MICI Q2 2024: Radiology administrators remain optimistic about growth

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024. They're also confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly. But they're less sure that their departments will receive adequate Medicare reimbursement for exams and that internal operating expenses and staff costs will remain constant compared to fourth-quarter MICI results. The MarkeTech Group generates the MICI report from survey responses by radiology administrators and business managers who are members of its imagePRO panel. The document is made up of responses to questions about five trends radiology administrators face in the coming year. This second-quarter report included feedback from 150 imaging directors and managers across the following U.S. geographic areas: 19% in the West North Central region; 10% in the East North Central region; 13% in the Mid-Atlantic region; 11% in the South Atlantic region; 13% in the East South Central region; 15% in the West South Central region; 12% in the Pacific region; and 6% in the Mountain region. In terms of hospital/facility size, 46% of survey respondents reported 100 beds or less, 37% reported 100 to 349 beds, and 17% reported 350 beds or more. Respondents ranked their confidence on five topics, and The MarkeTech Group calculated a single composite...
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