Compensation

Radiology compensation is more than just radiologist salaries. It also includes radiologic technologist and interventional radiology compensation, along with other subspecialties. Radiology pay incorporates bonuses, incentives, benefits and vacation time.

Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative
UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging.
Radiology residents and fellows unionize in ‘landslide’ election
Physicians at Chicago-based McGaw Medical Center are working over 80 hours per week while collecting inadequate compensation, organizers said.
UnitedHealth aims to acquire physician-owned provider of radiology and other specialty services
The nation’s largest healthcare corporation has made an offer for the Corvallis Clinic in Oregon, which has 11 locations across the state's Willamette Valley.
Congress adjourns for 2023 without a radiologist pay fix
ACR expects the House and Senate to address this issue when lawmakers debate the Continuing Resolution set to expire Jan. 19.
CMS declines to issue imaging agent reimbursement fix in final hospital outpatient payment rule
The agency received “considerable interest” in a comment solicitation on this topic, with respondents providing “various insights and potential policy changes.”

Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule offers positives, but still ‘disappointing’ cuts to radiologist pay

CMS is advancing a controversial clinical labor wage update but phasing it in over 4 years to minimize impact.

November 3, 2021

Female physician specialists, including radiologists, earn 33% less than their male counterparts

The good news is more than 90% of women would choose radiology again if forced to restart their careers, according to new survey data from Medscape.

October 20, 2021

Radiology Business Management Association launches coalition of doc groups to fight $5B in pay cuts

RBMA’s board approved the new Radiology Patient Action Network during the group’s annual PaRADigm conference in Las Vegas.

October 19, 2021

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More than 245 members of Congress urge House leaders to quash cuts to radiologist pay

"Profound exhaustion" from the pandemic combined with Medicare payment uncertainty may lead to practice closures, lawmakers charged.

October 15, 2021

Watchdog outlines Merit-based Incentive Payment System concerns among radiology and other specialties

Some providers question whether MIPS is improving the quality of patient care or outcomes, according to a recently released GAO report.

October 6, 2021

CMS makes Merit-based Incentive Payment System updates following physician concerns

The American College of Radiology believes that most scores likely have not been severely affected.

September 30, 2021

50 lawmakers join ‘overwhelming’ opposition against wage update that will gash radiologist pay

A coalition of 16-plus medical groups, representing radiology and other specialities, has formed to oppose the clinical labor wage update.

September 10, 2021

ACR voices ‘strong opposition’ to Merit-based Incentive Payment System changes

The American College of Radiology is miffed that MIPS may retire 2 imaging quality measurements, with the specialty's options already limited.

August 20, 2021

Compensation

Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

Radiology residents and fellows unionize in ‘landslide’ election

UnitedHealth aims to acquire physician-owned provider of radiology and other specialty services

Congress adjourns for 2023 without a radiologist pay fix

CMS declines to issue imaging agent reimbursement fix in final hospital outpatient payment rule