Tracking Changes in the Practice of Interventional Radiology

ABSTRACT

The Society of Interventional Radiology survey in 2000 to 2001 reported what appeared to be favorable results. However, closer scrutiny provides more information. The Society of Interventional Radiology’s strategic plan calls for 80% of interventional radiologists to be clinical practitioners by the year 2006. Recent American College of Radiology practice guidelines support this goal. Interventionalists need to decide whether they are going to provide clinical care and those who chose to take on the clinical practice model will most likely be successful.

KEYWORDS

Evaluation and management - strategic plans - patient care

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