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By Anthony Brino | 03:27 pm | July 30, 2015
As the programs turn 50, Medicare and Medicaid's long role in funding medical education is finding itself stretched thin by looming nursing and physician shortages.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:43 am | July 29, 2015
Despite concerns about turning the obstetrical specialty into "shift" work similar to emergency physicians, the laborist trend is growing as hospitals seek to improve patient safety and physicians increasingly recognize they need help responding to emergencies.
By Anthony Brino | 03:10 pm | July 27, 2015
As patients, consumers, governments and the media are all following the money in healthcare, more scrutiny than ever is falling on executive compensation, especially for nonprofit systems and health insurers.
By David Weldon | 09:27 am | July 27, 2015
Using social media, web technologies and data analytics, healthcare marketing professionals can engage current patients, future patients, and the broader community in ways like never before.
By David Weldon | 07:56 am | July 27, 2015
For many hospitals and healthcare centers, the CFO, the controller, and the reimbursement manager - form the new 'trinity' of finance leadership.
By John Andrews | 07:04 am | July 22, 2015
The good news is labor relations within the healthcare industry seem stable for the most part, though contentious issues such as patient safety still exist and have threatened to disrupt operations at some health centers in the United States.
By Susan Morse | 01:55 pm | July 09, 2015
As more healthcare companies see their staffs unionize, and new laws make it easier to do so, many healthcare providers say the growth of organized labor is having a bad effect on their business.
By Henry Powderly | 12:05 pm | July 02, 2015
According to the Department of Labor, healthcare businesses added 40,100 jobs compared to adding 48,000 in May. In total, healthcare employed 15.1 million people in the month.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:17 am | June 24, 2015
Some employers say a proposed rule could force them to cut the size of wellness programs’ financial incentives or penalties.
By Henry Powderly | 01:35 pm | June 17, 2015
News comes as more healthcare providers lean on these staff members.