Healthcare reform is game changer but nobody can yet fully
articulate the impact of the new rules. How do you plan for the
future when there are so many unknowns? This is the second article
in a series that examines how healthcare reform is likely to affect
radiology practices and how they can prepare for drastic changes to
come.

To plan for life under healthcare reform, it is important to look
also at other changes looming in the near future, especially since
so many of us have a tendency to procrastinate when a deadline is
several years away. As mentioned in the first article in this
series, (
Surviving healthcare reform: Get lean, learn the insurance
game), it is time to get our radiology house in order with the
goal of developing a lean and flexible business entity with the
capacity to adjust to major financial changes. There is still more
we don’t know than we do know about the demands of healthcare
reform, but the relationship of several expectations to existing
programs provides some hints.