title: Experience-based consulting: the value proposition.
abstract: Consulting is a profession universally accepted and well entrenched throughout the business world. Whether it is providing objective analysis, supplying a specific expertise, managing a project, or simply adding extra manpower, consultants can add value. However, what are the attributes of a good consultant? In health care, with the rapid pace of emerging technologies, economic intricacies, and the complexities of clinical care, hands-on experience is the key. Recognizing the power of consultants with hands-on experience, the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital launched the Radiology Consulting Group, an "experience-based" model for consulting that may potentially shift the profession's paradigm.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Radiology Consulting Group, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. npliner@partners.org
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pliner
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thrall
authors.forename: Giles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palumbo
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000379:methods*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008404:Massachusetts; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011361:Professional Competence; D011871:Radiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*