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.

SCAI town hall addresses workforce concerns in interventional cardiology
One of the event's primary takeaways was that interventional cardiology does still attract a healthy number of trainees. However, SCAI sees several ways the specialty can improve to be even more appealing in the future.
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.
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.
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.
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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Saint Mary’s awarded $510M in damages in lawsuit against Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services was found by a jury to be liable for fraud in an alleged scheme to destabilize Saint Mary’s during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling includes punitive damages.

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Radiology groups urge Trump administration to exempt docs from $100,000 visa fee

The White House first issued the presidential proclamation on Sept. 19 with the stated goal of restricting certain nonimmigrants’ access to the U.S.

As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain—especially in rural America. Recruitment challenges are growing, and health systems are grappling with how to attract and retain cardiologists in remote locations. Michelle Wimberly, director of physician recruitment and retention at Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL), says the solution starts with relationships and a commitment to long-term engagement.

How to bring cardiologists to rural America during a physician shortage

As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain. Recruiting cardiologists can be hard enough—bringing them to rural America is especially challenging due to the risk of isolation and other concerns.

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Turning off daily dormant CT scanners saves money, cuts carbon, rewards teamwork

Want to run your imaging operation more cost-effectively while doing the planet a favor? Just hit the “off” switch on your CT machines whenever they won’t be needed for any appreciable span of time.

Siemens Healthineers partners with Hawaii's largest health system to address state's growing backlogs

The medical tech giant on Monday announced their partnership with the Aloha State’s largest private health care provider and private employer.

Radiologists 2nd among specialties with highest on-call pay

Members of the specialty collect an average of about $1,845 in per-day call pay, behind only neurosurgeons ($2,045) and ahead of pathologists ($1,700).

12 charged in Florida as part of ‘Operation Nightingale’ sting on low-quality nursing schools

The defendants include operators and staff at nursing schools that were shut down over accusations they provided pay-for-play degrees that RNs and LPNs used to obtain licenses.

Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology, explains how the consolidation of radiology practices into larger corporate entities now makes up more than 50% of how radiologists are employed. This led to changes in how ACR accredits sites.

ACR changing its accreditation process in response to corporate consolidation

CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, explains how the consolidation of radiology practices has shifted how the college thinks about its processes.

Staffing

SCAI town hall addresses workforce concerns in interventional cardiology

Cardiology needs to evolve in the face of employment trends

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

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

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