AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

Radiology is undergoing significant changes in 2025, driven by healthcare advancements, regulatory challenges, and workforce dynamics. Key trends include hospital consolidation of radiology services, the need for stronger cybersecurity, and innovative strategies to address staffing shortages.

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Radiology Private Practice Hospital Quality and Compliance 246

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Radiology practices can create a more welcoming environment for radiologists returning from parental leave who breastfeed, according to a paper published November 26 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. Previous reports suggest that radiologists cite time, space, and support as barriers to breastfeeding.

Radiology 264

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Representatives from 11 radiology societies around the world have issued a call to action to radiology leaders and societies to improve the environmental sustainability of the field. The paper was published February 26 in Radiology. "As A team led by Andrea Rockall, MD, ofImperial College London in the U.K., Conduct research.

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine Education Radiologist 200

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2025

Interventional radiologists who excel in communication, positive outcomes, and cultural competence receive high patient ratings, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA meeting. These platforms provide insights into a physician care quality, including interventional radiologists, by capturing positive and negative feedback.

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Ben White

MARCH 24, 2025

This month, at the request of the Society of Pediatric Radiology , the ABR announced the addition of pediatric radiology to the “do a fellowship during residency” pathway first pioneered by nuclear medicine several years ago.

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine Radiologist Diagnostic 147

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. This is usually what radiologists want to see," Ahmed said. "AI Dr. Anjum Ahmed.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 264

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Imaging Radiology Revenue Cycle Management 264

Ben White

MARCH 11, 2025

As of this week, Independent Radiology features 125 private practices, which gives us an interesting look at a slice of the radiology job market. The post Current Demands for Radiology Subspecialties first appeared on Ben White. That reminds me, my group has one for each.)

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

Although relatively few of these changes will impact radiology practices, its essential to know what they are and adjust your practice systems accordingly. Interventional radiology Percutaneous RF Ablation of Thyroid There have been no CPT codes to report RF ablation of the thyroid under imaging guidance. Erin Stephens.

Interventional Radiology 283

Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Radiology Medicare 283

Ben White

APRIL 3, 2025

Groups prioritizing compensation or efficiency can recruit fast radiologists or those with a broad skillset and flexible attitude. Obviously, there are efficient radiologists who can do everything well, churning out an incredible volume of high-quality reports, and there are lazy people who do a bad job producing a relative molehill.

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Radiology Radiologist IT Ultrasound 173

AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

and radiology has learned much since then, according to experts who directly dealt with the diseases impact. While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines.

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Radiation Oncology Radiology X-ray Radiation 204

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

From large diverse charities such as RAD-AID International to smaller "mom and pop"/passion project charities such as Humanitarian Radiology Development Corp , there are many who put themselves on the frontlines of this battle, giving their time and money to help thousands in need. The response was overwhelming.

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X-ray Imaging Ultrasound Radiologist 299

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The success of radiologists participating in the Medicare Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) varies according to practice type and size, with individual radiologists being at a disadvantage, researchers have reported. The study cohort consisted of a total of 43,554 radiologist-practice pairs with 22,875 unique radiologists.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

New Jersey-based University Radiology Group (URG) has rejoined the Strategic Radiology coalition of independent radiology groups, raising the coalition's privately owned member groups to 43. URG, a 60-year-old radiology practice based in East Brunswick, employs over 180 board-certified radiologists who interpret over 2.1

Radiology 130

Radiology Insurance Teleradiology Patient Care 130

Ben White

APRIL 9, 2025

Take this recent article about “Surge” staffing in radiology as described in Radiology Business : On-service radiologists utilize Microsoft Teams to contact available nonscheduled rads during periods of heavy demand. The post Radiology Surge Pricing first appeared on Ben White.

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Radiology Radiologist IT 130

AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Private equity acquisition is on the rise in radiology, according to an analysis published March 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. While healthcare as a whole has attracted private equity companies, radiology has become an area of focus. of all radiologists nationally in 2023 were private equity-employed.

Radiology 130

Radiology Radiologist Medicare Diagnostic Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Frequent AI use is associated with an increased risk of radiologist burnout, particularly among those with high workloads and low AI acceptance, suggests a study published November 22 in JAMA Network Open. times that of radiologists, they wrote. Among 6,726 radiologists included, 35.3% were female and 64.7%

Radiologist 306

Radiologist Medical Imaging Image Interpretation Hospital 306

Ben White

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Radiologist Workforce: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review ,” just published in AJR: Between 2014 and 2023, the number of radiology practices decreased by over 17%, while the number of practices with 25-49, 50-99, and 100 or more radiologists grew by 33%, 126%, and 349%, respectively. From “ The U.S.

Radiology 130

Radiology Radiologist Hospital 130

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 28, 2025

An ultrafast MRI-based radiomics model performs just as well as standard MRI and isnt dependent on radiologist experience, according to research published January 25 in La Radiologia Medica. The prospective study enrolled 225 women with 233 breast cancer prior to treatment between 2021 and 2022.

