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November 24, 2019 - Millions of registered nurses face growing pressures on their professional and personal lives in the new decade due to increased demand for services, nursing shortages, and structural changes in the industry, according to a newly released survey of nearly 20,000 RNs by AMN Healthcare.
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November 24, 2019 - Demand for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) is rising rapidly, according to Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s leading physician and advanced practitioner search firm, driven by an aging population needing more healthcare services, a rise in elective procedures, and the effort to control c...
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September 23, 2019 - Predicting the severity of the upcoming flu season is difficult, but some warning signs suggest that this year may be significantly worse than last year.
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September 23, 2019 - The pressures of providing quality care in today’s increasingly complex healthcare environment often drives hospitals, health systems, and other healthcare facilities to fill positions as quickly as possible. But in doing so, many providers risk bringing inexperienced or mismatched staff members int...
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September 23, 2019 - The first and most important consideration when considering the cost of an unfilled physician position is the impact on quality patient care.
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July 12, 2019 - Hospitals, medical groups, and other healthcare facilities are seeking more medical specialists and fewer primary care physicians, according to an annual report tracking physician starting salaries and other physician recruiting trends.
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July 12, 2019 - As the largest group of healthcare workers, nurses provide the greatest amount of direct hands-on healthcare for Americans. The well-being of this all-important population of care providers is vital to the health of the nation.
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July 12, 2019 - Once upon a time, we lived in a fee-for-service world where healthcare providers would send in a bill and payers would simply pay it.
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May 22, 2019 - Finding a job is not the challenge for newly trained physicians, a new survey suggests. Choosing from among dozens or even over 100 job options is.
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May 22, 2019 - When health systems consolidate, one of the major challenges they face is integrating, managing, and optimizing their much larger workforce.
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May 22, 2019 - More than 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, and many of these new seniors want a higher quality of life during the healthcare challenges they face.
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March 18, 2019 - Leadership styles that worked for Baby Boomers may not work for Millennials, and that includes on the nursing unit. A servant-leader model is much better suited to Millennial workers than authoritarian leadership models of the past.
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March 18, 2019 - Serving an area larger than five states and a community 45 miles from the nearest traffic light, Dr. Daniel Dahle is the medical version of a hero in a Clint Eastwood western, keeping the local citizens safe not with six shooters but with over three decades of medical expertise and an unflinching co...
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January 14, 2019 - Healthcare employment surpassed the 16 million mark in 2018, the largest and fastest-growing industry in the US economy. Preliminary data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics set the 12-month total at 16.2 million
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