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Violence affects nursing recruitment, retention, NNU report finds
Violence against nurses in the workplace is rising, and healthcare employers are failing to address it. The combination of the two is hurting recruitment and retention, according to a report published Feb. 5 from National Nurses United.
States with the most, fewest trauma centers per capita
Arizona has the most level 1 trauma centers per capita and Washington has the fewest centers per capita, a study found.
States projected to have the most, fewest nurse vacancies by 2030
Alaska is projected to have the biggest shortage of nurses in 2030, while Wyoming is projected to have the biggest overage of nurses, a registerednursing.org analysis found.
Connecticut teases early plan to clear residents' medical debt
Connecticut is looking to forgive medical debt for residents in the first half of the year, with many details yet to be finalized.
California hospital sale called off
Arcata, Calif.-based Mad River Community Hospital and management company Southwest Healthcare Services have ended sale discussions for the hospital, the Lost Coast Outpost reported Feb. 1.
Amazon Prime is both bigger and slimmer, even with healthcare option
Amazon has redesigned offerings and add-ons for Amazon Prime users, including a $9 per month healthcare supplement, that can obscure the apples-to-apples value of the subscription’s price tag.
Healthcare job growth hits 32-year high
Throughout 2023, healthcare saw a rate of employment growth that it hadn’t seen in more than three decades.
Maine health system takes EHR offline after servers compromised
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health took its EHR offline Feb. 3 after some of its servers were compromised, according to a notice on the health system’s website.
Iowa medical group cuts 52 positions
Dubuque, Iowa-based Grand River Medical Group laid off 52 employees Feb. 1, according to an Iowa WARN notice filed Feb. 1.
New York man ordered to pay $336M for billing fraud scheme
A New York man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay over $336 million in restitution for an elaborate healthcare billing fraud, wire fraud and identity theft scheme.
