Survival is Not a Strategy

Kurt Schoppe, MD on why getting through the next shift is not a plan, and what radiology has to fix before somebody outside it decides.

Hosted by Dianne Keen · with Kurt Schoppe, MD

Guest

Kurt Schoppe, MD

President at RANT

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About this episode

In this Voices of Experience episode, Dianne Keen is joined by Kurt Schoppe, President at RANT, for an honest conversation about what radiology leaders miss when every day becomes an exercise in simply getting through the next shift. As imaging volume rises, workforce pressure intensifies, and AI dominates the conversation, Kurt argues that the biggest risk is not the noise itself. It is staying trapped in the immediate.

Together, they explore why radiology’s toughest problems cannot be solved by short-term fixes alone. From burnout caused by “a thousand tiny insults” to the misapplication of AI tools that do not truly support physician workflow, Kurt lays out a more strategic path forward, one built on scenario planning, better orchestration of technology, stronger change management, and a commitment to keeping radiology decisions in radiologists’ hands.

In this episode

Key discussion points

Beyond immediate survival: why solving only today’s crisis can keep leaders from preparing for the next two, five, or ten years

AI is not the strategy: why the value of AI depends less on the tool itself and more on how it is integrated into radiologist workflow to create real time and reduce friction

Burnout as a systems problem: how small, repeated workflow failures and poor work environments wear teams down faster than any single major event

Protecting the future of radiology: why the industry must work collectively, think bigger than individual practices, and create conditions where radiologists remain the ones shaping radiology