The physician shortage is the worst in the Midwest and Southern regions of the U.S. according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
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Layoffs loom for Indiana system
Community Health Network, a nonprofit health system based in Indianapolis, plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs as it restructures its workforce and makes organizational changes.
CMS hospital price transparency enforcement by the numbers
Here are the actions CMS has taken against hospitals for price transparency noncompliance, as of April:
Hospital margins crawl into black for March, report finds
Despite continued high labor expenses and other financial pressures, hospitals’ margins made it into the black for March, according to a new report from Syntellis.
Mailed HPV kits increase screening uptake 72%, UNC finds
Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina researchers found mailing human papillomavirus self-collection tests to under-screened, low-income women nearly doubles the number of screenings completed.
MultiCare Health reports almost $60M operating loss as contract labor costs remain challenge
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare reported a first-quarter operating loss of $59.9 million, adding to similar losses experienced in 2022 when it reported a $287.4 million operating loss for the full year.
BayCare developing AI platform to ease nurses' documentation workload
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare is partnering with health tech company healthPrecision to develop an artificial intelligence-based platform that can help reduce hospital nurses’ documentation burden.
The highest- and lowest-paying cities for female physicians
Women working as physicians typically earn less than 80 percent of what their male counterparts made each year, according to Physicians Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
Nursing among 10 most searched internship specialties
Nursing internships are some of the most highly coveted for college students and recent graduates, CNBC reported May 4.
Aetna in the headlines: 24 updates in 60 days
Here are 24 stories Becker’s has covered about Aetna and its parent company, CVS Health, since March 2:
