are radiologists pressured to "read" studies similar to how RVUs work?

[yeet]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but are radiologists pressured to "read" X number of studies / day (please comment on the differences of academics vs. private practice here)

Everywhere I turn to, doctors are telling me they feel pressured to get X number of RVUs / month or something similar. Does radiology feel this same type of pressure?

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[Lnsean]

Of course, especially in private practice. You are under pressure to "clear the list." Obviously academia theres less of this stress. I think this is a major reason why radiology is high on the recent burnout survey.

 

[colbgw02]

Some private practices are draconian about it, going as far as placing an "RVU-meter" on your computer screen. Personally, I can't imagine working at a place like that, but they exist. Others have very clearly defined RVU expectations on a per shift basis. Still others expect you to stay within a percentage of your group's average. Anecdotally, this seems to be an issue in larger groups where it's easier for a slower radiologist to "hide" and/or there's a small group of senior radiologists who run things and dictate the workload.

In academics, part of our bonus took into account RVUs and turnaround time, but it wasn't a major component as far as I could tell. They also had to adjust it by section because neuroradiology is always going to blow away other subspecialties based on how the RVU system is structured.

 

[deleted941485]

Academic institutions have gotten more into the RVU game especially as they standardize operations across the vast health networks they now control