RBMA President Kit Crancer said continued cuts will result in Medicare patients losing access to care when health systems and providers determine it is no longer economical.

Michael Bruno, MD, vice chair for quality and patient safety at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, discusses two hot topics at RSNA 2023. 

"If you’re not teaching, you’re not mentoring, then you’re putting us in the position of training the last generation of radiologists," Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, told attendees. 

“Rural healthcare delivery is in trouble and private equity may have a role in supporting it," a Rad Partners leader told attendees. 

The RBMA board has agreed to form an Executive Director Search Committee, chaired by Past President Mark Kalmar.

Both sides recently held a bargaining session, with Kaiser labeling the union’s request as “frankly, not reasonable." 

In healthcare, this typically manifests as lingering regret after organizational constraints prevent physicians from acting in the best interest of their patients. 

Independently owned and launched in 2015, the radiology practice is “committed to providing the most efficient, quality reads in nearly 50 states."