Hi Joshua and Carol and David -
We provide 24/7 DR call as well. We also have a subset of radiologists who do IR call.
The practice established a shift weight for every hour of every day. The weight increases for work performed after 5:30 p.m., graveyard, and for weekends. The Shift weight adds those hourly values to derive a weight for the shift.
We then appointed an ad hoc committee of 2 non-IR rads and 2 IR rads, with a partner not in those groups who was an arbiter.
The adhoc committee tallied all after hours work by DR and by IR using the shift weights. They removed or added IR workload (call shifts) based on who they equalized out. The practice philosophy is that all partners earn the same wage, and they work the same as measured by these weights.
IR gets a small fee < $1,000 for carrying the pager for a week. They were removed from certain call obligations. They also get a callback fee for cases meeting certain parameters. Not calls when they were already assigned to work. Callbacks when they are home, and having to drive in to cover. Or when one after hours callback turns into 2+ cases.
Both sets of radiologists DR and IR, agree to this negotiation, and both think the other side has the better deal. DR has to work most weekend shifts. IR has to put up with a limited weekend shift, and the burden of carrying a pager for the week.
Been in place easily 10+ years. 35 providers.
Hope this is on point with the problem you are looking to solve.
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Beth Williams MHA, FACMPE, FRBMA
Executive Director
Vantage Radiology and Diagnostic Services
Federal Way WA
(253) 661-1700 ext. 1105
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-30-2020 10:59
From: Joshua Dorsey
Subject: IR Call Pay
Hello everyone,
Looking to see if any benchmark data can be shared regarding payment for IR call? Do groups pay a flat hourly fee for carrying call pager, and if so, what does that look like? How do other groups compensate your IR section for taking of call?
We are 24/7 on our DR side of the fence so the concept of 'on call' for us only really resides in IR.
Thanks - Josh
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Joshua Dorsey
Chief Executive Officer
Radiology Associates of Northern Kentucky
Crestview Hills KY
614-284-1597
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