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.

Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year
Across all specialties, women docs collect 78 cents for every dollar taken in by men—a figure that adds up to $3.3 million over the course of a 30-year career, according to Marit Health.
Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says
Members of the specialty earned a median salary of approximately $239,200 last year, based on survey data gathered by the media company last fall.
University of Pittsburgh grappling with weeks-long delays for imaging results
UPMC, Pennsylvania’s largest hospital system, is reportedly struggling with radiologist shortages, which are forcing the organization to prioritize urgent imaging orders in some cases.
Radiology residency programs have space to add more positions, but funding uncertain
That’s according to the results of a new survey of academic U.S. imaging leaders, published Jan. 28 in JACR.
After third conviction, ‘fake nurse' finally gets 75 months in prison
The U.S. Department of Justice said Leticia Gallarzo, 51, most recently pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in Oct. 2023, but she skipped town and was able to get employment as a nurse and physician assistant in Illinois and California before being caught.

State convenes task force to address radiologic technologist shortages

“The shortage is not just specific to Connecticut. It’s all over the place,” said Bernadette Mele, MBA, the group's co-chair.

Companies face 6% spike in insurance premiums, will pass cost onto employees

Without deploying cost-saving measures, the price to provide workers with insurance could rise as much as 9%, a report from Mercer found.

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US radiology providers catering to patients facing long wait times for imaging in Canada

One critical access hospital in North Dakota is treating upward of 20 Canadian patients per month, the CBC reports.

Radiology staffing shortage forcing patients to wait 3 months for some imaging results

Michigan Hospital Association Executive Vice President Laura Appel said institutions are prioritizing exams related to medical emergencies.

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‘Understaffing is ubiquitous’ in radiology, according to new ACR/RBMA workforce survey

About 69% of radiologists surveyed in 2023 said their organization is understaffed, up from 67% the previous year, the two associations reported.

RadNet hosts summit to discuss staffing challenges, state of the imaging industry

The publicly traded, Los Angeles-based company is convening an all-day event in Maryland, where it operates nearly 60 outpatient imaging centers.

Wake Radiology announces hiring of 8 physicians, plus more staffing news

Also, Envision shakes up its leadership team, Wake Radiology says a key physician is retiring and VUMC names a new section chief in emergency radiology.

Video interview with Elizabeth Ann Ignacio, MD, FSIR, FACR., chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Small and Rural Practices Committee and president of the Hawaii Medical Association, who explains the challenges facing rural healthcare providers and the key reasons for burnout.

Interventional radiologist burnout and retention in rural areas largely related to administrative burdens

"A significant part of burnout stems from the overwhelming administrative burden," explains Elizabeth Ann Ignacio, MD, FSIR, FACR, chair of the SIR Small and Rural Practices Committee.

Staffing

Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year

Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says

University of Pittsburgh grappling with weeks-long delays for imaging results

Radiology residency programs have space to add more positions, but funding uncertain

After third conviction, ‘fake nurse' finally gets 75 months in prison