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November 19, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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November 19, 2015 - The holiday season brings a convergence of workforce issues for hospitals, clinics, practices and other healthcare facilities.
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November 18, 2015 - A majority of baby-boomer nurses say they are considering retirement now that the economy has improved, and most say they will retire within three years, according to a survey of nearly 9,000 nurses by the Center for the Advancement of Healthcare Professionals at AMN Healthcare.
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November 13, 2015 - As patients seek quicker access to physicians through urgent care centers, retail clinics, telehealth services and other "convenient care" offerings, a new ranking system incorporating 33 variables shows those states in which patients are likely to have the easiest access to physicians and those sta...
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October 7, 2015 - A manager will try to take into account staff requests, but the outcomes are typically unsuccessful, often because the schedules very rarely take into account the most important things – insight into future patient volume and acuity and accurate analysis of future staff supply.
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October 7, 2015 - Healthcare Employment Grows Nearly a Half-Million in a Year, while Unfilled Openings Soar over Hires.
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October 7, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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October 7, 2015 - Like other health care professions, physical therapy is faced with the health care reform demands of how to improve quality and contain costs in an era of rising patient-care demand and shortages of clinicians.
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October 7, 2015 - The number of people seeking hospice services continues to rise. But many people delay enrollment until their final days. This section explains the process of enrolling in and receiving hospice care.
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September 11, 2015 - Until very recently, the term “health information technology” has meant electronic medical records and mobile diagnostic devices that are heralded for bringing healthcare into the digital age.
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September 11, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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September 11, 2015 - A new study from the University of Pennsylvania found that Kaiser’s investment in nursing and their work environment is an important element in the Oakland, California-based organization’s success.
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September 11, 2015 - For years, healthcare providers have dealt with physician and nurse shortages, but now allied professionals are becoming in short supply as well.
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September 11, 2015 - The first educational program for Physician Assistants began at Duke University in 1965 in part as a response to a physician shortage.
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August 11, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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August 3, 2015 - A new study from Loyola University Health System in Chicago found that changes to hospital resources, including improved nurse staffing strategies, can reduce the weekend surgery effect.
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July 8, 2015 - Surveys of nurse attitudes reveal a striking paradox. Nurses declare the highest career satisfaction of almost any profession – nurses love being nurses. But when asked about their own particular jobs, satisfaction rates drop by about 20%.
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July 8, 2015 - Temporary nurses are an integral part of the healthcare industry, particularly in this era of transformation when workforce flexibility is critical to improving patient care and containing costs.
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July 8, 2015 - The global ultrasound market is growing fast, with portable units that produce good images taking center stage in the trend. But at the same time, a shortage of skilled and experienced sonographers could hamper the effective use of this important diagnostic and therapeutic technology.
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July 8, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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July 8, 2015 - Demand for psychiatrists has risen sharply in recent years and currently stands at an all-time high, according to an annual report tracking physician recruiting trends.
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June 5, 2015 - The need for physical therapists and other allied healthcare professionals at skilled nursing facilities is on the rise, driven in part by a growing need for rehabilitative services for the country’s aging population.
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May 21, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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May 12, 2015 - A message from AMN Healthcare Chief Clinical Officer Marcia Faller to nurses everywhere for the upcoming National Nurses Week.
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April 28, 2015 - A significant rise in the number of people with healthcare coverage and an aging population with more people managing chronic diseases are contributing to increased demand for diagnostic examinations and the technicians who perform the testing.
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April 28, 2015 - A message from AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka to nurses everywhere for the upcoming National Nurses Week.
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April 27, 2015 - Essential data and information on healthcare workforce employment
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April 27, 2015 - A substantial population in Texas does not have adequate access to both primary care and specialized physicians due to staffing shortages, according to a new report.
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April 27, 2015 - Travel nurse staffing and other kinds of supplemental nursing can be cost-effective for hospitals and even allow them to break even on staffing expenses when addressing shortages of permanent staff or rising patient acuity, according to a new study in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
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March 26, 2015 - In an era of rising demand for healthcare professionals, medical facilities are under greater pressure than ever to fill vacant slots for core staff and flexible staff. As executives and managers increasingly turn to healthcare staffing and workforce solutions companies for help, they must still mai...
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March 26, 2015 - Once upon a time, the healthcare staffing industry was a much smaller, simpler industry than it is today. When hospitals needed temporary staff, usually nurses, they picked up the phone and called a few agencies to hire them.
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March 26, 2015 - There’s new evidence debunking myths about travel and per diem nursing. A study from the University of Pennsylvania shows that employing supplemental registered nurses does not adversely affect patient safety or patient satisfaction.
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March 26, 2015 - Healthcare hiring continued to inch upward in February. Preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the industry added 23,800 more jobs last month after adding about 40,000 in January.
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March 26, 2015 - Every year, the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) surveys members to gauge the composition and compensation of the perioperative nursing workforce.
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March 26, 2015 - After hitting a high mark in 2013, the turnover rate of hospital CEOs declined slightly in 2014. According to a recent report from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the turnover rate in 2014 was 18 percent.
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March 26, 2015 - Chances are, you’re encountering more nurse practitioners these days. Count on that trend to continue, according to recent data from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
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February 26, 2015 - After a year in which the healthcare industry added an average of 26,000 jobs per month, 2015 got off to a good start, too. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare employment grew by...
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February 26, 2015 - It’s dangerous being a nurse or nursing assistant. According to recent statistics compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing assistants get injured at three times the rate of construction workers.
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February 26, 2015 - Before a nurse is hired, credentialing offices must make sure that he or she is licensed. New nurses take the NCLEX examination, or National Council Licensure Examination, prior to beginning nursing jobs.
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February 25, 2015 - The statistics on lateral violence in the workplace are disconcerting. In 2007, a study of student nurses reported that 53 percent had been put down by a staff nurse at some point in their career (Longo in ANA, 2012), and 48 percent nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals reported exp...
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February 25, 2015 - At a time when demand for nurses is rising due to our aging population needing more health services, and the ACA expanding coverage to millions of Americans, seasoned nurses are retiring, leaving difficult-to-fill positions vacant. Many hospitals are now solving this challenge by recruiting internat...
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February 25, 2015 - Ongoing federal incentives and penalties for the adoption of electronic medical records, or EMR, continue to motivate hospitals and other healthcare facilities to update their systems. Initiated by the American Recovery and Reinstatement Act of 2009, $19 billion in funds have been allocated for heal...
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January 23, 2015 - Urgent care clinics are growing in popularity with patients at the same time that shortages of healthcare professionals present a growing challenge to the clinics’ success. Healthcare workforce experts say strategic healthcare staffing plans are necessary for urgent care to maximize its patient-care...
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January 23, 2015 - A surge in demand for healthcare professionals, and nurses in particular, began in mid-2014 and shows no sign of abating. The causes of the surge include the Affordable Care Act signing up 8 million people for health insurance, an aging population needing more care, shortages in most types of health...
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January 23, 2015 - Healthcare hiring took a major leap in 2014, with statistics showing major employment gains over 2013.
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January 23, 2015 - The year 2014 wrapped up with impressive gains in healthcare hiring. Healthcare sector jobs continued to open up at the end of 2014, adding almost 29,000 jobs in November and 34,100 in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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January 23, 2015 - As millions of new healthcare consumers gain coverage through the Affordable Care Act and the expansion of Medicaid, federally-funded community health centers are growing in popularity.
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January 23, 2015 - Two days after treating Army Ranger and Delta Force soldiers wounded in the incident now known as “Blackhawk Down,” Dr. John Otho “Rob” Marsh was standing on the tarmac of a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia when a mortar round hit.
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