Impact of Managed Care on Scholarly Activity and Patient Care: Case Study of 12 Academic Radiology and Radiation Oncology Departments1
Seymour H. Levitt, MD, DSc
1 From the Department of Therapeutic Radiology, University of Minnesota, 494 Delaware St, Minneapolis, MN 55455. From the 1999 RSNA scientific assembly. Received February 28, 2000; revision requested March 14; revision received and accepted May 23. Address correspondence to the author (e-mail: levit002@tc.umn.edu).
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Figure 1. Relation of quality patient care to organizations that sponsor educational and research activities.
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Figure 2. Topics addressed in the RSNA National Survey of Research and Scholarly Activity (phase II). RVU = relative value unit.
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Figure 3. Effect of managed care on education in departments with medium or high penetration.
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Figure 4. Effect of managed care on research in all departments.
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Figure 5. Areas examined for infrastructure for research.
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Copyright © 2000 by the Radiological Society of North America.
