Are radiology departments underperforming their hospitals?
Significant shifts in radiology activity from an inpatient to an outpatient basis may mean that traditional methods for justifying department staffing levels are no longer useful, says the author. A survey designed to compare radiology exam volumes, staffing and salary expenses to hospital activity suggest that relative value units should become the vehicle for understanding future radiology staffing needs.
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