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.

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5 factors contributing to the gender pay gap in radiology and how to address them

Solving this long-lingering crisis could improve patient care and organizational success, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging. 

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Radiology’s $495,451 average annual compensation ranks 12th among highest paid specialties

Neurosurgery landed the top spot at more than $773,000 followed by thoracic and orthopedic surgeons, according to new data from Doximity. 

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Lawmakers pressure congressional leaders to fix clinical labor update set to stifle radiologist pay

Advocates have said these changes would necessitate “massive” pay reductions, with interventional radiologists and radiation oncologists bearing the brunt. 

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Physician members of Congress propose extending temporary 3.75% Medicare pay bump through 2022

Reps. Ami Bera, MD, D-Calif., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., recently introduced the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, drawing praise from several doc groups. 

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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to quash clinical labor change that would gash radiologist pay

“Specialty providers are facing cut after cut after cut, year after year after year, while CMS is busy counting pennies,” Rep. Bobby Rush announced. 

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ACR concerned ‘waning’ congressional calendar could postpone efforts to avert radiologist pay cuts

As lawmakers look to tackle other issues first, the college said it's possible Congress may address doc pay cuts retroactively in 2022. 

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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. 

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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.

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

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