The American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates has voted to oppose non-compete agreements for physicians employed by hospitals or staffing companies.
Non-compete agreements prohibit...
Clinic staffing costs continue to increase despite some stabilization of overall finances, pushing medical groups and health systems to address labor shortages.
AMGA recently reported in the...
A new study demonstrates that doctors of osteopathic medicine, or DOs, have similar patient outcomes and costs of care to doctors of medicine (MDs).
Patient mortality rates, hospital readmissions, and...
Paging subject matter experts for denial management.
According to a recent survey from healthcare AI vendor AKASA and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), denial management requires...
The US government could run out of money by next month if lawmakers cannot agree on raising or suspending the country’s debt limit. This economic catastrophe could leave the US without funds to pay its bills, and healthcare providers...
Envision Healthcare Corporation has officially filed for bankruptcy following reports last week that the physician staffing firm has $7 billion in outstanding debt.
The firm announced yesterday it...
More nurses plan to leave the healthcare workforce as career satisfaction has decreased and mental health and well-being problems have increased, according to a survey from AMN Healthcare.
The 2023...
The rising costs of care are creating persistent financial challenges for hospitals and health systems, with hospital expenses growing faster than Medicare reimbursement over the last four years,...
Physician compensation is on the rise as healthcare organizations confront persistent clinician shortages and record levels of burnout.
The “Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2023”...
After losing 100,000 registered nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing workforce is expected to lose an additional 900,000 workers by 2027, according to research from the National Council of...
While healthcare employment is slowly bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, the registered nurse (RN) turnover rate in 2022 was 22.5 percent, resulting in hospitals losing millions of dollars,...
Hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) are stepping down or leaving their positions more than last year, according to the latest data from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm...
Healthcare employment has continued its steady growth in 2023, with the industry adding 44,200 jobs in February, according to Altarum’s March Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs.
Healthcare...
Hospitals and health systems are facing a staffing emergency, the American Hospital Association (AHA) said in response to a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee Request for...
Healthcare organizations need to prepare for a wave of physician retirements, according to a new survey from the physician, physician leader, and advanced practice provider recruitment firm Jackson...
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to withdraw its proposal to ban non-compete agreements, stating that the ban would hinder care coordination,...
Hospital expenses remain high in 2023, with emergency department labor costs in particular increasing 50 percent from pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from Syntellis Performance...
Nurses are unhappy, and they are letting hospital operators know it.
Nurse burnout, clinician shortages, compensation disputes, and the lingering effects of a global pandemic have made the nurse experience unbearable for many...
Not only did hospitals and health systems rely more on contract staffing firms to meet patient demand in 2020, but facilities also paid staffing firms more to compete for workers.
A recent report from...
As staffing shortages continue, hospitals and health systems should focus on embracing the gig workforce, preparing for new regulations, and investing in technology to improve workforce management,...
