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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How radiology should prepare for AUC clinical decision support reporting requirements. CMS to require AUC CDS January 1, 2023.

‘Record’ 2022 Match Day, with applicants showing strong interest in radiology

Both diagnostic and interventional radiology were among specialties with 30 or more slots that filled all available positions, the NRMP reported. 

March 21, 2022
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‘Scant’ interest in imaging community for the term ‘multispecialty radiologist,’ task force says

Experts considered similar terms, such as multimodality or multisystem radiologist, to describe docs who spend more than 50% of their time working outside their subspecialty.

January 31, 2022
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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. 

January 28, 2022
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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.  

January 26, 2022
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), a related organization of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), this week released a statement on the criminalization of medical errors. The APSF said criminal prosecution is unjust and counterproductive is healthcare organizations want to find ways to mitigate errors by understanding how they happen and create protocols or IT systems can can help prevent future errors. The criminal trial of nurse RaDonda Vaught was counterproductive to safety.

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. 

January 24, 2022

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. 

January 12, 2022

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. 

January 11, 2022

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.

January 4, 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.

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