The pact comes as radiology practices fight to remain covered by the health plan of choice in their local service areas.

Richard E. Heller, MD, MBA, the company's associate CMO for health policy and communications, detailed his thoughts in a recently published editorial.

The two hires come as radiology struggles to match other specialties in gender parity, with women holding only 17% of such roles.

The Physician Workforce Act aims to bolster recruitment of out-of-state physicians and accelerate licensure for international medical grads. 

The designation will cover clinical medicine alongside different principles in health system science, the American Board of Medical Specialties announced. 

Linda A. Wilgus took home RBMA's Calhoun Award, given each year since 1999 to recognize an individual’s “outstanding” contributions to the specialty.

Joseph M. DeVivo also is eligible for an annual bonus at 125% of that amount, along with a monthly housing allowance of nearly $17,000

Women also worked an average of 8% fewer days per year, which does not fully account for the gender pay gap, experts wrote recently.