Hospital/physician relations
Beginning March 17, Sentara will implement a 5% market pay increase for all eligible employees, up to and including the director level.
For physicians, one of the main attractions to opening an OBL is the ability to have more autonomy outside the hospital setting.
The companies are looking to help healthcare professionals through digital tools and technology, expert says.
Those employed by health systems had about 49% lower Medicare billing, worked more hours per week and were in practice for fewer years.
Care consistency is one of the major reasons why value-based models tend to result in better outcomes for MA members, Humana said.
The number is lower than many thought it would be, although the numbers are slightly higher in urban areas.
Separately, workers authorized a one-day sympathy strike in solidarity with Kaiser engineers who have been on strike for two months.
There are a number of policies hospital administrators could immediately enact that would help alleviate some of the issues, the union says.
Hospital turnover increased by 1.7% during the past year and currently stands at 19.5%.
Pending approvals, the merger will form a 33-hospital system that employs 58,000 caregivers and provides insurance to roughly one million people.