Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
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The aim of this study was to examine characteristics of uncompensated services rendered by radiologists to emergency department (ED) patients. ⋯ More than 28% of services rendered by radiologists to ED patients are uncompensated, corresponding to $2,584 per month per physician. That frequency and magnitude could have patient access implications.
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Bundled payment (BP) is defined as a single aggregate payment for all health care services for clinically defined episodes of care. Some results suggest that transitioning from a fee-for-service model to BP resulted in a <10% decline in spending and a 5% to 15% decrease in the utilization of services in the bundle. However, future BPs will need to account for how individual providers will be compensated for their services, and acceptance of BP as a viable health care payment model will depend on the ability of payers and providers to collaborate in a new way to address several operational and implementation challenges.
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To measure the impact of 1-year interventional fellowship training on fluoroscopic time and contrast media utilization in uterine artery embolization (UAE). ⋯ A significant (P < .05) training effect that is clinically relevant was demonstrated over the course of a yearlong interventional radiology fellowship program in performance of a standardized protocol for UAE. This data supports fellowship training as a basis for UAE credentialing and privileging.