Seven Challenges in Radiology Practice: From Declining Reimbursement to Inadequate Labor Force: Summary of the 2023 ACR Intersociety Meeting

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¹ Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Chair of Quality Improvement Committee, RSNA; Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: bsiewert@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Professor of Radiology and Professor of Medicine, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; Department of Radiology, Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Vice Chair for Radiology Quality & Safety, Section Chief of Emergency Radiology.
³ Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 2022 President, American Association of Physicists in Medicine; 2023 Chair, Board of Directors, American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
⁴ Professor of Radiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Chair, ACR Commission on Publications and Lifelong Learning; Immediate Past President, Association of Academic Radiology; Vice Chair of Academic Affairs; Section Chief of Breast Imaging; Associate Program Director of Diagnostic Radiology Residency; Breast Imaging Fellowship Director, Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Deputy Editor and Editorial Executive Committee, Academic Radiology, Editorial Board Member, Radiology.
⁵ Professor of Radiology and Chief of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁶ Professor of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Past-President: American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, American Society of Spine Radiology; Chief, Division of Neuroradiology, Robert A Zimmerman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroradiology; Associate Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Medical Director, Lurie Family Foundations' MEG Imaging Center.
⁷ Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Director, Ultrasound Division and Secretary-Treasurer, Medical Staff Organization, Boston Children's Hospital; Past President, Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.
⁸ Partner, Central Illinois Radiological Associates, East Peoria, Illinois.
⁹ Chair of Quality Improvement Committee, RSNA; Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Vice Chair for Research and Section Chief of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
¹⁰ Professor of Clinical Radiology; Vice Chair of Education; Residency Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology; Associate Program Director, Integrated IR Residency, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹¹ Chief Medical Officer, Radiology Leadership Institute, American College of Radiology; Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 39480363
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.030

Seven Challenges in Radiology Practice: From Declining Reimbursement to Inadequate Labor Force: Summary of the 2023 ACR Intersociety Meeting

Bettina Siewert et al. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Jan.

. 2025 Jan;22(1):129-138.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.030. Epub 2024 Oct 30.

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¹ Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Chair of Quality Improvement Committee, RSNA; Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: bsiewert@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Professor of Radiology and Professor of Medicine, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; Department of Radiology, Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Vice Chair for Radiology Quality & Safety, Section Chief of Emergency Radiology.
³ Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; 2022 President, American Association of Physicists in Medicine; 2023 Chair, Board of Directors, American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
⁴ Professor of Radiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Chair, ACR Commission on Publications and Lifelong Learning; Immediate Past President, Association of Academic Radiology; Vice Chair of Academic Affairs; Section Chief of Breast Imaging; Associate Program Director of Diagnostic Radiology Residency; Breast Imaging Fellowship Director, Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Deputy Editor and Editorial Executive Committee, Academic Radiology, Editorial Board Member, Radiology.
⁵ Professor of Radiology and Chief of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
⁶ Professor of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Past-President: American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, American Society of Spine Radiology; Chief, Division of Neuroradiology, Robert A Zimmerman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroradiology; Associate Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Medical Director, Lurie Family Foundations' MEG Imaging Center.
⁷ Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Director, Ultrasound Division and Secretary-Treasurer, Medical Staff Organization, Boston Children's Hospital; Past President, Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.
⁸ Partner, Central Illinois Radiological Associates, East Peoria, Illinois.
⁹ Chair of Quality Improvement Committee, RSNA; Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Vice Chair for Research and Section Chief of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
¹⁰ Professor of Clinical Radiology; Vice Chair of Education; Residency Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology; Associate Program Director, Integrated IR Residency, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹¹ Chief Medical Officer, Radiology Leadership Institute, American College of Radiology; Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 39480363
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.030

Abstract

This summary of the proceedings of the 2023 ACR Intersociety Meeting discusses the seven most important challenges facing radiology today: declining reimbursement, corporatization and consolidation, inadequate labor force, imaging appropriateness, burnout, turf wars with nonphysicians, and workflow efficiency. Participants in the Intersociety Summer Conference-2023 focused their effort on identifying potential solutions given how critical these topics are to the sustainability of the profession.

Keywords: Corporatization; imaging appropriateness; labor force shortage; reimbursement; workflow efficiency.

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