Workforce

As the country faces a shortage of doctors in the coming decades as the demand for them increases, one Midwestern state has put a number on just how many extra doctors per year it will need to avoid a crisis: 100.

The number of people aged 23 to 26 -- primarily women -- who became registered nurses increased by 62 percent from 2002 to 2009, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the RAND Corporation, Vanderbilt University and Dartmouth College.

Having a hard time finding physicians who are the right fit for your organization? You're not alone. A recent article posted by the MGMA e-Source recognized the looming physician shortage, and it mentioned the need for qualified physicians is projected to be worse than originally thought. Jennifer Metivier gives us eight tips for improving physician recruitment.

Doctors are more stressed out than ever before says a new study by Physician Wellness Services (PWS) and Cejka Search and the impact of that increased stress is underestimated to the detriment of all.

As more and more employers are adjusting benefits plans to improve the health of their employees and reduce their healthcare costs, findings from the nonprofit Center for Health Value Innovation (CHVI) show that not only are employees not engaged, employers are spending money without paying attention to the results they are getting -- or aren't getting.

Registered nurses in western Massachusetts have staged a two-day picket of Baystate Health facilities over their frustration with a 12-month impasse in negotiating a new contract.

Healthcare organizations may not pay attention to a recruitment report geared to recruiters, but there are insights to be gleaned from the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters’ (ASPR) 2011 In-House Physician Recruitment Benchmarking Report. Most important? Focus on workforce planning.

Kaiser Permanente is suing the California Nurses Association saying it violated terms of the current contract when the union authorized a sympathy strike last September.

As policymakers and employers struggle with the rising costs of healthcare, there's a direct solution to cutting healthcare costs while not sacrificing quality of care says the Institute for Women's Policy Research: paid sick days.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the Health Care Innovation Challenge, which will award $1 billion in grants in March to test inventive and compelling methods to deliver high quality medical care at lower costs to individuals enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.