Health systems face a dual demographic challenge – a rapidly shrinking number of personnel to provide quality care just as the care delivery environment is becoming increasingly complex.
The implications are sweeping. Failing to effectively navigate and prepare for these trends will leave organizations flatfooted, resulting in operational inconsistency, financial strain, or worse, suboptimal quality of care.
These trends pose unique challenges in diagnostic settings such as imaging departments and diagnostic laboratories. The specialized nature of the equipment used, the specific labor shortages seen in the diagnostic technologist arena, the costs of inefficient equipment utilization, and the difficulties of integrating teams during mergers and acquisitions are among the most substantial challenges to be overcome by healthcare systems.
