Staffing

This channel provides news on management of staff and proper staffing levels for safe, high-quality healthcare system. Physician and clinician workforce shortages have become growing challenge for hospitals, with burnout also now affecting nearly all medical workers. Topics include medical staffing issues, statistics, compensation how to improve clinician morale and the workplace environment, and ways to combat clinician burnout.

Radiologists fear new $100,000 visa fee could exacerbate specialty’s staffing shortages
The Trump administration first announced this change via a presidential proclamation, with the added charge taking effect on Sept. 21.
46,000 healthcare workers across the West Coast strike over wages, low staffing
The cohort of union nurses, advanced practitioners, pharmacists, dieticians and more is employed by Kaiser Permanente. The demonstration is expected to last until Sunday morning.
600 CDC employees laid off as 700 others mistakenly receive termination notices
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the additional notices were sent in error. A union representing federal workers is challenging the firings, arguing that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to permanently eliminate jobs during a government shutdown.
HHS permanently cuts 1,200 jobs in response to government shutdown
President Donald Trump said the shutdown was an opportunity to cut more federal jobs, and it appears he’s made good on that threat. HHS confirmed that reduction-in-force notices were sent to “nonessential” workers as the agency moves to bare-bones operations.
Radiology groups endorse bipartisan bill to boost specialist counts in rural areas
ACR, SIR and ASTRO are voicing their support for the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, introduced in both the House and Senate.

Radiologists fear new $100,000 visa fee could exacerbate specialty’s staffing shortages

The Trump administration first announced this change via a presidential proclamation, with the added charge taking effect on Sept. 21.

46,000 healthcare workers across the West Coast strike over wages, low staffing

The cohort of union nurses, advanced practitioners, pharmacists, dieticians and more is employed by Kaiser Permanente. The demonstration is expected to last until Sunday morning.

600 CDC employees laid off as 700 others mistakenly receive termination notices

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the additional notices were sent in error. A union representing federal workers is challenging the firings, arguing that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to permanently eliminate jobs during a government shutdown.

HHS permanently cuts 1,200 jobs in response to government shutdown

President Donald Trump said the shutdown was an opportunity to cut more federal jobs, and it appears he’s made good on that threat. HHS confirmed that reduction-in-force notices were sent to “nonessential” workers as the agency moves to bare-bones operations.

Radiology groups endorse bipartisan bill to boost specialist counts in rural areas

ACR, SIR and ASTRO are voicing their support for the Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, introduced in both the House and Senate.

Pushback against Trump's $100K visa fee continues with new lawsuit

As a new lawsuit targets the unpopular policy, the American College of Cardiology and other medical societies worry that $100,000 fees will make the ongoing physician shortage much worse.

Nonprofit investors seek ‘checks and balances’ at UnitedHealth

The Accountability Board has submitted an official proposal for UnitedHealth Group to separate its CEO and board chair positions, both currently held by Stephen Hemsley.

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Diagnostic radiology sees significant uptick in residency applications

However, “preference signaling,” allowing candidates to flag their desired programs since the 2022-2023 cycle, has appeared to cool rising interest in recent years.