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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Medtronic, Edwards among the healthcare organizations chosen as World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2023

The annual list, now in its 17th year, was designed to celebrate companies that make ethical business practices a high priority. 

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A 5-point to-do list for radiology leaders to begin addressing burnout

Such work-related stress has become “rampant” among radiologists working in the U.S., two noted experts wrote recently. 

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Lawmakers reintroduce radiologist-supported bill to soften the blow of residency debt

The REDI Act would allow physicians-in-training to qualify for interest-free deferment of their student loans while serving in a medical internship or residency program.

Working off-hours maxes odds of burnout in private-practice radiology

Meanwhile, about 27% of those surveyed said they feel professionally fulfilled, with exercise and healthy eating having an influence. 

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Radiologists’ happiness outside of work has plummeted since the pandemic

Burnout may be one factor, as physicians put in extra hours to deliver care delayed during the pandemic, according to new survey data.  

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Radiology is matching its first class of Gen Z residents this year. What to know

Physician members of this generation will come with unique nuances of which the imaging workforce should be aware. 

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Adopting new model of quality management improves nursing safety in radiology

The “Plan-Do-Check-Act” approach also helped decrease wait times and adverse events, according to a study published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing. 

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Female interventional radiologist numbers low, but appear to be rising

There are many reported factors contributing to this gender gap, including fears of radiation exposure and difficulties with work-life balance, experts wrote in Academic Radiology. 

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.