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.

A sign for reducing physician burnout, which was one of the top priorities at the American Medical Association (AMA) 2022 House of Delegates meeting. Photo by Dave Fornell

How mental health conditions are affecting cardiologists

A survey of nearly 6,000 cardiologists found 1 in 4 experience mental health conditions. 

January 5, 2023

VIDEO: The need to develop the cardiology workforce

ACC President Edward T.A. Fry, MD, explains the need to better develop the cardiology workforce as the subspecialty faces a looming shortage of cardiologists. 

December 21, 2022
Baligh R. Yehia, MD, has been named the new president of Jefferson Health, a nonprofit health system based in Philadelphia. He will assume the role Jan. 17, 2023. Yehia joins Jefferson Health from Ascension, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems.

Movers & Shakers: Jefferson Health, Genesis Health, Roche Pharma announce leadership changes

Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry, featuring executive leadership changes at Jefferson Health, Genesis Health System and Roche Pharmaceuticals.

December 14, 2022
Leadership. Healthcare CEO turnover surged in the final months of 2022, indicating that the disruptive labor challenges that have defined this year may not be over.

Healthcare CEO turnover surges in November as leaders retire

CEO turnover surged in the final months of 2022, indicating that the disruptive labor challenges that have defined this year may not be over.

December 14, 2022
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Physician salary update: Women still earning much less than men

Despite the wide pay gap, the majority of female physicians—specialists or otherwise—said they would choose to pursue a career in medicine again if given the choice.

October 25, 2022

COVID-19 continues to affect healthcare hiring practices

Facilities were forced to adapt when the pandemic began, leading to changes that are still being felt throughout the healthcare industry. 

October 20, 2022
overnight night shift attending radiologist burnout. A new policy statement from the American College of Cardiology highlights the importance of career flexibility—including the ability to change hours or work responsibilities when necessary—for cardiologists of all ages. 

Cardiologists explain why career flexibility is needed to thrive in today’s challenging work environment

A new policy statement from the American College of Cardiology highlights the importance of career flexibility—including the ability to change hours or work responsibilities when necessary—for cardiologists of all ages. 

October 14, 2022
Interview with Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, a radiologist and managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York, chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Commission, serves on the Public Information Advisors Committee for Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and on the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Communication Committee. She discusses post-COVID economic issues facing breast imaging centers, including the "great resignation" and lower reimbursements.

VIDEO: Issues with the great resignation and lower reimbursements in breast imaging

Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, a radiologist and managing partner at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York, and chair of the ACR Breast Commission, discusses post-COVID-19 economic issues facing breast imaging centers, including staffing problems from the "Great Resignation" and lower reimbursements. 

October 7, 2022

Around the web

Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.

U.S. physicians often receive payments from medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies. New research in JAMA found a connection between receiving such payments and using specific devices—should the industry be concerned? 

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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