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The Radiologist Shortage is Here

Ben White

It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: these are my opinions, formed from the combination of my biases, my experience as a radiologist since beginning residency 10 years ago, and my many conversations with radiologists across the country. Nationwide, the supply of radiologists is basically flat. Six weeks?!

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Radiologists, emergency physicians and anesthesiologists jointly praise key court decision

Radiology Business

The three medical societies said they "stand ready" to work with the federal government and other stakeholders to ensure a fair IDR process under the No Surprises Act.

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AuntMinnie 2008: Radiologist pays $7M to settle federal fraud claims

AuntMinnie

A Florida radiologist has paid the U.S. government $7 million to settle allegations of healthcare fraud. had charged the radiologist with defrauding federal healthcare programs by billing for CT scans that were never performed, paying other physicians for patient referrals, and ordering imaging exams that were medically unnecessary.

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Stabilizing Medicare Reimbursement: A Plan For Action

Diagnostic Imaging

Noting that the Medicare conversion factor in 2024 could be lower than the rate in 1993, this author discusses three key issues that need to be addressed by government leaders in order to ensure equitable Medicare reimbursement for radiologists and other physicians.

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American College of Radiology Launches First Medical Practice Artificial Intelligence Quality Assurance Program

Imaging Technology

The program, built on best practices, outlines expert consensus-based building blocks of infrastructure, processes and governance in AI implementation in real-world practice. ARCH-AI site recognition criteria include: Establishing an interdisciplinary AI governance group. Ensuring adherence to security and compliance measures.

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Radiologist faces strong criticism in negligence case

AuntMinnie

The Malaysian government has been ordered to pay the widow of a lawyer 2 million ringgits, or RM ($461,893) in damages in a medical negligence case involving radiofrequency ablation, according to a report published September 10 by the New Straits Times. Additionally, the government will pay Doshi 250,000 RM ($57,736) in costs.

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The Radiologist as the Cockpit of Tomorrow’s Healthcare

Aidoc

The skeletal structure of the healthcare system, from government agencies and health insurers to hospital administrators and physicians, creates an ecosystem inundated with concrete obstacles when attempting to generate real change. Healthcare Data Imaging is data. At its core, radiology is a healthcare data science field.