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Innovation
Digital Startups Scale Cheaper, Faster with On-Demand Physicians
Growth of entrepreneurial sector spawns need for innovative approach to physician employment.
Clinical Care
3 Steps to Make Good Hiring Decisions in Clinical Settings
Stakes are high when recruiting new clinical staff, including costs associated with making new hires.
Clinical Care
Hospital-Physician Consolidation Growth Trends Moderate
After spiking from 2012 to 2015, the increase in hospital-employed physicians and hospital-owned physician practices eased from 2016 to early...
Nursing
Take the 2019 Nursing Salary Survey!
The nursing group at HealthLeaders and HCPro is asking for your candid feedback regarding your experiences as a nursing professional...
Strategy
Furloughed Feds' Health Coverage Intact, But Shutdown Still Complicates Things
Although the estimated 800,000 government workers affected by the shutdown won't lose their health insurance, an unknown number are in...
Federal Shutdown Mostly Spares Health Coverage, But Other Issues Loom
The length of the shutdown will dictate how furloughed and unpaid workers will be affected.
Strategy
Healthcare Job Growth Outpaced Nearly Every Other Sector in 2018
Healthcare created 346,000 new jobs in 2018, up from 284,000 jobs in 2017. The 2018 figures include 219,000 jobs in...
Clinical Care
4 Physician Assistant Trends to Watch in 2019
This year's expected developments include a new electronic recertification process for physician assistants.
Strategy
Health Care Is Where The Jobs Are. But What Kind Of Jobs?
Were they highly paid doctors and hospital executives or were they positions on the other end of the pay scale?
Kentucky's Medicaid Work Requirements Reapproved After Judge Tossed Them
The state revised its proposal, and the Trump administration collected additional comments on the policy before granting the reapproval.
Clinical Care
Republicans' Drive To Tighten Immigration Overlooks Need For Doctors
The U.S. is grappling with a doctor shortage that?s expected to grow to as many as 120,000 physicians by 2030....
Booming Economy Helps Flatten Medicaid Enrollment And Limit Costs, States Report
The falling unemployment rate is the main reason for the drop in Medicaid enrollment, but some states have reduced their...