This year has been big for hospital CEO exits. Departures hit a four-year high in January and climbed 72 percent in the first four months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
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Physician incentive bonuses in 2022 vs. 2021
Physicians across all specialties earned more incentive bonuses on average in 2022 than in 2021, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physician Compensation Report.”
Ascension workers authorize strike in Texas
Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee — an affiliate of National Nurses United — have voted to authorize a strike at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas.
Striking when the bubble pops: How Kaiser's supply chain unit manages a market in flux
As health systems and hospitals crawl back to positive finances after 2022 swept many into the red, Kaiser Permanente’s supply chain unit is focused on managing inflation through better understanding and tracking.
Healthcare adds 52K jobs in May
Healthcare gained 52,400 jobs in May, similar to the average monthly gain of 50,000 over the previous 12 months, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Johns Hopkins Medicine CIO wants to be IT 'conductor,' blending genomics, generative AI
Richard Mendola, PhD, the new vice president and CIO of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, told Becker’s he hopes to be the “conductor of the orchestra,” providing the technology that will enable the “brilliant” minds at his academic health system…
Colorado physician sentenced to 2+ years for stealing $250K in COVID-19 relief funds
Francis Joseph, MD, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for fraudulently obtaining and misappropriating $250,000 in COVID-19 relief funds from two programs, the Justice Department reported June 1.
LSU Health Shreveport names new CIO
LSU Health Shreveport (La.) has named Viola Sprague as its new CIO, effective June 5.
Florida bans offshore storage of EHRs
The Florida legislature passed an update to the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act banning healthcare organizations using certified health record technology from storing EHR data outside the continental U.S., its territories and Canada, The…
Why #medicalgaslighting is trending on TikTok
Patients are turning to social media and using the hashtag #medicalgaslighting to express their discontent over lackluster healthcare interactions that leave them feeling unheard, Fox News reported June 1.
