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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Radiologists among top 10 most recruited physicians as hiring demand shifts to specialty care

This marks the first uptick in specialist recruiting in years, financial planning firm Physician Thrive said in a new report. 

Reading cases from home does not impact radiology residents’ productivity

Trainees, in fact, were able to read a much higher volume of CT and MRI exams remotely amid the pandemic, experts detailed in JACR.  

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CT angiography produces surge of extra work for radiologists, underlining need for burnout vigilance

Creating a data-driven, analytical understanding of imaging volumes each shift can allow practices to increase staffing to help alleviate workload-related distress. 

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6 COVID-related changes that radiology departments should maintain beyond the pandemic

“Many workflow changes implemented during the pandemic were positive in terms of advancing trainee wellness and maximizing educational opportunities," experts wrote in JACR

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Training program bolsters radiology residents’ skills at gaining informed consent, disclosing complications

Physicians are often tasked with this important duty, but many lack familiarity with the process due to minimal training, experts wrote recently. 

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8 simple tips to help radiologists work smarter, not harder

While informatics and information technology tools are essential, individuals can take a number of steps to improve their day-to-day productivity.

The top 12 radiology schools in the world, according to US News and World Report

Harvard University took the top spot in the Best Universities for Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging category, with Stanford coming in second. 

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Radiologists among the most in-demand health workers, earning No. 5 highest starting salary

The specialty came in just below non-interventional cardiologists' $446K average and well-behind invasive heart docs' whopping $611K.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.