Category: Compensation Issues

Workers at nine hospitals are still experiencing payment issues from the Dec. 11 ransomware attack on Kronos Private Cloud, according to news reports.

Corpus Christi (Texas)-based Christus Spohn Health System is offering up to $20,000 sign-on bonuses at a nurse recruiting event Jan. 12. The event will be held at its Shoreline Hospital. 

A Dec. 11 ransomware attack of Kronos Private Cloud continues to delay pay for healthcare workers in three states, according to news reports.

U.S. hospitals, especially those in rural areas, are struggling to match employee pay with large retailers such as Walmart, Bloomberg reported Jan. 7. 

Iowa is paying Favorite Healthcare’s travel nurses $220 per regular hour and $330 per overtime hour, The Gazette reported Dec. 24.  

Iowa is paying Favorite Healthcare’s travel nurses $220 per regular hour and $330 per overtime hour, The Gazette reported Dec. 24.  

Stories about salary rankings and healthcare CEO compensation were popular among readers this year.

Average pay for physicians increased by 3.8 percent in 2021, but the inflation rate measured by the Consumer Price Index was 6.2 percent, according to Doximity’s “2021 Physician Compensation Report” published in December.

As hospitals and health systems struggle with staff shortages, several are making investments to retain and recruit employees through education, tuition and student loan reimbursement and compensation.

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