Lack of performance: the top reasons for terminating healthcare employees.

ABSTRACT

One of the responsibilities of being a radiology manager unfortunately involves terminating employees. This task can be unpleasant and difficult for both the employee and the manager. It can also be filled with legal ramifications if not handled appropriately. Therefore, it is important for radiology managers to be keenly aware of the typical reasons healthcare employees are terminated. Recognizing the most common reasons for termination can provide radiology managers with an avenue by which to create initiatives. These initiatives should be aimed at reducing the problem areas which lead to the undesirable task of firing employees. A survey of human resource managers in the healthcare industry was conducted and identified the most recurrent reasons healthcare employees are terminated. It also explored the root causes pertaining to terminations involving lack of employee performance.