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Imaging Market Share Analysis Shows 28% of Image Interpretation Performed by Non-Radiologists

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Neiman Health Policy Institute ( HPI ) study found that radiologists interpreted 72.1% of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% of ultrasound.

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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

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An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD. Inpatient exams 3.5

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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A team led by Eric Christensen, PhD, research director at the Neiman Institute, reported that radiologists interpreted 72.1% of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, but that the remaining 27.9% The results were published on June 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Only 1% of Radiologist Claims were Out of Network in 2021

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of radiologists’ commercial claims were out of network (OON), down from 12.6% As such, by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network. This Journal of the American College of Radiology study was based on 80 million commercial radiology claims (2007-2021) for individuals covered by a large commercial payer.

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Attracting and Retaining Radiology Staff

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Reading Time: 5 minutes read Radiology administrators at AHRA share their strategies. What is the biggest challenge currently facing radiology administrators? The answer from radiology administrators attending AHRA 2023 was unanimous: attracting and retaining radiology staff. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lewis added.

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S. CMS required that this measure be designed as an electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM), the first radiology measure to be written in this format. 2022 Feb; 302(2):380-389.

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University of Washington CT expert offers contrast conservation tips

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It's definitely possible to reduce CT contrast volume, even in a busy radiology department, according to CT supervisor Gulnoor Sheriff at the University of Washington Medical Center, Montlake, in Seattle. It has become crucial to conserve contrast," Sheriff said. "We We don't want to overuse or underuse it."

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