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Cultural Considerations Key to Combining Radiology Organizations

Franklin, Tennessee, December - 2011 proved to be another banner year for consolidation in the radiology industry, and with increasing downward pressure on reimbursement, the trend of groups joining together to provide more specialized care (while achieving economies of scale) can be expected to continue. While operational and financial assessments are premerger hallmarks, however, little attention is paid to combining business cultures, according to Brian Baker, president of Regents Health Resources, Franklin, Tennessee.

New Tool to Provide Real-Time Imaging Analytics

Franklin, Tennessee, December 2011 - AHRA and Regents collaborate on an online solution to improve decision-making and business management for radiology departments.

Imaging Market File Focuses on The Radiology Staffing Market

Franklin, TN, December 2011 - The fifth installment of the Imaging Market File planned to come out in the December issue of the Radiology Business Journal, Regents Health Resources, in conjunction with Staff Care, tracks current and recent developments in the supply of radiologists, the demand for their temporary (locum tenens) and permanent services, and related staffing trends, based on data collected by AMN Healthcare (San Diego, California) and Staff Care (Irving, Texas).

AHRA and Regents Align Resources to Develop Benchmarking Tool for Medical Imaging Leaders

Sudbury, Massachusetts, November 2011 – AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management has approved the formation of a new and dynamic online data, analytics, and benchmarking tool in collaboration with Regents Health Resources, Inc. The product will be developed with input from AHRA member facilities and will utilize the Regents “Mirror” automated data and analytics tool for imaging providers. Learn more at www.ahraonline.org/benchmarking.

Marsha Blackburn Congressional Visit

Franklin, Tennessee, November 2011 – Regents Health Resources was honored to host Congressman Marsha Blackburn in their offices in Franklin, Tennessee. As a follow-up to a meeting held earlier in this year in Washington, the Congressman dropped by to discuss the current state of imaging as a part of healthcare and the challenges facing our industry.

Imaging Market File Focuses on Outpatient Imaging Utilization Trends

Franklin, TN, November 2011 - In the fourth issue of the Imaging Market File scheduled for publishing in the October / November issue issue of the Radiology Business Journal ("RBJ") Regents Health Resources, in conjunction with its subsidiary National Imaging Network, explores utilization trends, by modality, for hospital outpatient and freestanding outpatient locations nationally, from 2007 to 2010, while identifying the regulatory and economic factors that are likely to have had an impact on these trends.

Developing an Imaging Strategic Plan: Intermountain Healthcare

Franklin, Tennessee, September 2011 - Exactly what portion of the hospital bottom line comes from imaging? It’s a straightforward question, but even hospital executives occasionally grope for an answer. The difficulty often stems from an inability to see the proverbial forest for the trees. As a 26-year imaging-industry veteran, Brian Baker, president of Regents Health Resources, has seen the lack of big-picture strategy all too often. It starts from the top, filters down to the director level, and ultimately inhibits the coveted goal of system-wide integration.

Imaging Market File Focuses on Radiology-group Financial Performance

Franklin, TN, September 2011 - This third installment of the Imaging Market File will come out in the August/September issue of the Radiology Business Journal, Regents Health Resources, in conjunction with Intergrated Medical Partners, tracks four key financial-performance measures over time: payor mix, receipts per unit of service, administrative-infrastructure expense, and total physician compensation.

AHRA: The Imaging Strategic Plan - Getting It Right

Dallas, Texas, August 2011 - Although a lack of strategy can lead to failure, it’s possible for organizations to fail despite good strategies, said Brian Baker, President of Regents Health Resources, during an Aug. 15 educational session at the AHRA annual meeting.

Imaging Market File Focuses on Cost

Franklin, Tennessee, July 2011 – In the second issue of the Imaging Market File slated for publishing in the June/July issue of the Radiology Business Journal, Regents Health Resources, in conjunction with the National Imaging Network, will focus on one of the most pressing topics in healthcare today; cost.

Valley Radiologists, Ltd.

"We contacted Regents at a critical time in our medical imaging planning and development process. They promptly stepped in and took over all of our projects that we had in various stages in planning. Regents' team was able to dedicate their experienced resources quickly to assume complete responsibility for these projects.