Workforce
New report says patient-to-doctor ratio shows "healthy surplus" of docs; other report says aging population will exacerbate shortage.
HealthMine surveyed 750 patients and 73 percent said their health plan doesn't seem to understand their needs.
Memorial Hermann, Mayo Clinic, Penn Medicine among providers lauded for keeping their workforces happy.
Fee-for-service compensation arrangements, they propose, create incentives for physicians to order more services than are best for patients.
Research shows workers feel they can't discuss workplace problems, but that good management can make a big difference in curtailing these issues.
Goal is to align nursing practice, career advancement and education, clinical excellence and recruitment and retention.
'Do or die' mentality takes hold early, steers many doctors down the road to burnout and self-destruction, experts say.
Bill would cover estimated 50,000 people training for jobs such as respiratory therapists, vocational nurses, dietitians, pharmacy technicians.
Wyoming showed the highest annual salary for nurses, followed by Nevada, Michigan, Texas and Arizona.
NRPM attributed the increases primarily to growth in U.S. allopathic medical school seniors, students/graduates of U.S. osteopathic medical schools.