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Many U.S. not-for-profit hospitals and health systems will likely face increased pension funding needs in the next several years despite an improvement in funded status in 2011, according to a Standard & Poor's Ratings Services report released Monday.

As the shortage of primary care providers is becoming more of a threat to healthcare organizations, a new national program has been created to help identify primary care sites around the country that are using their workforce creatively in order to increase access, provide good quality care and create value at their institutions.

Ninety percent of hospitals and health systems are either leaving 2012 salary increase budgets unchanged from 2011 or increasing budgets from 2011, according to a new survey from consulting firm Integrated Healthcare Strategies (IHS).

The current healthcare landscape is calling for more collaboration, and possibly the most important partnership is that of the CIO and CFO. With new IT becoming a pressing necessity, it's crucial both professionals understand the ins and outs of IT spending. Jeff Muscarella outlines five things CFOs need to communicate to CIOs to prevent overspending.

The spring ritual known in medical circles as Match Day occurred last week across the country. Like the above normal temperatures the nation is experiencing, the match program reached a new record: more than 95 percent of U.S. medical school seniors matched to residency positions -- the highest rate in three decades.

Doctor shortages are projected to be at nearly 30,000 in the next few years, but according to a recent article published in The Atlantic, one area is seeing an influx of new docs -- hospitals.

Pacific Gateway, a regional workforce development agency in Long Beach, Calif., was awarded $2,816,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor to upgrade skills, certifications and training needs in the healthcare sector on Tuesday.

The projected shortage of primary care physicians in the coming years, along with a relatively high turnover rate among physician assistants and nurse practitioners will challenge medical groups as they look to embark on new collaborative models of healthcare according to a survey by Cejka Search and the American Group Medical Association (AGMA).

Healthcare and social assistance employment continued to rise in February reported the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, gaining 61,000 jobs.

The saga of the National Labor Relations Board's "Notice Posting Rule" will continue despite a ruling late last week affirming that the NLRB can require most private businesses to put up posters informing workers that they have the right to form a union.