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RN average hourly wage, salary for all 50 states

Registered nurses in the U.S. make an average of $82,750 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $39.78, though these figures vary greatly by state. 

Black History Month spotlight: Thoughts on leadership from 6 healthcare execs

In honor of Black History Month, which runs through the month of February, Becker’s Hospital Review asked Black leaders in healthcare to share their insights on leadership.

Steward names hospital president, 1st healthcare equity and DEI leader

Marisela Marrero, MD, was named senior vice president for healthcare equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion for Dallas-based Steward Health Care’s national system.

How ChatGPT performs at 5 workplace tasks

ChatGPT — a chatbot from Open AI that uses online data to produce conversational responses — is not the most effective executive assistant, The Washington Post reported Feb. 2. 

Dr. Anthony Andrews to join Eye Care Specialists

Anthony Andrews, MD, is joining the team at Berwick, Pa.-based Eye Care Specialists, Times Leader reported Feb. 1. 

Maine hospital ends maternity services after 97 years

Rumford (Maine) Hospital is closing its maternity program March 31 after 97 years in service.

Yale AI predicted physician turnover with 97% accuracy: study

Yale researchers found a machine-learning program could predict which physicians would leave the job and identified four variables that lead to high departure risk.

11 hospitals, health systems seeking EHR talent

Three of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Oracle Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data. Here are 11 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise…

Hospitals seeking CIOs, chief nursing informatics officers, IT talent

Below are six hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CIOs, cybersecurity specialists and IT talent. 

Bausch & Lomb, Modulight earn FDA approval for photodynamic laser

Bausch & Lomb and Modulight Corporation, a biomedical laser company, have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its ML6710i photodynamic laser.