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The New Year brought a surge in turnover among the nation's CEOs, with 123 leaving their posts in January, according to a recent report from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc (CGC). Healthcare led the pack with 25 departures.

Quality professionals working in the healthcare industry made an average of $85,473 in 2011, reports the American Society for Quality in its annual salary survey, but it’s the job trends that it hints at that offer a glimpse of the future.

One of the solutions consistently offered to the problems of increasing healthcare costs and the shortage of primary care physicians is allowing advance practice registered nurses (APRNs), such as nurse practitioners, to practice independently. States considering such legislation are finding it's a hotly debated issue that often pits APRNs against physicians.

Common surgeries for workplace injuries generally cost less in states that have adopted per-procedure fee schedules, versus states that don’t use fee schedules, according to a recent report by a Massachusetts-based industry research group.

While a majority of healthcare professionals believe in the strong benefits a diverse leadership team would bring to their organization, less than 15 percent believe hospitals have taken the plunge in closing the broad diversity gap within the last five years, according to a new report published by Witt/Kieffer, entitled “Diversity as a Business Builder in Healthcare.”

The U.S. Department of Labor has extended the comment period on its proposed rule to provide minimum wage and overtime protections to in-home care workers to March 12. The original comment period was scheduled to close on Feb. 27.

The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have formed a partnership that may lead toward a formal affiliation the NUHW announced last week.

Creating a physician compensation plan is a difficult thing for healthcare systems to do, but these 10 tips from an education session offered by the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association will help you design a successful one.

It's no secret the industry's labor force is possibly its most costly expense. But with the lack of professionals and a disconcerting future, the fears surrounding the healthcare labor force are extending beyond its cost. Clinton Wingrove, EVP and principal consultant at Pilat HR Solutions outlines eight trends concerning the changing healthcare workforce.

Healthcare humorist David Glickman is set to show healthcare finance managers at MGMA's upcoming conference in Arizona how to find the funny in healthcare finance. He shares his secrets with us.