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.

Moral distress is ‘pervasive’ in radiology, with 4 primary causes
Common drivers include performing an unsafe number of studies, lack of administrative support and pressure to conduct unnecessary imaging.
Female radiologists scoring promotions at higher rate than male colleagues
Imaging experts speculated that the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors may be helping to improve gender disparities across the profession.
Nurses developing mysterious brain tumors
While the tumors are all benign, five nurses working on the same maternity ward have now fallen ill, spurring an investigation into a possible cause.
Supreme Court lifts Ninth Circuit order that reinstated federal workers
Among the agencies impacted is the Department of Veterans Affairs, which released thousands of probationary workers as part of a staffing purge conducted by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Most radiology residents support unionizing the profession, survey finds
Trainees have shown growing interest in unionization, with the Committee of Interns and Residents reporting 32,000 members as of last May, a doubling of membership since 2019.

One-fourth of practices say operating costs are up, with 93% facing clinical staffing shortages

Another 80% of physicians believe such challenges are worse than they were in 2022, according to survey data from ASTRO.

Key factors associated with fraud in medical imaging research

The scientific community should reexamine its current academic award system, which may be incentivizing junior faculty to commit fraud, according to new research.

Philips launches new AI-powered CT system said to improve workflows, increase returns

Philips has developed an AI-powered CT system designed to increase throughput and improve image quality, all while decreasing patient exposure to ionizing radiation.

'Bureaucratic and monetary hurdles' hinder international medical graduates' pursuit of radiology

Radiology trainee programs must overcome several barriers to offer J-1 and/or H-1B visas to trainees, with more difficulties associated with the latter.

Private equity-backed global teleradiology outfit opens ‘state of the art’ new reporting hub

Midmarket private equity firm Livingbridge acquired Everlight Radiology in 2021 for more than $335 million and hopes to fuel growth with the new facility.

Natural language processing helps increase follow-up imaging adherence, resulting in significant revenue

A new paper details how a team at the University of California utilized a hybrid system consisting of a quality coordinator and NLP software to bring in more than $60,000 in additional revenue from follow-up imaging alone.

Medical imaging vacancy rates haven’t been this high in at least 20 years

The radiographer profession, for one, hit an "all time high" in 2023, with 18.1% of actively recruited positions sitting unfilled, the ASRT reported.

Report: Top 10 reasons nurses resign

Up to 31% of nurses intend to leave their current patient care position within the next year, according to survey results published by McKinsey and Co.

Staffing

Moral distress is ‘pervasive’ in radiology, with 4 primary causes

Female radiologists scoring promotions at higher rate than male colleagues

Nurses developing mysterious brain tumors

Supreme Court lifts Ninth Circuit order that reinstated federal workers

Most radiology residents support unionizing the profession, survey finds