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How Raleigh Radiology quickly onboarded clients to double in size while staying independent
By: Jessica Kania From Radiology Business Journal This radiology group rebuffed a hostile takeover, doubled in size, and expanded into two new states — all while staying independent. Resilient is a term to describe an independent radiology practice that wasn’t expecting that a massive, rapid expansion was in its immediate future. Partnership was the…
Read MoreTop Reasons Clinicians Leaving Healthcare
In the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, staffing problems at every healthcare organization in the U. S. continue to increase. Lauren Manzione, a project analyst at KLAS Research, authored a Clinician Turnover and the EHR Experience report. Organizations face high turnover, increasing costs, and stress on existing employees to train new employees, resulting…
Read MoreStaffing Challenges in 2022
A new survey by Radiology Business confirms what radiology practices and healthcare facilities have experienced recently. We’re in a fiercely competitive market for radiology staffing positions. Over half of respondents cited staffing as their biggest challenge, from radiologists to IT professionals and PACS managers and positions in-between. And there’s a ripple effect, too — because…
Read MoreRadiologists Among the Top 10 Most-Recruited Physicians in 2022
Radiologists are now among the top 10 most-recruited specialists. A report by Physicians Thrive revealed that recruiting is up among specialists, including radiologists, for the first time in many years. During the last 13 years, primary care physicians were the most highly-recruited physicians in the United States. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic created a significant…
Read MoreDo Second Opinion Reads Need Different Reimbursement Formula?
The value of second opinions for patients is undeniable. Second opinions for breast cancer imaging are often referred to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) – designated centers, and these centers receive thousands of second opinion requests annually. A multidisciplinary tumor board (MTB) at an NCI-designed center revealed that the diagnosis changed for 43% of the…
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