The impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on radiology: beyond reimbursement

J Am Coll Radiol. 2015 Jan;12(1):29-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2014.09.035.

Abstract

The 2014 ACR Forum focused on the noneconomic implications of the Affordable Care Act on the field of radiology, with specific attention to the importance of the patient experience, the role of radiology in public and population health, and radiology's role in the effort to lower overall health care costs. The recommendations generated from the Forum seek to inform ACR leadership on the best strategies to pursue to best prepare the radiology community for the rapidly evolving health care landscape.

Keywords: ACR Forum; Affordable Care Act; patient experience; population health; public health; value proposition.

MeSH terms

  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / organization & administration*
  • Radiology / organization & administration*
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms / organization & administration
  • Societies, Medical / organization & administration*
  • United States