Have you ever sat across the table from hospital leadership, trying to make the case for the value IR provides, only to watch the conversation default to relative value units and procedure volumes? Have you found yourself explaining to a diagnostic radiology colleague why IR's future depends on longitudinal clinical care and periprocedural management, not just the technical skill in the angiosuite or the imaging volumes?
As healthcare continues to evolve, SIR has an opportunity and responsibility to define IR’s future on behalf of the patients, practices and systems we serve. To meet this moment, SIR has partnered with triLumen Health Partners to develop a strategic roadmap for identifying, quantifying and supporting the value of IR. The initiative is designed to help SIR articulate what makes IR essential today, anticipate how the market is changing, and build the infrastructure members need to thrive across diverse practice settings now and in the future.
Read more from SIR President Saher S. Sabri, MD, FSIR.