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American Journal of Neuroradiology 28:1435-1438, September 2007
DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A0672
© 2007 American Society of Neuroradiology

Practice Economics

Performance Measures in Neuroradiology

D. Seidenwurma, P. Turskib, J. Barrc, J. Connorsd, M. Leve, S. Mukherjif and E. Russellg

a Radiological Associates of Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif
b University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis
c Baptist Hospital, Memphis, Tenn
d Miami Vascular Institute, Miami, Fla
e Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
f University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
g Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill

Please address correspondence to David Seidenwurm, MD, Radiological Associates of Sacramento, 1500 Expo Pkwy, Sacramento, CA 95816; e-mail: dseidenwurm{at}comcast.net

SUMMARY: Performance measurement has been added to the Medicare payment scheme as of July 2007. Two performance measures are applicable to neuroradiology, pertaining to brain and vascular imaging in stroke. These measures are early attempts to rigorously define the meaning of effective performance of neuroradiology.






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