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The trend in nursing mirrors a larger trend occurring across the healthcare industry with double-digit percentage differences between the salaries of men and women.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians report feeling burned-out, depressed or both, affecting their relationships with patients and colleagues.
This is the second year in a row in which the index has found an increase in the potential industry savings that could be achieved with full adoption of electronic transactions.
The lack of proper PPE can lead to hospital-acquired infections, poor safety scores, low public rankings and government penalties.
Technology to facilitate a patient's understanding of insurance coverage and out-of-pocket cost for pending services will feature prominently in the future.
The increases come at a time when physician shortages, especially in primary care, loom large.
The call for cost estimates is getting louder, patients don't mind keeping a credit card on file, and varied payment options mean more robust collections.
Ascension will now be the first word in every facility name in a broader effort to deploy best practices and improve care delivery, CEO Joseph Cacchione says.
Executives said Thursday they had chosen a CEO to lead their healthcare company.
Kaiser Permanente found that hospitals can bolster patient satisfaction scores and increase revenue by decreasing levels of opioid prescriptions.