Healthcare Workforce Rose 312K Despite Ongoing Hospital Job Losses
The healthcare workforce increased by 312,400 jobs from April to May 2020, largely driven by additions to the ambulatory care space, the Bureau of Labor Statistics unveiled in its latest job...New Paycheck Protection Program Rules to Aid Small Providers
Healthcare providers and other small business owners participating in the Paycheck Protection Program will have more flexibility to use the funds on non-payroll expenses. For more coronavirus updates,...How Nebraska Medicine Avoided Furloughs During COVID-19
At a time when healthcare organizations had to make the tough decision to furlough staff, Nebraska Medicine was quickly adapting its existing workforce to effectively respond to a global health...Provider Compensation Increased in 2019 as Docs Saw More Patients
Provider compensation trended upward in 2019 as most providers reported increases in overall productivity, according to MGMA’s latest Provider Compensation and Production Report. Average total...22% of Physician Assistants Furloughed, Others Redeployed
Approximately 22 percent of physician assistants have been furloughed at a time when the healthcare system is most in need of qualified healthcare professionals, according to the first national survey...Sponsored by Brault
3 Revenue Cycle Management Strategies for EDs in a Time of Crisis
At the start of the year, emergency departments (EDs) across the country began to prepare for an expected surge of patients infected with COVID-19, altering revenue cycle management and operational...Should Physician Practices Return Paycheck Protection Program Loans?
Paycheck Protection Program loans were designed to support small businesses during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, but many physician practices have been debating whether returning the loans is a...CMS Unveils More Flexibilities to Maximize Healthcare Workforce
In an effort to maximize the healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS is now allowing physicians to virtually treat patients at rural hospitals and nurse practitioners to perform more...Hospitals Furloughing Staff, Altering Physician Pay Due to COVID-19
UPDATED 04/02/2020 3:00 PM EST to include a statement from Intermountain Healthcare. Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare made headlines earlier this week after announcing changes to physician and...Long-Term Care Demand to Double Despite Workforce Constraints
Supply and demand for long-term care are moving in opposite directions, according to a report from the American Action Forum. The number of Americans needing long-term care is slated to nearly double...Nurse Practitioner Workforce Hits Record High of 290K
The nurse practitioner (NP) workforce hit a record high of more than 290,000 licensed NPs, according to a new estimate from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The estimate was...85% of Health Facilities Use Locum Tenens To Fill Care Gaps
Eighty-five percent of healthcare workforce management reported using locum tenens physicians sometime during the last 12 months, down from 94 percent in 2016, according to a recent...Nurse Practitioner Workforce More Than Doubled, Study Finds
The nurse practitioner (NP) workforce more than doubled as the healthcare industry promoted the delivery of more primary care, according to new research from the University of Montana and Dartmouth...Physician Workforce Demand Rises 5% As Orgs Seek Primary Care Docs
Despite a growing healthcare provider shortage, physician workforce demand has grown year-over-year over the past three years, according to a recent study conducted by Doximity. The company’s...Providers to Focus on Patient Billing, Policy Heading into 2020
Patient billing, policy and regulation, healthcare mergers and acquisitions, and workforce diversity will be some of the top priorities for provider organizations in 2020, predicted researchers at...Rural Medical Students Make Up 4.3% of Future Docs, Study Finds
Rural medical students accounted for only 4.3 percent of the total incoming medical student body in both 2016 and 2017, according to a new study from researchers at the Association of American Medical...Unnecessary Hospital Supply Chain Spending Reaches $25.7B a Year
About $25.7 billion of hospital supply chain spending is considered unnecessary, a $2.7 billion increase from just two years ago, according to a Navigant analysis. The analysis of 2,127...Shortages, Increased Workloads Challenge Nursing Workforce
The current nursing workforce is facing growing pressures on their professional and personal lives due to increased demand for services, nursing shortages, and structural changes in the healthcare...AAMC Report Highlights Healthcare Workforce Challenges
The healthcare workforce grew slightly over the last decade, according to a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Published earlier this month, the 2019 State Physician...Sponsored by Symplr
