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How patient harassment affects physicians

Over half of physicians (51 percent) who reported being sexually harassed by patients at work often internalize the incident, letting it affect their work going forward, according to a Dec. 29 Medscape survey of more than 3,000 practicing physicians.&n…

Hiring pressures ease for small businesses

December was the first month since July where more small business owners said they found it easier rather than harder to find employees, according to a Dec. 30 report from The Wall Street Journal based on a survey of 650 small business owners. 

Physician bad behavior outside the workplace

Sixty-six percent of physicians have witnessed other physicians making fun of others outside the workplace, according to Medscape’s 2022 report “Physicians Behaving Badly.”

WellSpan's 'nerve center' seeks to disperse overcrowding, relieve staff

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has developed a “nerve center” to help manage high patient volumes in its emergency rooms, Patriot-News reported Dec. 30. 

Hospitalist compensation: 5 stats

Medscape laid out the compensation of hospitalists in its “Hospitalist Compensation Report.”

The ASCs that faced opposition in 2022

Here were seven ASCs that faced opposition in 2022: 

Kentucky's Baptist Health reports steep investment losses for 2022

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has reported audited losses for fiscal 2022 of over $176 million amid a steep decline in the value of its investments.

CDC's FluView report: 7 things to know

As flu activity continues its descent from an unusually early and strong season, the past week saw a flu hospitalization rate four times higher than the same week each year since 2010, according to the CDC’s FluView report. 

57% of physicians harassed at work do not report the incident

Over half of physicians who have been sexually harassed at work, either by a patient or coworker, have failed to report the incident, according to a Dec. 29 survey of 3,000 practicing physicians from Medscape. 

$6M Idaho rehab unit to be 1st of its kind in region

Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is beginning construction of a new $6 million rehabilitation unit, which will be the only one of its type within a 100-mile radius. The unit should be complete by mid-June 2023, the hospital said…