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Finance
AHA Study Finds 'Drastic' Income, Health Differences Between Hospital Outpatients and ASC Patients
Hospitals push back against CMS's policy shift on site-neutral payments for outpatient services.
Clinical Care
Gender Gap in Physician Compensation Narrows Modestly
The overall disparity between male and female physicians decreased from 2017 to 2018, but there was wide regional variation.
Finance
Docs Generate an Average $2.4M a Year Per Hospital
Family physicians provide an excellent ROI, earning an average $241,000 as a starting salary but generating nine times that amount...
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...