Finance leaders should understand the drivers of cost and quality in their organizations, including how best to make cost-effective use of technologies. Ultrasound, in particular, can provide a means to improve quality of care and reduce costs because it can help a hospital avoid costly mistakes, can sometimes serve as a substitute for more expensive scans, and can help reduce the risk of extra days in the hospital. Optimum use of ultrasound can help to improve performance on measures that determine a hospital’s eligibility to receive valued-based incentive payments. Dramatic advancements in image quality in recent years, combined with changes in the design of ultrasound systems, have expanded the role of ultrasound at the bedside. To read full article go to http://www.hfma.org/Content.aspx?id=19529
