From its founding in 2009, Strategic Radiology practices came together to share data for the purpose of improving quality and efficiency in medical imaging.
As health-care moves toward value-based reimbursement, Strategic Radiology is building the data analytics capability to help practices improve access and manage care to pre-determined performance metrics.
Some Strategic Radiology member practices have developed the advanced data analytics capability needed to successfully manage risk in a value-based reimbursement environment and ensure:
The Strategic Radiology coalition has access to key performance indicators drawn from a large claims database representing 1,500-plus physicians in dozens of geographically dispersed groups. Through its AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organization, Strategic Radiology provides data-sharing opportunities in a protected environment to support population health management, incidental findings follow-up, adverse events tracking, and other quality improevment initiatives.
Strategic Radiology practices have more subspecialized radiologists combined than any other radiology provider in the country. The degree of subspecialization that a practice can provide is widely considered to be a mark of quality radiology. The benefits of subspecialized radiology including:
It is difficult for all but the largest practices to provide consistent subspecialty interpretations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, but Strategic Radiology member practices have access to an exclusive subspecialty reading network that provides after-hours subspecialty coverage. Learn More