Teleradiology services firm Virtual Radiologic (vRad) has added more than 120 board-certified radiologists since January 2016 in response to a surge in year-over-year imaging volume through June 2016.
The newly recruited physicians have an average tenure of more than eight years, and 68% are fellowship-trained in one or more subspecialties. Due to the complexities of credentialing and licensing for a national practice, the lead time from contract signing to reading typically takes a minimum of six months, so the physicians hired in the beginning of the year are now being added to client rosters. Last month, 18 new radiologists began reading for vRad.
An additional 21 radiologists are scheduled to begin reading this month, and at least 59 more will start from September through December. vRad expects to recruit an additional 80 radiologists during the second half of the year in anticipation of 2017 client demand. The company is on track to interpret nearly 6.5 million patient studies in 2016.
