Yelim Lee, Tarek Hanna, Thomas Ptak, Mary Jo Tarrant, Dominick Parris, David Markovich, Eric Friedberg, Eric Rubin, Mark Alson, Suzanne Chong
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Purpose: To understand the afterhours radiology workforce and views towards imaging volumes, compensation, overnight challenges, and work-from-home. METHODS: Survey questions focusing on the afterhours radiology workforce were created. The survey was administered by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the data analysis performed by the ACR in partnership with an independent market research agency. The confidence level was set at 95%, with an error rate of +/- 2.2%. RESULTS: A total of 1109 out of 1844 (60.1%) survey participants responded to the afterhours survey. A majority of respondents (56%) had worked an afterhours shift while a minority had worked a late-evening (18%) or overnight shift (13%). Irrespective of practice type, the majority of radiologists thought afterhours volumes were not manageable, and afterhours compensation was not equitable. Less than half of those who worked overnight shifts believed they were given adequate compensatory time-off for recovery. The majority of respondents supported work-from-home for afterhours shifts.
Conclusions: As the largest survey to date on after-hours radiology, these findings should be carefully considered by practices aiming to successfully recruit and retain radiologists in this critical niche.
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To advance and improve the radiologic aspects of emergency careTo establish Emergency Radiology as an area of special interest in the field of diagnostic imagingTo improve methods of education in Emergency RadiologyTo provide, through formal meetings, a mechanism for presentation of scientific papers on various aspects of Emergency Radiology and continuing educationTo promote research in Emergency Radiology by clinical and basic science investigators, including residents and other traineesTo act as the resource body on Emergency Radiology for those interested in emergency patient care Members of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) receive the Emergency Radiology journal as a benefit of membership!