Physician dropped to the sixth-best healthcare job, with a median salary of $208,000 and 19,400 projected jobs between 2021 and 2031, according to a U.S. News & World Report list.
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17 health system leaders named to Essential Women's Leadership Academy class
America’s Essential Hospitals has named 17 rising female hospital leaders from 13 health systems to its 2023 Essential Women’s Leadership Academy class.
Colorado legislators push for bill to limit restrictions for physician assistants
Legislators in Colorado are proposing a bill that would allow physician assistants to provide more services without physician supervision, ABC affiliate Denver7 reported Jan. 30.
Deer may harbor old SARS-CoV-2 strains, research suggests
With the Biden administration’s plan to end the COVID-19 emergency declaration this coming May, the coronavirus — in some ways — shows signs of slowing, at least for now. It’s likely to become something U.S. health officials treat similarly to the flu,…
29 physician specialties ranked by 2022 burnout rates
Last year, 53 percent of physicians reported burnout. Among them, emergency medicine specialists had the highest rate at 65 percent, according to Medscape’s latest report on physician burnout and depression.
Medical schools need to improve obesity training, physicians say
A condition that affects 42 percent of adults in the U.S. is one that medical schools only spend around 10 hours training future physicians on, a new study found. Obesity was formally declared an epidemic by the World Health Organization more than 25 y…
Some CFOs to invest less in ASCs: report
CFOs are aiming to reduce investment in ASCs, according to the “2023 BDO Healthcare CFO Outlook Survey.”
Mercy hospital looks to build employee housing
Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio) is looking to build a 50-unit employee housing complex on an old Mercy Hospital site, NPR affiliate WVXU reported Feb. 1.
10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay
The average weekly travel nurse pay in January in the U.S. was $3,077, down 20.49 percent from $3,870 during the same month in 2022, according to a report from Vivian Health, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.
UPMC, General Catalyst, Northwell: 16 digital health investments in January
Despite a slowdown in digital health investing, venture capital firms and health system venture arms continue to pour money into promising ideas.
