A bipartisan group of 195 Congress members wrote to the White House COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zient requesting an investigation into reports of alleged price gouging by nurse...
In 2021, healthcare employment experienced no significant growth. However, ambulatory care employment saw an increase in jobs exceeding pre-pandemic rates, an analysis from Altarum revealed...
According to a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, one in five physicians intend to leave their practice in the next two years because of employee burnout, increased workload, fear of...
As COVID-19 cases rapidly increase, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the renewal of the COVID-19 public health emergency for an additional 90 days.
The extension provides hospitals and...
As labor costs rise and labor shortages continue, hospital labor costs are skyrocketing.
According to a Definitive Healthcare report, average hospital contract labor expense rose to $4.59...
A comment letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA) to CMS requested changes and increased clarity concerning the agency’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare...
Healthcare delivery organizations could not hire as many nurses as they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic because of nursing workforce constraints, according to a new Health Affairs study.
The...
According to the Massachusetts Nursing Association (MNA), the longest nurses strike in Massachusetts history over staffing concerns came to a long-awaited end when St. Vincent Hospital nurses ratified...
Across the country, hospitals and health system finances are being strained by rising labor costs, global labor shortages, and dwindling revenue margins, according to a recent National Hospital...
According to an AMN Healthcare survey, 96 percent of healthcare facilities hired temporary health professionals in the last 12 months to combat the shortage of permanent healthcare workers.
The...
Through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS is awarding $48 million in grants for community-based organizations in rural and tribal areas to bolster the healthcare workforce in...
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) launched its own travel staffing agency to attract highly skilled nurses and surgical technologists as a short-term solution to offset the nationwide...
CMS announced they would be funding 1,000 new Medicare residency slots to address labor shortages in rural and underserved communities as part of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has allowed CMS to enforce the vaccine mandate specific to healthcare workers to resume in about half of the country. Although, the decision released on...
Major hospitals and health systems that previously implemented COVID-19 vaccine mandates have lifted requirements their staff get the jabs in order to work. Some of the organizations include HCA...
Declines in both healthcare employment and revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic spell trouble for providers, a recent analysis by Peterson-KFF indicates.
In previous years, healthcare...
Hospital expenses remain highly elevated compared to pre-pandemic levels as health systems and hospitals continue to face labor shortages and declining margins, according to the latest National...
According to a Fitch Ratings report, supply chain challenges and rises in labor are leading to higher costs and potential revenue loss, threatening profit margins for healthcare and pharmaceutical...
Vice President Harris announced a $1.5 billion investment to respond to healthcare workforce shortages and improve critical clinical care in underserved communities impacted by the COVID-19...
In a letter to the White House, lawmakers urged an investigation looking into suspected price gouging by nurse staffing agencies.
The surge in COVID-19 cases placed immense pressure on the...
