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Amazon's pay for 11 health tech jobs
Amazon continues to hire for its various healthcare businesses. Here are 11 new healthcare job postings from the tech giant in the past month — and what they pay.
Claims denials are costing hospitals nearly $20B per year
Hospitals and health systems are spending an estimated $19.7 billion per year to fight denied claims, according to a March 21 report from healthcare solutions company Premier.
Why new estimates project a smaller physician shortage: AAMC
By 2036, the U.S. could see a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians — a smaller estimate from what the Association of American Medical Colleges reported in their 2019 forecast.
Hospitals' widening financial gap
On average, hospitals with solid financial results improved their results throughout the pandemic, while hospitals with poor financial performances saw their results worsen, Kaufman Hall wrote in a recent analysis.
Bon Secours Mercy Health hospital closing, transferring labor and delivery services
Mercy Health-Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital, part of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, is closing its labor and delivery services and transferring them to Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital and Mercy Health-West Hospital, both in Cincinnati, effective …
From MBA to MD: Why Fred Hutch's CMO changed career paths at 28
Tom Purcell, MD, started his career in business consulting, and it was not until he was 28 that he first entered medical school.
46 chief digital officers to know | 2024
Becker’s is delighted to name 46 hospital and health system chief digital officers to know.
New Jersey hospital unveils weight management program for kids
In January, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., began seeing pediatric patients through a new program to address childhood obesity.
Measles cases surpass 2023 total
The U.S. has recorded more measles cases in the first three months of 2024 than all of last year, CDC data shows.
Healthcare cybersecurity bill seeks to incentivize upgrades
A new bill, introduced in the wake of the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, aims to incentivize cybersecurity upgrades made by healthcare organizations, Nextgov/FCW reported March 22.
