Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has reported an operating income of $131 million for the six-month period ending June 30.
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As CDO exec numbers decline, NYC system names new chief diversity officer
The once fastest-growing C-suite role of chief diversity officer has come screeching to a halt, according to a July 21 Wall Street Journal report.
EEOC proposes rule to implement pregnant worker protection law
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued proposed regulations Aug. 7 for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
VA hospital pharmacists vote no confidence in leadership
More than 90 percent of pharmacists at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Tampa, Fla., who are part of the American Federation of Government Employees passed a vote of no confidence in their leaders Aug. 4, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Can hospitals compete with Amazon Clinic?
Amazon recently expanded its new telehealth service nationwide, putting hospitals and health systems on alert that the tech giant is going all in on virtual care.
5 slowest-growing physician specialties
Physician occupations are projected to grow 2.3 percent by 2031, with anesthesiologists as the slowest-growing physician specialty.
New method for monitoring circulatory shock may reduce deaths: Mass Gen Hospital, MIT
A new method for monitoring critically ill patients with circulatory shock developed by researchers at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital may reduce risk of death and other negative outcomes, while also predicting potential length of hospital …
The 3% raise is no longer enough
Standard annual pay raises of years past will no longer suffice as workers expect higher pay raises from their employers next year, Fortune reported Aug. 7, citing data from Payscale’s Salary Budget Survey.
Why experts anticipate new COVID-19 shots to be effective, despite flurry of strains
New COVID-19 shots targeting omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 are slated to be ready in September. That strain only accounts for about 10 percent of U.S. cases, though experts say other circulating strains are similar enough to XBB.1.5 that the new shots sho…
Ochsner's digital medicine program expands
Ochsner Digital Medicine has partnered with AlohaCare, a nonprofit health plan based in Hawaii, to offer digital medicine services to AlohaCare members beginning Sept. 1.
