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Unique Medicare Beneficiaries Served: A Radiologist-Focused Specialty-Level Analysis
Andrew B Rosenkrantz1, Kristina Hoque2, Jennifer Hemingway3
1Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York.
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
|March 17, 2018
Summary
Diagnostic radiologists serve the most unique Medicare beneficiaries, highlighting their crucial role in patient care coordination. Understanding radiologist characteristics can help target patient engagement and advance the specialty.
Area of Science:
- Medical Economics
- Radiology Practice Management
Background:
- Physician engagement with Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries is critical for healthcare delivery.
- Understanding patient distribution across specialties informs healthcare resource allocation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the number of unique Medicare beneficiaries served by radiologists versus other physicians.
- To identify characteristics of radiologists serving the highest number of unique patients.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Medicare Physician and Other Supplier Public Use Files for 2013.
- Calculation of average unique beneficiaries served per physician specialty.
- Stratification of unique beneficiaries among radiologists based on practice and physician attributes.
Main Results:
- Diagnostic radiologists served the most unique beneficiaries (3,150 ± 2,344) among 56 specialties.
- Radiologists serving more unique patients were more likely to be male, rural, nonacademic, generalists, and in smaller practices.
- Breast imagers had the highest number of unique beneficiaries among subspecialists.
Conclusions:
- Radiologists serve a substantial number of unique patients, underscoring their central role in patient care orchestration.
- Identifying high-volume radiologists can guide patient engagement strategies and specialty development initiatives like Imaging 3.0™.
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