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.

Kimberly Powell, vice president, general manager of healthcare at NVIDIA, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly expanded in radiology and how many of the companies showing AI products at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2025 meeting use the company's technology. She said a few key technology launches by GE Healthcare show a deeper integration of NVIDIA's AI technology, and shared what the next generation of "physical AI" will enable autonomous radiology exams.

Nvidia sees major shift in radiology to AI agents and new autonomous imaging systems

“Physical AI agents being able to actually deliver some of these services—all the way into robotic surgery—this is where we're going to see this next chapter of medicine be written,” said Kimberly Powell, vice president and general manager of healthcare at Nvidia.
 

Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, medical director, heart and vascular service line and the Benson Ford Chair in Cardiology at Henry Ford Health, board member of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), explains the pros and cons and economic pressures involved with shifts in how cardiologists are now employment.

Cardiology needs to evolve in the face of employment trends

Cardiology has largely shifted to hospital-employed models, driven by reimbursement compression and evolving physician priorities. This has created challenges as well as opportunities.

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California leads coalition of 20 states suing Trump over $100K H-1B visa policy

The plaintiffs argue that the administration has overstepped its authority and that only Congress can levy such hefty fees. As noted in the lawsuit, healthcare relies on skilled labor immigration to bring doctors, nurses and researchers into the country. 

An Illinois appellate judge upheld a pervious trial victory that cleared and central Illinois cardiologist Amit Dande, MD, and Prairie Cardiovascular Consults LLP of alleged misdiagnosis of the severity of a patient's heart condition that led to his death prior to a schedule percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Two pediatricians sue nonprofit health system for wrongful termination after alleged patient safety incidents

Lauren Beene, MD, and Valerie Fouts-Fowler, MD, allege in a lawsuit that Ohio-based University Hospitals fired them for expressing concerns through a chat app. The health system accused the duo of misusing internal communications for personal gain. 

Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, a veteran physician who was recently named the chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), has reportedly been fired from his day-to-day role as a pediatric cardiologist.

Cardiologist reportedly fired over role with CDC vaccine panel—wife calls it a ‘staggering turn of events’

Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, has been fired from his role as a pediatric cardiologist. His wife and others say he was let go because he is now the chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

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Q&A: Cardiologist reviews key trends in pediatric electrophysiology for 2026 and beyond

Pediatric electrophysiology is an invaluable part of any healthcare system, and its importance is only growing as technologies continue to evolve. We spoke to Nicholas Von Bergen, MD, to learn more about where the specialty is headed in the years ahead.

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Match Day results put spotlight on interventional cardiology’s workforce woes

Interventional cardiology's second Match Day was a significant success. Due to a lack of candidates, however, dozens of fellowship positions remain unfilled. 

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Nurses back on the march against AI in healthcare

The nationwide movement of nurses against AI has received an energy infusion.