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Governance Model to Protect Diagnostic Quality in Hospital-Radiology Joint Ventures

Academic radiologyyesterday

A new governance framework for hospital-radiology joint ventures structurally separates clinical authority from financial incentives. The Blueprint assigns quality oversight—accreditation, peer review, radiation safety, AI approval—to radiology groups, while operational authorit…

  • The Blueprint uses a 13-domain responsibility matrix and a co-chaired Joint Quality Committee to delineate roles.
  • Five enforceable quality-protection provisions include a volume-quality firewall and physics veto authority.
  • Alignment with the Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence pathway ties quality to shared financial return.

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