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.

Physicians are quitting sooner, younger and for different priorities than in years past
Physicians who walk away from medicine before reaching their 25th year of practice tend to quit mainly due to the stress and hassles of the job.
Doctors agree: There’s a lot to love about cardiology’s future
According to a new survey, both cardiologists and noncardiologists feel good about the specialty's long-term health.
Q&A: Virtual health system places bet on primary care as the future of telemedicine
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth provider HealthTap began to emphasize its ability to deliver primary care services. Now, Co-Founder and CEO Sean Mehra says, long-term patient care delivered from anywhere has become its central focus, as advancements in technology made it a reality.
Virtual nursing staff may help save cardiology departments from burnout
The idea is spreading thanks to a new startup focused on providing support for cardiologists.
Nonprofit physician support program faces lawsuit from two docs who say it irreparably damaged their careers
Washington Physicians Health Program (WPHP), a contractor with the state health department, is accused of trapping two physicians into mental health treatment as a condition of maintaining their medical residency jobs. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are seeking class action status.

Prime places to work as a nurse in 2026

Like a mirror image on a USA map folded in half vertically, the four best states for nurses are two nextdoor neighbors in the upper Northeast and two in the Pacific Northwest.

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Radiologists No. 1 among physician specialists with $5M or more in net worth: Medscape

About 39% of rads polled by the news website said they fall in this income bracket, placing the profession in a tie with orthopedists.

Darryl Drevna, senior director of regulatory affairs, American Medical Group Association (AMGA), explains the issues that led to the current shortages of staff across healthcare, how government policy plays a role and ways that the problem can be addressed.

Ways to address the expanding healthcare staffing shortage

Healthcare systems tell AMGA they are competing with Home Depot and other retailers for front office staff.

US doctors still bouncing back from COVID-era burnout

Physician burnout rates continue to fall, and the healthy trend comes alongside strong and stable rates of physician job satisfaction.

Cardiologists now earn more than radiologists or plastic surgeons

Cardiologists in the United States now earn an average annual income of $575,000. That represents an increase of 10% compared to the previous year.

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Radiologist pipeline barely keeping pace with population growth

“Expanding residency slots and mitigating workforce attrition will be necessary to mitigate increasing workforce gaps," experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The U.S. healthcare system is facing a deepening workforce shortage driven by policy constraints, limited training capacity and immigration barriers—issues that could significantly worsen in the coming years without reforms, according to Anders Gilberg, senior vice president, government affairs at Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), in the above video interview. #MGMA #IMMIGRATION

MGMA supports bipartisan effort to eliminate $100K visa fee for healthcare workers

MGMA says Trump’s immigration policy combined with Congress’s unwillingness to fund additional medical residency positions is a primary driver accelerating the growing U.S. healthcare staffing shortage.

Workers across UC Health set to strike in May

Issues in dispute between the University of California and AFSCME Local 3299 include wage increases, insurance costs and access to housing programs. Union officials claim members are experiencing high rates of homelessness, fueled by rising cost of living in California.

Staffing

Physicians are quitting sooner, younger and for different priorities than in years past

Doctors agree: There’s a lot to love about cardiology’s future

Q&A: Virtual health system places bet on primary care as the future of telemedicine

Virtual nursing staff may help save cardiology departments from burnout

Nonprofit physician support program faces lawsuit from two docs who say it irreparably damaged their careers