12   13 , David C Levin  14   15 , Josephine Pressacco  16   13 , Vijay M Rao  14   15 , John Slavotinek  17   9 , Jacob J Visser  10   11 , Richard E A Walker  18   13 , James A Brink  19   4   11
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Radiology in the era of value-based healthcare: a multi-society expert statement from the ACR, CAR, ESR, IS3R, RANZCR, and RSNA

Adrian P Brady et al. Insights Imaging. .

Abstract

Background: The Value-Based Healthcare (VBH) concept is designed to improve individual healthcare outcomes without increasing expenditure, and is increasingly being used to determine resourcing of and reimbursement for medical services. Radiology is a major contributor to patient and societal healthcare at many levels. Despite this, some VBH models do not acknowledge radiology's central role; this may have future negative consequences for resource allocation.

Methods, findings and interpretation: This multi-society paper, representing the views of Radiology Societies in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, describes the place of radiology in VBH models and the healthcare value contributions of radiology. Potential steps to objectify and quantify the value contributed by radiology to healthcare are outlined.

Keywords: Quality; Radiology; Resources; Value; Value-based healthcare.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no completing interests.

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Hierarchical value model. (Reproduced with permission from Raja UA, Patel S, Singh LK, Shah D, Hamdulay S, Penn H, Remedios D. Early arthritis ultrasound: a 4-year outcome study. ECR 2014, EPOS, 10.1594/ecr2014/C-2059)
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