[btomba_77]

We’re a bit slower than normal too.
 
I haven’t seen the data yet, but *feels* slow.
 
Could just be because nobody has been taking any vacation yet 

[nasosmunfc_332]

I was thinking the same thing that we may be overstaffed year to date, so just getting the work done. With that, I am with you that it feels slow, especially for march, which is usually a higher volume month as opposed to jan/feb.

[Robbro524_990]

ER volumes down (slightly).

Outpatient volumes way up.

[beatrizlopezv_1_156]

wRVUs are up about 15% ytd

[consuldreugenio]

We are limited by tech staffing more than rad staffing. Volume should be higher than it is. Hospital is too cheap to be staffed up enough to keep all scanners running.

[consuldreugenio]

We are limited by tech staffing more than rad staffing. Volume should be higher than it is. Hospital is too cheap to be staffed up enough to keep all scanners running.

[consuldreugenio]

We are limited by tech staffing more than rad staffing. Volume should be higher than it is. Hospital is too cheap to be staffed up enough to keep all scanners running.

[william.wang_997]

We are always busy, especially on the days when I am on ( or it seems like that ). Our volumes are up and March is super busy also.

[xavierpanchana_510]

i’ve been told we were up 20% yoy jan/feb

[kathleen.hibler]

Busiest Jan/Feb in our departments history

[kathleen.hibler]

Busiest January and February in our departments history

[kathleen.hibler]

Busiest Jan and Feb weve ever had.

At the same time, the hospital is going broke.

Interesting times for sure

[Unknown Member]

Regarding technologists; they are our life blood. A well staffed department with experienced techs makes all the difference. Struggling or poorly managed departments underhire techs and clerical staff to save money, or because of general mismanagement. Simple things like supervisors, coverage redundancy, clerical staff, IV teams, transport make a department run smoothly. When you cut corners, it has a snowball effect. The good techs leave, typically replaced with the inexperienced. And the spiral perpetuates.
 
Also, there has been some discussion on AM about salaries in PP. If you are making a lot of money in a PP with extra shifts because your department is understaffed, you are just working two jobs. That is not an enviable scenario for a radiology practice for innumerable reasons which have been discussed ad nauseam on AM.
 
Understaffing in general is bad business.

[sehyj1]

My individual volume is down because I’m burned out

[nasosmunfc_332]

Agree that hospital systems struggling independent of our volumes. Costs are up yoy significantly again, especially in labor.  Reimbursement is flat to mildly increased for most insurances even though they raised premiums close to 10% from 2022. Not sure how this ends but likely job cuts (not md’s) to preserve margins eventually

[lisa.kipp_631]

Apparently volumes are up 5% but it definitely feels slower. Im not complaining. Shifts have gone from brutal torture fests to feeling normal.

[DanielQuilli]

up 10-15% yoy

[tdetlie_105]

Quote from AngryBirds

Busiest Jan and Feb weve ever had.

At the same time, the hospital is going broke.

Interesting times for sure

 
Yeah, contract negotiations will be interesting.  Increasing volumes, scarcity of rads, HC systems losing money but maintain the assumption that rads will cover 24/7 including IR at no additional cost…

[nasosmunfc_332]

I was wrong. Our volumes up 5 percent year to date. Maybe just everyone hustling and not many people on vacation decreased the lists . Whew

[Robbro524_990]

Volumes should theoretically be going up everywhere. More Boomers retiring. Less people working or to take their place.

Now, economic upheaval might diminish that for a while.

But, eventually, the demographics will win out.

Only thing that might help is AI…I guess. We shall see.