Experts considered similar terms, such as multimodality or multisystem radiologist, to describe docs who spend more than 50% of their time working outside their subspecialty.

This marks the first uptick in specialist recruiting in years, financial planning firm Physician Thrive said in a new report. 

Trainees, in fact, were able to read a much higher volume of CT and MRI exams remotely amid the pandemic, experts detailed in JACR.  

Creating a data-driven, analytical understanding of imaging volumes each shift can allow practices to increase staffing to help alleviate workload-related distress. 

“Many workflow changes implemented during the pandemic were positive in terms of advancing trainee wellness and maximizing educational opportunities," experts wrote in JACR. 

Physicians are often tasked with this important duty, but many lack familiarity with the process due to minimal training, experts wrote recently. 

While informatics and information technology tools are essential, individuals can take a number of steps to improve their day-to-day productivity.

Across the West, for example, the rise in Medicare beneficiaries has outpaced rads by 10.1%.