Five healthcare jobs made U.S. News & World Report’s list of the best jobs without a bachelor’s degree requirement.
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NIH director steps down
Monica Bertagnolli, MD, will step down as director of the National Institutes of Health, having served in the role since November 2023.
Uber Health, Guardian partner to address care gaps
Uber Health is partnering with the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to provide support for members with approved long-term disability claims.
Wellstar CEO to retire
Candice Saunders, BSN, president and CEO of Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System, plans to retire June 30 after a decade in the role.
Wellstar taps president for 2 Georgia hospitals
Kevin Smith, PhD, has been appointed president of Wellstar Spalding Medical Center in Griffin, Ga., and Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center in Jackson, Ga.
Employee engagement drops to 10-year low: 5 notes
Only 31% of U.S. employees are engaged at work as of 2024, marking the lowest level reported since 2014, according to a Jan. 14 Gallup article.
What a medical coder looks for in an AI platform
Dawson Ballard, a coding auditor and educator for Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center who has more than 20 years experience in the profession, sees artificial intelligence coding platforms as beneficial.
Iowa governor seeks $150 million to train 460 physicians
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds used her condition-of-the-state address to direct the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to seek more than $150 million in federal funds to train around 460 physicians in the state.
Updated osteoporosis guidelines: 4 highlights
Clinicians should screen women 65 and older for bone density and osteoporosis, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Interim OHSU Health CEO exits after 5 weeks
Ann Madden Rice, interim CEO of OHSU Health, the health system affiliated with Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, is no longer at the helm, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
