Most full-service acute care hospitals in the U.S. provide 24/7 access to radiology services. To meet this demand, hospitals typically either employ radiologists directly or contract with independent private practice radiology groups. One of the most persistent operational challenges in delivering continuous coverage is staffing overnight shifts. Recruiting and retaining physicians willing to work night hours remains difficult, particularly amid nationwide radiology workforc

Hospitals and health systems nationwide are negotiating supplemental payments with their private radiology group affiliates. These payments help ensure the radiologists are paid fair market value compensation for their hospital facility services. In our work helping facilitate discussions between radiology groups and health systems, we've observed a stumbling block: the story told by compensation surveys as to what private groups should be collecting per work RVU does not ref

We have recently noticed a significant uptick in the number of private radiology groups seeking subsidies from their affiliated...