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Clinical Care
L.A. Care Awards $3.6M for Physician Recruitment
The nation's largest publicly operated health plan has begun its $31 million initiative to recruit primary care physicians for safety...
Finance
Medicare, Medicaid Shortchanged Hospitals $76.8B
Hospitals were paid 87 cents for every dollar they spent on care for Medicare and Medicaid patients. In addition, hospitals...
Nursing
CMS Seeking Public Comment on Accrediting Organizations and Conflicts of Interest
CMS is seeking public comment on whether AOs should offer consulting services.
Finance
Hospitals Hike Minimum Wage in Geographic Clusters
The lowest-paid worker at one health system in the Philadelphia area will make $15.15 per hour, effective New Year's Day...
Sloan Kettering Cancer Researchers Correct the Record by Revealing Company Ties
The hospital's chief medical officer resigned last month after failing to disclose company ties in medical journals. Now researchers, including...
Nursing
RN Salaries Remain Flat Since 2016
Despite occupational growth projections for nurses, their salaries appear to be stagnant, according to a new survey of RNs and...
Strategy
Healthcare Jobs Growth Contributes to Lowest Unemployment in 49 Years
The growth contributed to the unemployment rate falling to 3.7% last month.
Finance
LifePoint Top Execs' Golden Parachutes Top $120M
Shareholders will consider the compensation packages on Oct. 29, when they vote on the proposed merger with RCCH HealthCare Partners.
Clinical Care
Top Official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Resigns After Failing to Disclose Industry Ties
Dr. José Baselga, the hospital's chief medical officer, stepped down days after a report by ProPublica and the New York...
Strategy
Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center CMO José Baselga has received millions of dollars in payments from companies that are involved...
Clinical Care
Nonprofit Hospitals Must Address Administrative Bloat, Physician-Researcher Says
The author of a study examining executive compensation in non-profit healthcare says it's time to ask if a 'self-perpetuating bureaucracy'...
Finance
Nonprofit Exec Pay Growth Outpaces Doctor, Nurse Raises
In 2005, CEOs at major nonprofit health systems made three times as much as orthopedic surgeons. In 2015, they made...