Medical school debt has increased by 268% over the past 40 years, outpacing the increase in surgeon salaries almost 10-fold, according to a study published Dec. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Pennsylvania set to limit physician noncompetes to 1 year
Effective Jan. 1, Pennsylvania will set limits to noncompete agreements in physicians’ contracts for the first time, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Dec. 31.
Largest healthcare ransomware demands
Hackers targeted healthcare organizations with ransom demands ranging from $4,000 to $10 million, according to Comparitech.
Indiana hospital names interim chief nursing officer
Jenna Bedwell, MSN, RN, has been named interim chief nursing officer at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind.
2024: The year of the physician union
Union activity among physicians has skyrocketed in the last two years, according to a recent JAMA study.
How Prisma Health boosted its operating performance in 2024
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health reported an operating income of $311.3 million (4.9% operating margin) in fiscal 2024, up from an operating income of $67.1 million (1.6% margin) in fiscal 2023.
118 CNO moves in 2024
Becker’s has reported on 118 chief nursing officer moves since the start of 2023.
Ransomware attacks cost healthcare $21.9B in downtime
Ransomware attacks have imposed significant financial burdens on U.S. healthcare providers, with an estimated $21.9 billion lost to downtime alone since 2018, according to Comparitech.com.
6 hospitals shuttering services in December
Becker’s has reported on six hospitals or health systems shuttering services in the last month:
Drugmakers plan price hikes for 250+ medications in 2025: Reuters
Several major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi, are set to raise prices on more than 250 branded medications in the U.S. starting Jan. 1, 2025, according to a Reuter’s exclusive report.
