Semin intervent Radiol 2006; 23(4): 333-336
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957022
Copyright © 2006 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Establishing Surveillance Clinics: The Road to Success

H. Bob Smouse1 , Raymond Bertino1 , Durga Pai1 , Debra Beach1 , Kenneth Moresco1 , Terrance Brady1 , Syed Hassan1 , Anthony Shadid1 , James L. Swischuk1
  • 1Department of Radiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Illinois
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Publication Date:
29 December 2006 (online)

ABSTRACT

Interventional radiology interacts with all medical disciplines and historically has not had a patient base of its own. The specialty has depended upon referrals for procedures (often complex) and not referrals for the global management of the disease process or patient. Because of this, when referrers develop catheter-based skills, referrals to interventional radiology drop and competition for primary care physician referrals increase; a double strike. To compete, interventional radiology needs to offer clinical services to the primary care physician. One way to compete is by establishing particular disease surveillance programs. Below we discuss in detail the process of establishing surveillance clinics, which one worked for us, and the expected outcomes of these clinics.

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