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.

Stark Law loophole allows ordering physicians to self-interpret hundreds of thousands of images each year
Experts believe their findings signal the need for potential policy reform in Washington to address perceived conflicts of interest.
HHS ‘dramatic restructuring’ begins as employees turned away by security
Mass firings on Tuesday led to thousands of workers at the CDC, FDA and NIH losing their jobs, including those working on public health initiatives and vaccine approvals.
Radiologists say paid family and medical leave a key factor when choosing a practice
Respondents in academic practices were more likely to report a paid-leave policy when compared to others working in hospitals or private practice.
HHS to cut 10,000 jobs during 'dramatic restructuring'
The agency said it plans to reduce staff by 25% and consolidate 28 divisions into 15. However, it said Medicare and Medicaid will remain operational.
Trump selects GOP general counsel for HHS Inspector General
Thomas March Bell has been officially nominated and now faces the Senate for confirmation. Bell has a decades-long history working as a Republican staffer.

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New data show radiology program directors favoring this factor when selecting residents

The National Resident Match Program on Aug. 20 released details on the characteristics of U.S. MD seniors who matched into their preferred specialty.

Immigration attorney Kathleen Campbell Walker explains how can immigration help solve the healthcare staffing shortages.

Immigration barriers prevent solution to healthcare staffing shortages

Kathleen Campbell Walker, JD, immigration practice attorney, and past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), explains the barriers to global physician mobility amid growing shortages.

Part-time radiology trainees 50% less likely to pass boards the first time

Women are considered especially vulnerable to this statistic, as they are more likely to partake in part-time training, a new analysis shows.

Dana Smetherman, MD, explains the ACR take on the growing radiology staffing shortage.

Radiology workforce shortage a major concern for the American College of Radiology

Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MBA, CEO of the ACR, discusses the reasons behind the worsening shortage of radiologists, along with possible solutions.

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60% of radiologists and other docs surveyed are unhappy with RVU-based compensation

"When the focus is on volume and billable procedures and not on the quality of patient visits, you quickly realize RVU models benefit the employer," one MD said.

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Radiologist asks: Why do young docs lack interest in high-paying extra shifts?

X.com user "RJ" (who tweets under the handle @northwoods1980) shared his thoughts on the social media website Aug. 16, calling the trend “somewhat unusual.”

Radiologist teams with students to address healthcare staffing shortage

The Hawaii-based imaging specialist has been working with high school students to bring greater awareness to the multitude of career options in the industry.

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Rad tech advocates submit 42,000 comments to feds in push to gain ‘professional’ status

Every 10 years, the Office of Management and Budget reclassifies jobs as either “technical” or “professional,” with the window now open.

Staffing

Stark Law loophole allows ordering physicians to self-interpret hundreds of thousands of images each year

HHS ‘dramatic restructuring’ begins as employees turned away by security

Radiologists say paid family and medical leave a key factor when choosing a practice

HHS to cut 10,000 jobs during 'dramatic restructuring'

Trump selects GOP general counsel for HHS Inspector General