The Top Five Blogs of 2022 from Eric Postal, M.D.

Are you being taken advantage of in your current radiology gig? Are you vigilant, hypersensitive or somewhere in between when it comes to standing up for yourself?

Whether it comes in the form of seemingly extraneous addendums or the need to emphasize key points in radiology reporting, repetition can be a constant source of frustration.

Looking for an enlightened approach to billing isn’t easy amid a sea of third-party payor excuses, absurd addendum requests and CT headers seemingly etched in stone.

Other factors such as burnout, extraneous imaging orders and increasingly non-clinical tasks are key considerations when assessing reported backlogs with radiology worklists.

What are the key considerations to ensuring an optimal pace at your workstation?

Whether it is reimbursement cuts or continued attempts to push non-radiologist image interpretation, where do we draw the line between inspired protest and misspent energy criticizing things that are doomed to fail or things we have no control over?