Workforce

Healthcare has had a reputation for being one of the strongest industries for generating new jobs.

With the job market showing improvement, it might be time to re-evaluate if you are keeping your best employees happy.

The use of long-term incentives at integrated health systems has doubled in the last two years, according to a compensation assessment of health systems and hospitals.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending Sept. 26, 2014.

Over the last decade, labor unions have had many successes gaining ground within the healthcare industry. In the coming years, the industry will see more of the same.

In the past, many healthcare executives could get by with functional skills in their area of expertise, but with the pace and scope of change in the industry today, top-notch communication skills are critical.

The current hospital-based system of graduate medical education does not meet the needs of modern healthcare delivery or the training of the future physician workforce, according to a new reform proposal by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending September 12, 2014.

Healthcare has had a reputation for being one of the strongest industries for generating new jobs. But recent changes in reimbursements and a shift to accountable care models have changed the dynamic in some quarters.

The human resources department may not be the first department in a health system that comes to mind in the transition to value-based care, but it is increasingly being seen as a source for potential innovation.