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Business Aspects of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Tackling the Challenges

Cardiovascular Consultants P.A., Mid America Heart Institute, Saint Luke’s Hospital, and University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

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The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the business issues surrounding provision of dedicated cardiovascular computed tomographic imaging. Some of the challenges include high up-front costs, current low utilization relative to scanner capability, and inadequate payments. Cardiovascular computed tomographic imaging is a valuable clinical modality that should be offered by cardiovascular centers-of-excellence. With careful consideration of the business aspects, moderate-to-large size cardiology programs should be able to implement an economically viable cardiovascular computed tomographic service.

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