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; Jaqueline A Bello; Lorenzo E Derchi; Michael Fuchsjäger; Stacy Goergen; Gabriel P Krestin; Emil J Y Lee; David C Levin; Josephine Pressacco; Vijay M Rao; John Slavotinek; Jacob J Visser; Richard E A Walker; James A Brink

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2020.12.003

Radiology in the Era of Value-Based Healthcare: A Multi Society Expert Statement From the ACR, CAR, ESR, IS3R, RANZCR, and RSNA

J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Jun;18(6):877-883. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.12.003. Epub 2020 Dec 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland; European Society of Radiology (ESR), Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Montefiore Medical Center, New York, New York; American College of Radiology (ACR), Reston, Virginia.
³ University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; European Society of Radiology (ESR), Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria; European Society of Radiology (ESR), Vienna, Austria.
⁵ Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), Sydney, Australia.
⁶ Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology (IS3R), Vienna, Austria.
⁷ Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, Canada; Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), Ottawa, Canada.
⁸ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Oak Brook, Illinois.
⁹ McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), Ottawa, Canada.
¹⁰ Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), Sydney, Australia.
¹¹ University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR), Ottawa, Canada.
¹² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; American College of Radiology (ACR), Reston, Virginia; International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology (IS3R), Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 33358108
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.12.003

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 health-care 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.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Australia
Canada
Delivery of Health Care
Europe
Humans
Radiology*
Societies, Medical