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.

National Labor Relations Board claims RadNet skirted order to rehire laid off union worker
The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator issued a statement Tuesday, disputing the ruling and highlighting plans to fight it in court.
Siemens Healthineers investing $314M to build new MRI manufacturing facility
This is the first major production site for the company's DryCool technology, which drastically reduces the amount of helium required for magnetic resonance imaging.
Radiologists should oppose the FTC’s noncompete ban, healthcare legal expert contends
Attorney Tom Greeson criticized the American College of Emergency Physicians for supporting the ban, believing it “weakens their membership,” and urged ACR and the RBMA to do the opposite.
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill granting due process rights to contracted radiologists
Currently, such rights—to a fair process before termination, restriction or reduction of professional activities—are not offered to all physicians.
Female radiology residents are 31 times more likely to experience discrimination than men
"Everyone in charge at our institution thinks the female residents are 'whiny.' We are told to keep our heads down and not cause problems."

How Raleigh Radiology quickly onboarded clients to double in size while staying independent

Sponsored by Collaborative Imaging

This radiology group rebuffed a hostile takeover, doubled in size, and expanded into two new states — all while staying independent.

August 3, 2022

Seeds of solidarity? UK radiologists face probable pay cuts too

Two weeks ago CMS proposed a 2023 physician fee schedule (PFS) that stands to slash pay to U.S. diagnostic radiologists by 3% and interventionalists by 4%. This week the U.K.’s National Health Service put that country’s radiologists in a similar bind.

July 21, 2022

Radiologist starting salaries up 13.5% over last year

Radiologists are receiving salary offers averaging $455,000 to start a new job in 2022, up from $401,000 in 2021.

July 19, 2022

Association exec: Proposed PFS stands to do ‘incalculable damage to the medical profession’

Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services posted a tentative Physician Fee Schedule for 2023. Initial reactions from radiology were muted. That changed this Wednesday.

July 13, 2022

Scholars unpack the ‘Toyota Way’ to depict the radiology ideal

“More than most companies, Toyota is led from the bottom up as much as from the top down.”

June 29, 2022

Work no less burdensome for 70% of 276 radiologists using AI

Radiologists across Europe have been finding AI algorithms useful for improving efficiency at some tasks—yet, overall, few have received AI-attributable workload relief.

June 25, 2022

A cardiology practice in Florida and several of its cardiologists have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and committed fraud. As a part of the agreement, there has been no determination of liability.

Court hits technologist with monetary remedies, permanent injunction

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has won a lawsuit totaling $56,664 against a former technologist who repeatedly falsified ARRT’s trademarked credentials.

June 22, 2022

Established imaging AI developer reaches $250M funding mark

A top attractor of investors interested in medical imaging AI has drawn in a fresh $110 million.

June 20, 2022

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Medicare drops AUC requirement for advanced imaging, ASNC celebrates

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

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Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound.

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Radiology AI company gains FDA clearance for new CT offerings focused on PE, stroke

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

Staffing

National Labor Relations Board claims RadNet skirted order to rehire laid off union worker

Siemens Healthineers investing $314M to build new MRI manufacturing facility

Radiologists should oppose the FTC’s noncompete ban, healthcare legal expert contends

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill granting due process rights to contracted radiologists

Female radiology residents are 31 times more likely to experience discrimination than men

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