Shifting sands: radiology is entering arid terrain, and its many factions at odds leave the specialty vulnerable.(The Last Word: A Take on the Radiology Community)

From: Imaging Economics | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: Proval, Cheryl | Copyright information

As T.E. Lawrence crossed the seemingly impassable Nafud Desert with a band of Bedouins in the film Lawrence of Arabia, we witnessed the permutable landscape and the unpredictable shifts of weather. In this scenario, we also can see the shifting sands of the outpatient imaging world, most assuredly in the arid reimbursement environment, the centers changing hands, and the signs of distress.

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