title: A foundation for collaborative practice: building agreements between radiology and cardiology.
abstract: Radiologists and cardiologists now face the same (or similar) regulatory changes, which will demand a level of cooperation between these physicians far beyond that which currently exists. Multiple, viable physician collaboration options do exist, but more often than not that model comes to fruition in the form of a hospital sponsored clinical institute model with a co-management agreement. Ultimately, most institutes move beyond cardiovascular imaging and move to create clinical platforms whereby interventional radiologists, cardiologists, and surgeons jointly develop best practices for all cardiovascular services.
authors.affiliation: Corazon, Inc. bpayton@corazoninc.com
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Payton
mesh_terms: D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*