| The Month in Review | Editor's Note: I’m not sure I have anything interesting to say about long COVID or the annual Medicare cut, so I’d like to turn your attention to Nos. 4 and 9 on the list below. Two separate studies explored additional duties radiologists must take on beyond their regular reading work: multidisciplinary conferences and tumor boards. In one analysis, Wisconsin radiologists estimated their department tallied $1.2 million in unreimbursed costs from the former, logging thousands of hours in a single year. In the other, researchers highlighted the heavy burden tumor boards place on radiologists, particularly women and those with children. I think the message from both investigations is clear: If you’re going to add tasks to my plate, you’d better compensate me and understand that your additions may be contributing to my burnout. In a challenging hiring climate, you might do well to listen. —Marty Stempniak, Editor Editor's Note: I’m not sure I have anything interesting to say about long COVID or the annual Medicare cut, so I’d like to turn your attention to Nos. 4 and 9 on the list below. Two separate studies explored additional duties radiologists must take on beyond their regular reading work: multidisciplinary conferences and tumor boards. In one analysis, Wisconsin radiologists estimated their department tallied $1.2 million in unreimbursed costs from the former, logging thousands of hours in a single year. In the other, researchers highlighted the heavy burden tumor boards place on radiologists, particularly women and those with children. I think the message from both investigations is clear: If you’re going to add tasks to my plate, you’d better compensate me and understand that your additions may be contributing to my burnout. In a challenging hiring climate, you might do well to listen. —Marty Stempniak, Editor |
| “Other treatments have failed to date. This injection is working,” said lead author Adam Zoga, MD, MBA, a professor of radiology at Jefferson Health. “Other treatments have failed to date. This injection is working,” said lead author Adam Zoga, MD, MBA, a professor of radiology at Jefferson Health. | | |
| Physician advocacy groups including the RBMA, ASTRO, MGMA and AMA criticized the final rule, with the latter calling it a "recipe for financial instability." Physician advocacy groups including the RBMA, ASTRO, MGMA and AMA criticized the final rule, with the latter calling it a "recipe for financial instability." | | |
| A nurse punctured the 68-year-old patient's lung with a feeding tube in 2018, and radiologist Louis Jacobs, MD, subsequently failed to spot the injury on X-ray. A nurse punctured the 68-year-old patient's lung with a feeding tube in 2018, and radiologist Louis Jacobs, MD, subsequently failed to spot the injury on X-ray. | | |
| Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden. Experts believe the data underline the need for reform, granting radiologists RVUs for this work and hiring more physicians to help ease the burden. | | |
| Both sides recently held a bargaining session, with Kaiser labeling the union’s request as “frankly, not reasonable." Both sides recently held a bargaining session, with Kaiser labeling the union’s request as “frankly, not reasonable." | | |
| | When physicians find lung cancer at its earliest stage, survival rates climb to 95%, researchers wrote Tuesday in RSNA's Radiology. When physicians find lung cancer at its earliest stage, survival rates climb to 95%, researchers wrote Tuesday in RSNA's Radiology. | | |
| Independently owned and launched in 2015, the radiology practice is “committed to providing the most efficient, quality reads in nearly 50 states." Independently owned and launched in 2015, the radiology practice is “committed to providing the most efficient, quality reads in nearly 50 states." | | |
| The country's largest imaging group estimated that 2,600 of its 3,600 radiologists (or 72%) are now using at least one AI tool in their daily workflow. The country's largest imaging group estimated that 2,600 of its 3,600 radiologists (or 72%) are now using at least one AI tool in their daily workflow. | | |
| Researchers with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believe their study provides important information for institutions seeking to address physician burnout. Researchers with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believe their study provides important information for institutions seeking to address physician burnout. | | |
| Widow Marlene Jackson accused Ohio radiologist Peter G. Knabe, MD, of negligence in failing to spot signs of lung cancer on her husband's CT scans. Widow Marlene Jackson accused Ohio radiologist Peter G. Knabe, MD, of negligence in failing to spot signs of lung cancer on her husband's CT scans. | | |
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