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The Department of Health has expedited licenses to more than 1,000 replacement healthcare workers as nurses protest raises, wages.
With the median annual loss of nearly $450,000 due to theft many practices have plenty of room for improvement, new research from MGMA found.
With metropolitan areas still popular regions for doctors and nurses, rural hospitals face challenges finding new hires.
Growing digital transformation, as well as increasing adoption of web-based services over conventional analog devices, is fueling demand for more modern technologies, according to research reports.
New research found that 80 percent of the 103 clinical department heads at six major teaching hospitals are men, and almost 90 percent are white.
The authors say it's the first research of its kind that examines the prevalence of burnout in practices of five physicians or fewer.
Along with CEOs, many chief operating officers and chief nursing officers were also hired, making for a busy month.
Of 1,750 healthcare leaders, 45 percent said they felt "burned out," while 28 percent said they were "somewhat" burned out.
The lax summer months affords the facility an opportunity to experiment with the staffing option, and it hopes to attract nurses as a result.
The evolution of the patchwork EHR landscape has been complex, and one expert traces the problem back to meaningful use.