Healthcare IT workers in North America make an average annual salary of $100,339, according to a new report.
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Health systems warn of further layoffs, service cuts due to Medicare cuts
The American Medical Group Association, which represents nearly 126,000 providers, are pushing back against the 2.8% cut to Medicare Part B reimbursements and a 4% across-the-board reduction tied to Medicare payments due to statutory Pay-As-You-Go rule…
MedStar Health hospital names CFO
Amanda Barash has been named senior vice president and CFO of MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center and Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health Research Institute, according to a post on her LinkedIn page.
Healthcare employment status: 6 things to know
Healthcare added 53,600 jobs in November, in line with the average monthly gain of 59,000 over the previous 12 months, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published Dec. 6.
UNC model boosts MRI accuracy
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health researchers claim they have developed an MRI model that can make the scans more accurate.
Johns Hopkins to create advanced ECMO device
Researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine are leading a federally-backed project to develop a portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and advanced life-support system device.
'Opportunistic screening' in radiology: 5 notes
“Opportunistic screening” — defined as when radiologists use a patient’s existing medical images for diagnoses beyond what the imaging was originally ordered for — may be the next big trend in radiology.
Baxter recovery efforts: 3 IV shortage updates
Baxter continues to restore manufacturing operations at its North Cove, N.C., site, revealing the production on several key product lines has resumed, according to a Dec. 5 news release from the company.
UH hospital treating traveler from Tanzania 'under isolation'
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio, is treating a patient with flu-like symptoms under isolation, a spokesperson for the Cleveland-based system confirmed to Becker’s Dec. 5.
FDA approves therapy to treat lung, pancreatic cancers
The FDA approved a new cancer treatment called Bizengri for adults with certain types of lung and pancreatic cancers.
