Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health has enacted a hiring freeze for some positions amid financial challenges, the Milwaukee Business Journal reported March 3.
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Missouri hospital goes live with Epic
St. Joseph, Mo.-based Mosaic Life Care went live with its new Epic EHR system, local news outlet KQ2 reported March 5.
What's Amazon's next move in healthcare? 5 predictions
Amazon could look to home-based care or insurance for its next move into healthcare, health system digital and innovation leaders told Becker’s.
Payers may unintentionally be driving independent gastroenterologist to hospitals
Though payers have been trying to push more procedures out of hospitals, low reimbursements have the potential to cause these efforts to backfire by pushing independent physicians, including gastroenterologists, to migrate to hospital settings.
Employers find new ways to 'quiet fire'
Amid an uncertain economic outlook, employers are finding ways to thin their workforce other than outright layoffs, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 26.
MedStar nurses strike deal to hire 1,350 nurses at DC hospital
On March 4, nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., voted to ratify a new contract that includes a commitment from the hospital to hire 1,350 registered nurses by 2025.
RaDonda Vaught to appeal license revocation
RaDonda Vaught will appear in Tennessee court March 28 to appeal the state nursing board’s 2021 decision to revoke her license, court records show.
'It gives me chest pains': Minnesota system CEO says margins may hit -8%
Winona (Minn.) Health reported a 3 percent operating margin last year boosted by federal pandemic funds. This year, the rural health system with a 49-bed hospital expects annual results to be much worse, according to the Star Tribune.
States lift COVID-19 rules in healthcare settings
California, Washington and Oregon plan to end healthcare worker COVID-19 requirements, effective April 3.
NextMed: A young, controversial telehealth startup taps into Ozempic
Great public appetite for weight loss drugs is fueling business for startups like NextMed, which pivoted from COVID-19 testing to online prescriptions for drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, drawing criticism in the process.
