Workforce
Fee-for-service compensation arrangements, they propose, create incentives for physicians to order more services than are best for patients.
Research shows workers feel they can't discuss workplace problems, but that good management can make a big difference in curtailing these issues.
Goal is to align nursing practice, career advancement and education, clinical excellence and recruitment and retention.
'Do or die' mentality takes hold early, steers many doctors down the road to burnout and self-destruction, experts say.
Bill would cover estimated 50,000 people training for jobs such as respiratory therapists, vocational nurses, dietitians, pharmacy technicians.
Wyoming showed the highest annual salary for nurses, followed by Nevada, Michigan, Texas and Arizona.
NRPM attributed the increases primarily to growth in U.S. allopathic medical school seniors, students/graduates of U.S. osteopathic medical schools.
Despite recent controversies, the executive oversaw major growth at the marquee health system.
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló passed law lowering physicians' income taxes to 4 percent if they complete 180 hours of medically related community service.
The offer was made via a letter sent by President Betsy Nabel and Executive Vice President Ron Walls.