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Nurses, mental health professionals in high demand
The staffing and skills shortages in healthcare continues as inflation pressures mount, while roles focused on mental health are among the top 50 healthcare jobs in the US.
The most in-demand position is a nurse, advertising 437,168 vacancies in June 2…
Digital health investment slows as investors dwindle
Digital health startups in the United States have seen a decline in funding, with the sector on track for its lowest funding year since 2019, according to the latest quarterly report by Rock Health.
The decline in funding follows a significant boom in …
Post-COVID-19 healthcare landscape spurs new business models
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry have been profound, resulting in shifting profit pools, spikes in innovation, and the creation of new business models, while diversification and vertical integration are likely to accelera…
Diabetes care quality measures must be improved, study finds
Existing diabetes quality metrics do not currently help patients improve their health and diabetes quality measurement must be improved through the adoption of new measures and modernization, according to a June report published in Health Affairs.
Medicare Advantage profit structure under scrutiny in new report
As enrolment in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program grows, so are concerns and uncertainly over the profits providers are reaping and whether or not “overpayment” is an issue.
LA ordinance raises minimum wage for private healthcare workers to $25 per hour
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance into law that raises the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 per hour at eligible private healthcare facilities.
LA ordinance raises private healthcare workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance into law which raises the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 per hour at eligible private healthcare facilities.
Risk of monkeypox transmission in hospitals is low, study funds
There is a low risk of transmission of monkeypox in healthcare settings, according to a June study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston combed through the literature over the …
Feds recovered $5 billion in healthcare fraud cases in 2021
The federal government recovered more than $5 billion in healthcare fraud settlements and judgments in fiscal year 2021, according to the joint annual government Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report from the of the Departments of J…
Metaverse and virtual reality are gaining a foothold in healthcare
More than eight in 10 healthcare executives expect the metaverse to have a positive impact on the healthcare industry, according to a report from Accenture.
