What are the projections for the radiologist workforce and imaging volumes in the future? Maddi and Jeff interview Eric Christensen, PhD and Jay Parikh, MD about their two most recent JACR manuscripts where they project future imaging utilization and the radiologist workforce through 2055. They also catch up with Matthew Phelps, MD about his accompanying commentary on ways to streamline the training process and optimize the work environment.

Find the JACR manuscripts here:

Projected US Imaging Utilization, 2025 to 2055: https://shorturl.at/GM3DM

Projected US Radiologist Supply, 2025 to 2055: https://shorturl.at/d617U

Planning for the Future: https://shorturl.at/84iRH

Does imaging price transparency impact downstream patient decision making to receive recommended care? In this episode, Jeff and Maddi interview Gelareh Sadigh, MD about her recent work entitled "Unintended Consequences of Price Transparency Initiatives: Examining Patient Decision Making in Imaging Services."

Find the JACR article here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00831-7/fulltext

What are the overall costs to a radiology department to adequately staff multidisciplinary conferences (MDCs)? Jeff and Maddi discuss the challenges associated with MDCs despite their overall added value to patient care and management. Lindsay Stratchko, DO shares her insights based on her recent manuscript entitled "Unreimbursed Costs of Multidisciplinary Conferences to a Radiology Department: A Prospective Analysis at an Academic Medical Center."

Find the article here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(23)00847-5/abstract

In this bonus episode, Maddi and Jeff revisit the use of nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in interventional radiology. Will Lindquester, MD and Matt Hawkins, MD share their perspectives as interventional radiologists regarding the increasing use of NPPs for procedures as well as the financial advantages of employing NPPs within a physician-led IR team.

Find the article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38964445/

Can an imaging dashboard improve communication between the emergency department and radiology as well as cut down on the number of phone calls? Maddi and Jeff interview Ali Dhanaliwala, MD, PhD and Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, CIIP about their experiences in creating and deploying an Emergency Department-Radiology dashboard. Drs. Dhanaliwala and Cook share their methodology as well as the encouraging subjective feedback they received on their endeavors.

Find the JACR article here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00939-6/abstract

In the last installment of NPPs in radiology series, Maddi and Jeff interview Sharon D’Souza, MD, MPH for her insights into nonphysician practitioner (NPP) scope of practice and patient safety. Dr. D’Souza serves as an executive board member of the Physicians for Patient Protection (PPP) and shared her experiences with both radiology advocacy and as an active member in the ACR.

Find the JACR article here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00843-3/fulltext

Patients at Risk Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/patients-at-risk/id1539719940

Physicians for Patient Protection Website: https://www.physiciansforpatientprotection.org/

In the second installment of a three-part series, Maddi and Jeff continue to discuss nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in radiology. Richard Duszak, MD shares his perspective as a radiologist on how disruptive innovation has played a part in the increasing share of office-based NPP imaging interpretation.

Find the article-in-press here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00843-3/abstract

In the first episode of a three-part series, Maddi and Jeff explore nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in the field of radiology. In this first episode, they interview Eric Christensen, PhD about his most recent article "Office-Based Diagnostic Imaging Interpreted by Nonphysician Practitioners: Characteristics, Recent Trends, and State Variation" to help get a lay of the land of the current state of NPPs and billing for office-based radiology services.

Find the article-in-press here: https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(24)00843-3/abstract