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MRI Radiologist Imaging Clinic 298

AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., according to research published July 23 in Radiology. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compare national workforce attrition rate of radiologists with that of other specialists. Radiologists: 13.2%

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Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 279

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 22, 2024

“This increase in workload could impact the time available to dedicate to teaching the next generation of radiologists and has additional implications regarding burnout,” one expert noted.

Radiologist 356

Radiologist 356

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The complexity of radiology exams should be considered a driving force over numbers of exams when estimating radiology workloads, according to research presented November 29 at RSNA 2023 in Chicago. Nonetheless, workloads for reading radiologists are higher than when only the number of studies is considered, he said.

Radiology 342

Radiology Radiologist MRI Imaging 342

Ben White

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since I started writing about private equity in radiology back in 2022 and more recently since featuring private practice jobs on the site followed by launching Independent Radiology , I often get questions that read something like this: If private practice is so great, why are so many groups struggling? Because it’s hard.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 23, 2024

Radiology departments can take proactive steps to promote environmental sustainability, according to an article published April 23 in Radiology. While radiology overall has explored ways to implement and maintain sustainable practices, many practices struggle in this area. I encourage everyone to think beyond just saving energy.”

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Radiologist X-ray Imaging Modalities MRI 316

Ben White

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

From a Radiology Business summary of two new JACR papers predicting the future radiology market : In the next 30 years, the supply of radiologists is expected to grow by nearly 26%, assuming no increases in the number of radiology residents. The two papers are here and here.

Radiology 130

Radiology Radiology Marketing Image Interpretation Radiologist 130

Ben White

JANUARY 22, 2025

Radiologists he spoke with conveyed a dissatisfaction with investor-backed groups that come in and forget about the patients. The post Ashes to a New Radiology Practice first appeared on Ben White. This is an example of a hospital that chose to help create an independent group instead of trying to bring everyone in-house.

Radiology 147

Radiology Private Practice Hospital Teleradiology 147

AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

In her presentation, Noushin Yahyavi, MD, from the University of Maryland in Baltimore discussed ways that stakeholders in imaging AI, including radiology departments and AI vendors, can better promote health equity with the technology. We do see a need to positively impact healthcare equity in radiology,” Yahyavi said.

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Radiologist Insurance Image Interpretation Patient Care 312

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

However, most women in the study also believed that radiologists should still be involved in the screening process and that AI should be limited to an assistant role. Also, 94% of respondents reported that radiologists should always produce their own mammography reports while 77% said that AI should be used as a second reader.

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Education Radiologist Diagnostic Healthcare 290

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2025

The American College of Radiology (ACR) updated its LI-RADS Ultrasound Surveillance algorithm in 2024. ARRS Two radiologists independently assigned ultrasound categories to exams performed in the first round of surveillance and visualization scores to exams performed in the first and second rounds. Specificity 82% 82.3% Specificity 92.6%

Ultrasound 290

Ultrasound Radiologist MRI Diagnostic 290

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2025

Radiologist peer review improves the rate of clinically meaningful changes to radiation therapy (RT) planning, researchers have reported. Hughes and colleagues conducted a literature review to investigate the rate of changes to the RT plan with and without radiology involvement in peer review of radiation targets. vs. 13.8%, p = 0.74).

Radiologist 264

Radiologist Radiation Clinic Radiology 264

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At 82, Joe Tullis, MD, has operated under many titles through his 50-year stretch as a radiologist, but said he favors the term "worker" to them all, much preferring to mentor young physicians and serving patients than handling administrative responsibilities. Navy, and the fact that he's still on the job with no plans to retire.

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Radiology Business

JULY 1, 2024

Radiologists interpret almost all imaging studies generated in hospital settings for indications other than cardiac concerns.

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Image Interpretation Radiologist Imaging Hospital 307

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Radiologists seeking to provide equitable healthcare should establish "cultural dexterity" in their practices -- and there are three principles to follow, according to an article published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Cross-cultural patient encounters are now inevitable in radiology practice.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The salary gap remains at about 6%, with male academic radiologists earning about $483,000 versus $455,000 for women, experts wrote in Radiology.

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Radiology Radiologist 301

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Radiologists utilized the Apple Vision Pro to assess CT images of possible diverticulitis, comparing the results with a standard computer monitor.

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Radiologist Imaging 313

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

But also, let doctors be doctors, and you’ll see how many of them happily work 60 hours a week," one noted radiologist wrote. “Do we need to change the culture of medicine?

Radiologist 301

Radiologist 301

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Providing radiologists with key details about the patient's symptoms can go a long way toward improving the quality of their work.

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Radiologist 318

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A Swiss research team has developed and tested an AI model that automatically segments anatomic structures on MR images independent of sequence, according to a study published February 18 in Radiology. Automated systems can potentially reduce radiologist's workload, minimize human errors and provide more consistent and reproducible results."

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