Costs and benefits of radiology: A Canadian perspective

MacEwan, Douglas W.; McClarty, Blake

doi:10.1016/s1076-6332(96)80495-8

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“…Other factors may tend to reduce demand, and these include review and management of utilization. The effect of the Quality/Accreditation and Guidelines initiatives, 37,39,49 and the global capping of MBS medical imaging expenditure should be monitored against utilization trends. The US experience has demonstrated that medical imaging utilization can be significantly altered by various initiatives, policies, and reform (e.g.…”

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1998 Australian radiology workforce report

Jones

O’Donnell

Stuckey

2000

Australasian Radiology

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The 1998 Australian Radiologist Workforce Survey findings form the basis of the present report, prepared by the Workforce Committee of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR). A more detailed report can be accessed through the RANZCR web site (http:@www.ranzcr.edu.au). This follows similar previously published reports by the Workforce Committee in the 1990s. The issues of radiologist workforce supply and demand are examined, and benchmarks again reviewed. One of the conclusions of the present report is a possible upcoming shortage of radiologists in Australia, due to several factors, including a possible increase in the attrition rate of an ageing radiologist population, increasing female participation in the workforce, and increasing medical imaging utilization rates. In comparison with other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations, Australia had a mid-range supply of radiologists, and also medical imaging utilization, although there has been an increase in the latter. Australian radiologist annual workloads appear to be increasing.

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confidence: 99%

1998 Australian radiology workforce report

Jones

O’Donnell

Stuckey

2000

Australasian Radiology

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1996 Australian radiology workforce report

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Jones

Stuckey³

1997

Australas Radiol

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1996 Australian radiology workforce report

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Jones

Stuckey³

1997

Australasian Radiology

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A questionnaire was sent to all radiologists in Australia using a mailing list supplied by individual State Workforce subcommittee members. A reply rate of 72% was obtained. There are currently 1061 radiologists (1010.5 full-time equivalents) or 55.5 radiologists per million population, placing Australia in the mid-range compared with other OECD countries. This has increased slightly from 54.1 in 1994. There is a small but definite State variation. Utilizing current trainee numbers and traditional attrition rates, there is no projected change in these figures (55.3 in 2001), but the continued introduction of 'migrant' radiologists is postulated to cause an increase (56.6 with 25 migrants and 58.4 with 50 migrants in 2001). Analysis of work-practice indicates a performance rate of 14,100 procedures per year per practising radiologist. There is again a State variation. It is estimated that the total number of medical imaging procedures per 1000 population per year (rendered by radiologists) is 815. These latter two figures place Australia in the mid-range compared with the United States and Great Britain. General radiography, mammography, ultrasound, and CT are the most common procedures (in that order), and are performed by the largest proportion of radiologists.

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Costs and benefits of radiology: A Canadian perspective

Cited by 3 publications

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1998 Australian radiology workforce report

1998 Australian radiology workforce report

1996 Australian radiology workforce report

1996 Australian radiology workforce report

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