Summary: Legal Issues In Radiology
VIII – Legal Issues in Radiology
Conduct a web search to identify a specific legal issue that may arise in a radiology department. Discuss the likely responsibility of the department manager in this issue.
The workplace bullying institute (WBI) advises bullying is on the rise. Workplace bullying May begin as innocent fun and then turn into offensive and cruel conduct, evolving into a dysfunctional department conflict that if the appropriate actions are not taken; could become a legal issue. Bullying is psychological harassment at best and psychological violence or emotional abuse at the worst. Once the department manager is made aware of the issue whether documented or not, the manager has one chance to correct this action. In the event …show more content…
Five skills lead to effective supervisory communication are: Effective Communicators, Empathetic Listeners, Persuasive Leaders, and Sensitivity to Feelings. Effective Communicators- Expressive speakers, slightly extraverted and opinionated; Empathetic Listeners- Practice reflective listening, respond and engage concerns of others; Persuasive Leaders- Influencing others by encouraging not telling; Sensitivity to Feelings- Awareness of self-image and psychological defense of others, constructively enhancing self-esteem by acknowledging talents, abilities and achievements. There are also five negative barriers to communication and gateways to communication serve as pathways through the barriers. The five negative communication barriers and their gateways are: Physical Separation, Status and Gender Differences, Cultural Diversity, and Language. Physical Separation- Technology helps, face to face communication is better; Status differences- Upward Communication is more likely to be distorted, employees must feel secure; Gender Differences- Conversation styles are different, face or side by side, actively seek clarification; Cultural Diversity- Stereotypes are misleading gateways through cultural diversity are increased awareness and sensitivity or to describe the nation in terms of its passions i.e. American football, Spanish bullfight, Irish …show more content…
When years of experience are added to the education, the qualifications are even more impressive. The responsibilities of the Radiology Department Managers are in a word huge and before taking this his course I had no idea of their responsibilities. What I found surprising was the amount of responsibility that is assigned to the Radiology Department Manager and the complete operational, working knowledge of the department the managers possess. All the course information was pertinent for a department manager to possess and something was learned with every page turned. I have an immense respect for the professional Radiographic Technologist to begin with and the Radiology Department Managers are all that and so much more. To aspire to be a Radiology Department Manager would be a worthy goal for
Conduct a web search to identify a specific legal issue that may arise in a radiology department. Discuss the likely responsibility of the department manager in this issue.
The workplace bullying institute (WBI) advises bullying is on the rise. Workplace bullying May begin as innocent fun and then turn into offensive and cruel conduct, evolving into a dysfunctional department conflict that if the appropriate actions are not taken; could become a legal issue. Bullying is psychological harassment at best and psychological violence or emotional abuse at the worst. Once the department manager is made aware of the issue whether documented or not, the manager has one chance to correct this action. In the event …show more content…
Five skills lead to effective supervisory communication are: Effective Communicators, Empathetic Listeners, Persuasive Leaders, and Sensitivity to Feelings. Effective Communicators- Expressive speakers, slightly extraverted and opinionated; Empathetic Listeners- Practice reflective listening, respond and engage concerns of others; Persuasive Leaders- Influencing others by encouraging not telling; Sensitivity to Feelings- Awareness of self-image and psychological defense of others, constructively enhancing self-esteem by acknowledging talents, abilities and achievements. There are also five negative barriers to communication and gateways to communication serve as pathways through the barriers. The five negative communication barriers and their gateways are: Physical Separation, Status and Gender Differences, Cultural Diversity, and Language. Physical Separation- Technology helps, face to face communication is better; Status differences- Upward Communication is more likely to be distorted, employees must feel secure; Gender Differences- Conversation styles are different, face or side by side, actively seek clarification; Cultural Diversity- Stereotypes are misleading gateways through cultural diversity are increased awareness and sensitivity or to describe the nation in terms of its passions i.e. American football, Spanish bullfight, Irish …show more content…
When years of experience are added to the education, the qualifications are even more impressive. The responsibilities of the Radiology Department Managers are in a word huge and before taking this his course I had no idea of their responsibilities. What I found surprising was the amount of responsibility that is assigned to the Radiology Department Manager and the complete operational, working knowledge of the department the managers possess. All the course information was pertinent for a department manager to possess and something was learned with every page turned. I have an immense respect for the professional Radiographic Technologist to begin with and the Radiology Department Managers are all that and so much more. To aspire to be a Radiology Department Manager would be a worthy goal for