These include the SR-PSO, Collaborate Community, twice annual Quality, PSO and Leadership Development Summits and vendors. Through SR’s Advocacy Arm, RAA will also have direct access to legislators to help shape health policy.

"We are committed to the communities that we serve, and we believe that joining Strategic Radiology is in the best interest of our health care partners and our patients," said RAA president Dr. Daniel Fuentes-Bernardo. "We look forward to participating in the Patient Safety Organization and other opportunities to improve the efficiency and value of our services."

Strategic Radiology's coalition also welcomed, in March, another member, Advanced Radiology Services. A private practice in Michigan, ARS has 214 subspecialty radiologists in 30 hospitals, 10 healthcare systems and dozens of outpatient imaging centers, physician offices and urgent care centers. It performs about 2.8 million studies annually, and its inclusion pushed membership of the coalition past 1,500 radiologists.

“ARS is eager to join the other private groups that comprise SR in standing together nationally for independent private radiology practice,” said ARS president Dr. Ryan Duhn.

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