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Workforce management firm Kronos Incorporated announced Friday that it has acquired the assets of OptiLink from The Advisory Board Company in a cash transaction.
Genetic and genomic clinical laboratory testing generates 116,000 U.S. jobs and contributes $16.5 billion annually to the U.S. economy, according to a new report released Thursday by the Battelle Memorial Institute.
Recently, the IRS issued Notice 2012-9, called "Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage." Here are six things to note, among other apprises and information, about the updated healthcare reporting requirements from the IRS.
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.
HealthyWage, a company offering Americans a chance to place bets on their ability to lose weight using any diet and fitness program they choose, announced Tuesday that it paid out over $450,000 in 2011.
The Q4 HWS Labor Market Pulse Index (LMPI), a quarterly barometer of local market healthcare workforce fluctuations released Monday, shows a 6 percent uptick in near-term demand for healthcare workers in 30 key U.S. markets.
Healthcare employment continued to increase in December, growing by 23,000, according to a report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As a nationwide shortage of physicians looms, older doctors may find themselves taking a back seat to younger doctors suggests a new survey by physician recruiters, the Medicus Firm.
The National Labor Relations Board issued a new rule last week that it says reduces unnecessary litigation and delays related to election procedures. Opponents, including those in the healthcare industry, argue the new rule speeds up union organizing efforts and restricts employers.
Current efforts to increase the number of primary care physicians in this country may not be enough to quickly increase the supply of practitioners according to a new policy analysis from the National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR).