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After finding the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) guilty of misconduct, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge has recommended throwing out the results of the election last fall between the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the SEIU for representation of 43,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in California.

Employees at healthcare facilities are getting higher pay increases this year than what was predicted last year, says a healthcare compensation study by management consulting firm, the Hay Group.

Late last week, Transcept Pharmaceuticals announced that it will reduce its staff by 45 percent after it received notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejecting the re-application for its insomnia medication, Intermezzo.

While employment growth nationally was disappointing in June, hiring in the U.S. healthcare sector continued to trend upward. The industry added 13,500 positions in June.

The CEOs of two academic hospitals are upset that Congress may reduce the funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME) paid through Medicare.

Hospitals experience drug shortages on a daily basis, which often lead to delayed patient treatment and increased drug costs, according to a new report released yesterday by the American Hospital Association (AHA).

A proposed revision of the "advice" exemption of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) of 1959 will restrict access to legal counsel and forwards an organized labor agenda, opponents say.

Satisfied and engaged employees are essential if healthcare human resources departments are to hit the goal of improving patient satisfaction and safety, said an industry panel during a webinar Thursday reflecting on a newly released survey of healthcare HR professionals.

Physicians working under contract with the federal government practice less defensive medicine than their private sector peers, according to a new survey by Atlanta-based clinical staffing organization, Jackson Healthcare.

Transforming clinical, administrative and operational processes are critical components for healthcare organizations looking to deliver higher-quality care and reduce costs, Melinda Hancock and Michael Spine of Bon Secours Virginia Health Systems said at ANI in Orlando, Fla.