From Value-Based Care to AI, Imaging Leaders Look to Radiology's Future Healthcare Informatics Magazine Health IT

Medical imaging leaders are facing a number of challenges in the ongoing transformation of care delivery, yet many of the key market forces that are changing the field also are pushing imaging toward innovation, according to many imaging informatics leaders at a recent conference in New York City. At a conference focused on driving innovation in imaging, leading radiologists and imaging informaticists shared their perspectives on the future of medical imaging and the role that imaging plays in the transition to value-based care and population health initiatives. The event was sponsored by New York City-based Ambra Health, formerly DICOM Grid, a medical data and image management company. There are key industry forces pushing radiology to innovate, notably care delivery transformation, imaging consumerism and the overall growth outlook for the radiology field, Lea Halim, senior consultant at Washington, D.C.-based The Advisory Board's Research and Insights division, said. Halim also said there are industry and economic trends impacting the growth outlook for imaging.