Radiology

When surveyed, 74% of rank-and-file and 64% of decision-making pediatric radiologists said their organizations were understaffed between 2022 and 2023, according to a study published March 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

CMS now requires hospitals and other healthcare settings to track radiation emitted from computerized tomography scans — a rule that has been met mostly with applause, alongside some criticism, KFF Health News reported March 12. 

Radiology has the highest per-hour compensation among specialties at $281.27, a recent American Medical Association survey found.

Rock Island, Ill.-based Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences, affiliated with West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, has updated its radiography lab using a $30,000 donation from the Arconic Foundation.

The public comment for HHS' proposed cybersecurity rule will end at midnight March 7. The rule aims to revise existing security standards "to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information," according to the department's website. 

Just over 70% of all private equity-employed radiologists in the U.S. work for a single physician-owned practice, El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners, according to a study published March 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Caryn Karff was named administrative director of radiology for Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital-Jeanes Campus and Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital, all based in Philadelphia, according to a March 4 system news release.

A radiology shortage has been plaguing health systems for a few years and is expected to get worse in coming years — but systems are making changes to reduce its impact.

From assistant professors to department chairs, here are nine radiologists on the move in 2025:

Houston Methodist Hospital and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health are the first U.S. healthcare organizations to use GE Healthcare's new PET radiotracer, Flyrcado.