title: Building a Radiology Service Line: Key Elements and Necessary Actions.
abstract: Building a radiology service line is a challenge. Beyond the science of imaging and pathophysiology of disease, there are a number of key elements and necessary actions--related to personnel, communication, and resources--that must be taken to make the service line successful and sustainable. Although there is no single best way to build an imaging-based service line, there are a number of essential components. The purpose of this article is to delineate these components and describe how ambitious radiologists may successfully build and sustain a radiology service line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: matt.hawkins@emory.edu.
authors.forename: C Matthew
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*