Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 681-693 , October 2009

ACR White Paper: Task Force to Evaluate the Value Add Impact on Business Models

  • Frank Lexa, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, 306 Gypsy Lane, Wynnewood, PA 19096-1103
    • ,
  • Jonathan William Berlin, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois
    • ,
  • Giles W.L. Boland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Geoffrey Giles Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Casper Medical Imaging, Casper, Wyoming
    • ,
  • Mark D. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Charlotte Radiology, Charlotte, North Carolina
    • ,
  • David J. Seidenwurm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Radiological Associates of Sacramento, Sacramento, California
    • ,
  • Richard Hoppe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
    • ,
  • Robert Stroud Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Imaging, Baltimore, Maryland

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doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.06.008

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 10 , Pages 681-693 , October 2009

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