Male specialists earned an average of 27% more than their female colleagues, according to Medscape's new physician compensation survey.

Radiology societies said they were "deeply concerned" a proposed legislation would eliminate physician-led teams. 

“Of these, the mismatch between the clinical workload and the available radiologist workforce was foremost," experts wrote in JACR. 

The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act would add another 14,000 Medicare-supported medical residency positions over a seven-year period.
 

In a recent ratings update, Moody's labeled the imaging center operator's outlook as "stable," while noting an ongoing hiring crunch in imaging. 

ACR and RBMA want lawmakers to reintroduce the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act to begin addressing a growing deficit of docs.

The number represents a roughly 1.6% uptick from the radiologist salary figure recorded in the previous Doximity survey. 

Recent evidence confirms that interventional radiology produces solid clinical outcomes while beating surgery on the cost-effectiveness of numerous procedures.