While the demand for primary care physicians is far outpacing demand for specialists, compensation for radiologists actually increased slightly in 2008, according to a survey by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA).

According to the survey, compensation for both diagnostic and interventional radiologists increased over the previous year, with the median salary for an interventional radiologist the second highest among 30 specialties included in the survey.

A separate survey by physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates concluded that there has been a continued and sustained realignment of the physician recruiting market in recent years. Earlier this decade, demand for surgical and diagnostic specialists outpaced the demand for primary care physicians. Today, however, primary care docs are in greatest demand.

For more on compensation trends, see "Eye on Imaging."

January 2010 - Table of Contents

DIIR January 2010 (Full PDF Issue)

Demand for Radiologists Softens, But Salaries Up Slightly

Imaging Providers Have Much Riding on Senate Health Care Reform Debate

House Passes Medicare Physician Fee Reform

Recommendations on Mammography Get Chilly Reception

Medicare to Cover PET for Cervical Cancer

Medicare to Phase in Technical Component Cuts for Imaging

Final Outpatient Rule for 2010 Strengthens Ties with Quality

Eye on Imaging: Radiologist Salaries Increase Slightly in Difficult Year

Wide-Bore MR Systems Gaining in Popularity

CMS Delays Policy Halting Payments to Providers Who Are Not in Agency Database

RadNet Reports Increase in Procedure Volume, Revenues

Alliance Revenues Decrease in Third Quarter

Diagnostic Imaging Stocks Fall 8 Percent in Last Five Weeks

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