| The radiology conglomerate: optimizing the structure and function of the 50-plus radiology organizations-a summary of the 2010 intersociety conference. | |
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PMID: 21807346 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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There has been a substantial proliferation in the number of radiology organizations over the past 30 years. This has occurred without integrated planning or the development of a central administration. Although each of the 50-plus organizations was created for specific reasons, the lack of coordination among them has led to considerable duplication of missions, services, and resources. The majority of the members attending the 2010 meeting of the Intersociety Conference believe that radiology as a whole would benefit from collaboration and consolidation of our organizations. Specific opportunities for collaboration include joint annual meetings between 2 or more organizations, the creation of a clearinghouse for meeting scheduling that would minimize meeting conflicts, coordinated development of self-assessment modules, the development of an online site for "one-stop shopping" for paying dues and making foundation contributions, consolidation of the 15-plus radiology foundations to increase the investment corpus and allow larger targeted investments in specific research projects that would benefit radiology as a whole, and the creation of a new Web site that would link all radiology organizations to facilitate information access and collaboration. To move forward with meaningful and successful collaboration or consolidation will require an accurate database of the mission, structure, and function of our organizations; a careful analysis of potential synergies; and, full buy-in by the participating organizations. |
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Gerald D Dodd |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR Volume: 8 ISSN: 1558-349X ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Radiol Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-08-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101190326 Medline TA: J Am Coll Radiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 539-42 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Aurora, Colorado. |
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