Measuring Consultant Radiologist workload: method and results from a national survey.

Insights Into Imaging
Adrian P Brady

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The role of the Consultant Radiologist has changed substantially in recent decades, yet manpower planning is often based on older inappropriate methods of measuring Radiologist workload. We report a nationwide survey of Consultant Radiologist workload in Ireland in 2009. METHODS: Relative value units (RVUs) were assigned to easily countable studies. Hospitals' activity was collated for the full calendar year of 2009. Radiologist time engaged in activities not easily counted (interventional and procedural work, multi-disciplinary meetings, teaching, administration, etc.) was separately measured. RESULTS: Data were obtained from 28 of 38 public hospital radiology departments. Mean Consultant Radiologist workload across all hospitals was 57,659.1 crude RVUs/WTE and 103,987 net RVUs/WTE. A mean of 32.47% of WTEs are engaged in non-countable activity. Means of 85.35% and 65.73% of the required numbers of WTEs were available in 2009 to achieve respectively annual crude and net RVU/WTE figures of 45,000. Excluding Specialist Centres, plain films accounted for 28-41% of recorded activity, mammography for 0.8-5.8%, US for 16-20%, CT for 27-32% and MR for 5.9-15.8%. CONCLUSIONS: Irish Consultant Radiologist staffing levels...Continue Reading

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Jul 7, 2011·European Radiology·Adrian P Brady
Jun 15, 2013·Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR·Deljit DhanoaTeresa Liang
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Feb 15, 2019·European Radiology·Adrian P Brady, Christoph D Becker
Feb 11, 2020·Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology·Camilla Engela Le RouxRichard Denys Pitcher
Dec 9, 2016·Insights Into Imaging·Adrian P Brady
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