Strategic Planning

Facing the changing tides of health care requires more than just superficial changes to your practice or department. Creating a strategic plan can help you through the transition process, and these case studies can help guide the way.

Case Studies

Empowering Future Physicians

Radiologists at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine give students a glimpse into the radiology profession to teach the power of imaging in all medical specialties.
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Q&A: Combining Art and Medicine

Erin Cooke, MD, director of arts in radiology at Vanderbilt University, discusses her role and how she’s lever-aging art to expand the scope of what it means to be a radiologist.
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Improving Pay Equity

A new payment system based on salary benchmarks along with a revised incentive system close the gender pay gap at Emory Radiology.
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Committing to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Emory radiologists make intentional changes to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into everything they do.
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A Focus on Effective Communication

Radiologists at the University of Chicago Medicine are dedicating resources to make communication a priority as part of their value-based care efforts.
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Quantifying Non-Interpretive Work

One radiology practice’s method for quantifying non-interpretive activities demonstrates their unmatched value.
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Q&A: Quality Care for All

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s department of radiology health equity program addresses barriers to care.
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Facing the Unknown

In this Q&A, Sabiha Raoof, MD, FACR, describes how she and her colleagues in Queens, New York, responded to the unprecedented COVID-19 surge in early 2020.
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Overcoming Adversity

As COVID-19 flared in New Orleans after Mardi Gras, one radiology department took swift action to deploy new strategies and rethink processes to keep people safe and boost morale.
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Collaborating Through Crisis

A strong partnership with referring physicians helps a New Orleans radiology department respond to one of the nation’s first COVID-19 hot zones.
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Force Multiplier

A private practice’s culture change increases its employee satisfaction score and buoys its COVID-19 response.
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Safely Reopening

A New York radiology department collaborates across a large enterprise to safely resume elective and non-urgent imaging following the initial COVID-19 surge.
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Rebranding Radiology

Radiologists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School reinvent their programs to give students and colleagues a deeper appreciation for what it really means to be a radiologist.
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Changing for the Better

Radiology leaders use change management strategies from the ACR Radiology Leadership Institute to adopt previously resisted technology.
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Shaping Your Story

A radiologist in Massachusetts strives to rebrand radiology and winds up simultaneously building her own personal brand.
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Catalyst for Growth

A radiologist uses skills learned through the ACR Radiology Leadership Institute to drive measurable results and implement new service lines.
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Crisis Management

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, private-practice radiology leaders take action to ensure quality patient care — and the long-term viability of their businesses.
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Ready for Anything

A radiologist leads mass casualty preparedness planning at a military medical center in Tacoma, Washington.
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