With a diploma in hand and a new credential after their name, new nurses enter the hospital workforce and quickly find themselves frustrated and burned out by the effects of the nursing shortage, long hours and constant turnover in departments.
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How 14,000 Gen Zers feel about work, employers
Since 2019, employers have made progress in winning over the workforce’s youngest members. But there is a long way to go before members of Generation Z are fully satisfied with their companies’ flexibility and social impact, according to a recent surve…
Remote workers' nonwork habits aren't that different from those in the office
Managers are skeptical of workers’ habits when they don’t have the oversight of an office. A recent survey has quantified just how much workers engage in nonwork activities both in and out of the workplace.
New York hospital leaders face $500M class-action lawsuit
Maimonides Medical Center in New York City is facing a $500 million dollar class-action lawsuit alleging hospital leaders and trustees diverted resources from the hospital to benefit themselves, according to a press release from Morrison Cohen, the law…
Inova Health snaps up another physician group
Inova Health System has acquired Annandale, Va.-based Northern Virginia Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates, which comprises nine physicians and two locations, according to the Washington Business Journal.
USPI ahead of competition in total ASCs, physicians
While there are several major ASC management and partnership companies in the U.S. — including SCA Health, Atlas Healthcare Partners and AmSurg — one company is outpacing the rest in size and patient encounters.
Hospitals could suffer due to immigrant healthcare worker red tape
Healthcare staffing shortages continue to burden hospitals and systems, yet immigrants, who are often looked to as a solution for the staffing crisis, appear to be facing more red tape and discrimination.
VillageMD picked for NIH study to find undiagnosed Alzheimer's in EHRs
VillageMD has been selected for a two-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health to identify patients with undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease using EHR data.
Ascension Seton PHI exposed in vendor breach
Austin, Texas-based Ascension Seton is investigating a third-party vendor data breach that exposed patient information, according to a report from KVUE, an ABC affiliate.
Physicians embrace gig work model to tackle burnout
Similar to what the nursing industry is seeing, a growing group of U.S. physicians are taking a gig approach to employment and ditching the traditional path of working for a health system or practice.
