Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical and health services managers and physical therapist assistants are among the top 20 fastest growing jobs, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
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5 recent opioid settlements ranging from $83M to $10.7B
Here are five recent opioid cases, all of which settled for or have proposed settlements of at least $83 million:
Kaiser Permanente donates $350K to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation for youth mental health awareness
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has donated $350,000 to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation to boost youth mental health awareness and resources.
ASC workforce by the numbers
Here are five key stats on the ASC workforce from VMG Health’s 2022 “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.
St. Louis Children's hospital saw 50% rise in patients with gun injuries amid pandemic
In the first two years of the pandemic, St. Louis Children’s Hospital saw the average number of children and teens needing treatment for gunshot wounds increase by 50 percent, St. Louis Public Radio reported Jan. 18.
U.S. Treasury taking 'extraordinary measures' to keep paying Medicare providers
The U.S. hit its $31.4 billion debt limit, prompting the Treasury Department to employ accounting maneuvers designed to buy a few months’ time for lawmakers to raise or suspend the cap, The New York Times reported Jan. 19.
CommonSpirit faces another lawsuit for data breach
A class action lawsuit, filed Jan. 13, accuses Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a recent ransomware attack on the health system.
CommonSpirit faces another lawsuit for data breach
A class action lawsuit, filed Jan. 13, accuses Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a recent ransomware attack on the health system.
5 hospitals closing service lines
Below are five hospitals ending services that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 10:
Texas health system unveils new branding
Paris (Texas) Regional Medical Center will now be called Paris Regional Health.
