Most of the studies looking at job satisfaction and burnout in the healthcare industry are focused on physicians only. However, the latest findings as published in the JAMA Network Open examined such feelings, as well as others, among nonphysician workers in the healthcare industry too, such as nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, and pharmacists. The […]
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Radiologists Are Highly in Demand, at 5th Position in Terms of Starting Salary
Radiologists rank among the highly demanded physician specialties in America. They receive the highest package in terms of starting salaries, reveals the recent Merritt Hawkins figures. Most of the requests that healthcare recruitment agencies performed were for specific physician specialties instead of the primary healthcare providers, and radiology ranked the third most frequently requested specialty, […]
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule of 2022 is a “Mixed Bag”, Says Radiologists and Doctors
The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule of 20222 is just another “mixed bag”, according to radiologists and doctors. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services explained that it aims to address the gaps in overall health equity that widened at the onset of the pandemic of Covid-19 and continues. Changes are likely to include increasing […]
Radiologic Technologists Suffering From Lower Morale, Happiness during Pandemic
In today’s modern world, the medical system is unthinkable without its imaging staff. Radiology plays a crucial role in every step of treatment. Be it the correct diagnoses of the disease or its management, physicians constantly take the help of radiologists to render the proper treatment. Even amidst the Covid-19, chest radiographs are proving extremely […]
Should Patients Receive Their Radiology Report Immediately? Here’s What Experts Think
It is always difficult for the patient as well as the family when one is diagnosed with some severe disease. Anyone who faced this difficulty would know how tension and anxiety could take a toll on him or her. That is why patients are always eager to receive their medical test reports as quickly as […]
50 Multi-parties US Senators Express Support To Stop Pay Cuts On Medicare for Radiologists
The Covid-19 pandemic is perhaps one of the worst crises that the world has experienced in the modern era. While the situation has been tough on every front, the medical system especially has been stretched to its absolute limits. Medical professionals are working tirelessly to meet the needs of the patients that far exceed their […]
Biased Selection Committees Favor MDs Over Do Applicants, According to 90% Radiology Residents
Almost 90 percent of radiology residents claimed that the residency selection groups preferred allopathic applicants over the ones pursuing osteopathy. According to the result of a 13-question anonymous survey of over 250 residents published in the Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, this was claimed. DO-credentialed docs further claimed they were likely to be shunned away […]
Lawsuit for no physician present during contrast delivery
Violation of False Claims Act Costs $5 Million to an Imaging Service Provider Contrast imaging is a radiology procedure in which a contrast dye is injected into a person’s body to see his/her tissues and organs more clearly during medical imaging. This kind of imaging is often done when a CT, X-ray, ultrasound or MRI […]
Google and Amazon Speaker Assist Interventional Radiologists
If you believed in the limited abilities of smart speakers like Google Home or Amazon Echo, it is time to think again. Doctors are now using these devices to provide better voice-based medical care. During many medical procedures like surgeries, it is often impossible to use computers. In such cases, doctors are relying on voice […]