Cost containment in healthcare delivery.

Progressive increases in medical care costs can not continue. Resistance from those who pay the costs--businesses, the government, and individual consumers--is increasing. The cries for greater government insurance and control are becoming louder. Healthcare organizations trying to cut costs often simply reduce staff across-the-board instead of developing ways to reduce the costs related to individual functions performed. More attention must be given to reducing costs by improving processes. Here, healthcare and radiology specifically can take some lessons from the business world.