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Radiologic Technologists in High Demand
AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Survey of Allied Healthcare Professional New Graduate Hiring Patterns” showed that the position of radiologic technologist has the most unfilled positions. This finding is part of an AMN report released on October 20. Their results were from 1,005 responses to an email survey sent to healthcare executives/managers of hospital systems, independent hospitals,…
Read MoreImaging Not Responsible for Increase in Medicare Spending
Contrary to a commonly-held opinion, advanced imaging is not a significant driver in the ever-rising National Healthcare Expenditure (NHE), according to a recent study published in the Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. By 2019, the National Healthcare Expenditure (NHE) had climbed to $3.8 trillion – almost 20% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and…
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 MoreMedPAC Recommends No Medicare Payment Update for 2023
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued its latest report to Congress on March 15. Their opinion was simple and direct — Medicare payments don’t need to be increased in 2023. Their report stated, “Overall, access to clinician services for Medicare beneficiaries appears stable and comparable to that for privately insured individuals.” And they continued…
Read MoreLooking After Your Own Heart Health
By Lori Sedrak, D.O – Texas Radiology Associates February is Heart Awareness month. Let’s take a moment and have a serious talk. Let’s talk about Valentine’s Day and have a heart-to-heart talk about your heart health and how COVID-19 burnout impacts your health. Remember to love your heart before showering others with love on Valentine’s…
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