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1Department of Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
Objective:
This article will briefly describe the driving forces of radiology's changing landscape because of health care reform and outline opportunities for radiologists in training to use health services and policy research skills to help show the value of radiologists in patient care, define the future business model of radiology, and shape wide-reaching public policy.
Conclusion:
The ability of our specialty to continue to thrive will require the presentation of sound evidence showing our added value to patients' overall health and well-being.
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