Radiology's Role in Achieving Equity in Value-Based Healthcare (2026)-WEB3323-2026

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The speakers discuss the concept of value in healthcare, particularly radiology, emphasizing quality, experience, and cost as components of value-based care. Dr. Brink uses the example of Mario Kart during the pandemic to illustrate value as high quality and experience relative to cost and links this to equitable healthcare delivery. He highlights the importance of eliminating low-value imaging through appropriateness criteria and decision support tools, reducing unnecessary tests, and standardizing recommendations. He also notes the role of automation and AI in enhancing diagnostic accuracy and reporting quality, which can serve all patient populations equitably. Experience improvements such as patient engagement, virtual care, ambulatory access, and care coordination are critical to equitable care, with initiatives like transportation assistance and scheduling coordination reducing missed appointments and ensuring timely follow-up.<br /><br />Dr. Pamela Johnson builds on this by focusing on patient-centered high-value care that reduces financial burden, improves outcomes, and enhances efficiency. She stresses reducing unnecessary imaging to mitigate healthcare debt and prevent care avoidance. She outlines opportunities in cardiovascular and cancer imaging to improve early diagnosis and downstream care via structured reports and IT systems that enhance adherence to follow-up. Johnson also points out radiology's role in reducing overuse, such as unnecessary antibiotics and imaging for musculoskeletal pain, thereby preventing adverse effects and excessive costs. Both emphasize multi-disciplinary collaboration, leveraging technology and data to improve care delivery, equity, and affordability in radiology.

Keywords

value-based care

radiology

quality improvement

cost reduction

equitable healthcare

AI in diagnostics

patient-centered care

multi-disciplinary collaboration