More than 20 states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1, increasing wages for more than nine million workers by a total of nearly $6 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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Wellstar taps president for 2 Georgia hospitals
Kevin Smith, PhD, has been appointed president of Wellstar Spalding Medical Center in Griffin, Ga., and Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center in Jackson, Ga.
Employee engagement drops to 10-year low: 5 notes
Only 31% of U.S. employees are engaged at work as of 2024, marking the lowest level reported since 2014, according to a Jan. 14 Gallup article.
Trump administration 'likely' to end FTC efforts to ban noncompetes: Report
President-elect Donald Trump recently said that current Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson will be the next chair of the commission. He has also nominated Mark Meador to take over for outgoing Chairperson Lina Khan, creating a Republican majori…
Texas physician sentenced to 10 years for $70M fraud scheme
A physician based in Fredericksburg, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26.6 million in restitution for his involvement in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Sutter Health enters $1B partnership with GE HealthCare
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has entered into a seven-year partnership with Arlington Heights, Ill.-based GE HealthCare to enhance imaging services across California.
Florida medical device company ordered to pay $1.1M to Washington state
Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, a medical equipment company, has been ordered to pay $1.15 million to reimburse Washington’s Medicaid program for alleged fraudulent overbilling of leased oxygen equipment.
Why nurse practitioner is the best job in healthcare, again
U.S. News & World Report has named the role of nurse practitioner as the best job in the U.S. for 2025 for the second year in a row.
7 states expanding their CRNA workforce
Currently, certified registered nurse anesthetists provide a large percent of anesthesia services nationwide annually, especially in rural areas.
What a medical coder looks for in an AI platform
Dawson Ballard, a coding auditor and educator for Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center who has more than 20 years experience in the profession, sees artificial intelligence coding platforms as beneficial.
