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.

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Rad tech advocates submit 42,000 comments to feds in push to gain ‘professional’ status

Every 10 years, the Office of Management and Budget reclassifies jobs as either “technical” or “professional,” with the window now open. 

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Does radiology have a ‘woke’ problem? ‘Disturbing’ results show bias against conservative trainees

A Journal of the American College of Radiology analysis explores how bias might shape faculty decisions to select certain potential residents.

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‘Hungry judge effect’: How time of day can impact radiologists’ MRI reads

"Understanding these influences may contribute to optimizing work schedules and decreasing variability," NYU experts wrote in the European Journal of Radiology. 

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Radiologist launches independent job board to combat ‘disingenuous’ postings

Ben White, MD, recently soft-launched the service on his blog, highlighting 10 private practices that are hiring around the U.S.

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Radiology among the 6 most-requested talent searches by specialty, staffing firm says

For the fourth year in a row, nurse practitioners are the most in-demand provider position, according to new research from AMN Healthcare (formerly Merritt Hawkins). 

Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, the new CEO of the American College of Radiology (ACR), explains with the ongoing 2024 election, it is very unlikely there will be any serious reform to the Medicare payment system this year. She said further Medicare cuts set for 2025 also further threaten patient access to care.

Meaningful Medicare reform unlikely in 2024

New American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, discusses the impact of reimbursement cuts, issues with staffing costs and prior authorization. 

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Attrition is not a primary driver of the current national radiologist workforce shortage

About 13% of radiologists left the workforce in this fashion between 2015 and 2019, with the specialty consistently having lower attrition relative to other providers. 

Rad tech groups propose creating new entry-level role to relieve radiology staffing shortages

A new white paper is suggesting the hiring of “imaging medical aides” to support techs and bolster the pipeline of new professionals. 

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Outdated manuals pose MRI safety risks for patients with medical implants

After reviewing years of data from its clinic, one institution discovered that issues with implant data integrity frequently put patients at risk. 

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What might reimbursements for proposed MRI safety CPT codes look like?

Prior to the final proposal’s release, the American College of Radiology reached out to CMS to offer its recommendations on payment rates for five out of the six the new codes.

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'A very, very good thing'—CMS proposes reimbursements for providers' efforts to ensure MRI safety

“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients."

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