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.

LucidHealth rebrands its teleradiology services division
The Columbus, Ohio-based imaging group is repositioning the business to “strengthen brand visibility, clarify service offerings and support long-term growth in an increasingly competitive radiology marketplace.”
Did you make the list? CMS targets cardiologists for new heart failure payment model
More than 2,000 cardiologists are required to participate in the new payment model. According to CMS, the long-term goal is to track and reduce the high healthcare costs associated with treating heart failure.
Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge
Amid work-from-home disparities between interventional and diagnostic rads, researchers recently interviewed hundreds of IRs to learn about the landscape.
Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year
Across all specialties, women docs collect 78 cents for every dollar taken in by men—a figure that adds up to $3.3 million over the course of a 30-year career, according to Marit Health.
Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says
Members of the specialty earned a median salary of approximately $239,200 last year, based on survey data gathered by the media company last fall.

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.”

Kaiser Permanente imaging technologists strike, seeking 42% pay increase

Both sides recently held a bargaining session, with Kaiser labeling the union’s request as “frankly, not reasonable."

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Medicare finalizes 2024 physician fee schedule with radiologist pay cuts, pause of AUC program

Physician advocacy groups including the RBMA, ASTRO, MGMA and AMA criticized the final rule, with the latter calling it a "recipe for financial instability."

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Radiology department tallies $1.2M in unreimbursed costs from multidisciplinary conferences in 1 year

Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden.

Rural hospital system offering $20,000 sign-on bonuses to attract radiologic technologists

“It’s eye-opening, but not surprising,” one healthcare staffing expert said about the hospital system's unusual employment offer.

Private equity-backed radiology provider Envision Healthcare to exit bankruptcy; CEO departing for Humana

Under terms of the agreement, the Nashville-based multispecialty group will eliminate 70% of its obligations accumulated prior to filing the bankruptcy petition.

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Workload, pay reassessments may be necessary to address career satisfaction gaps between academic and private practice radiology

Physicians in teaching settings reported higher monthly reading volumes alongside heavier demands for nonclinical work, according to new survey data.

Compensation

LucidHealth rebrands its teleradiology services division

Did you make the list? CMS targets cardiologists for new heart failure payment model

Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge

Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year

Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says