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10 cities workers are moving to, leaving

Some Southern cities are gaining workers while others see big losses, according to LinkedIn’s June “Workforce Report.” 

Boston Children's finalizes Franciscan Children's partnership

After more than 18 months since signaling plans to combine, Boston Children’s Hospital and Brighton, Mass.-based Franciscan Children’s said they will close on an affiliation agreement July 1.

Pennsylvania medical debt relief bill moves forward: 4 things to know

The Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would relieve medical debt for low-income residents, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Mass General Brigham names inaugural infection control chief

Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, has been named Mass General Brighams’s inaugural chief of infection control, the Somerville, Mass.-based system said June 28. She was also recently appointed to a federal committee to advise on the nation’s infection control…

'Sea of sameness': The hardest part about being a healthcare marketer

Paul Matsen, chief marketing and communications officer at the Cleveland Clinic, said the hardest part about being a healthcare marketer is trying to go against some of the established conventions that have become a standard within the industry, Market…

88% of physicians say telehealth increases access to care

Eight-eight percent of U.S. physicians said telemedicine has been a vital tool in helping patients access healthcare, particularly in patient populations that have historically faced barriers to care, according to a June 29 report from digital healthca…

ChatGPT, virtual nursing, remote monitoring: Top digital health trends so far in '23

Generative artificial intelligence, virtual nursing and remote patient monitoring were among the biggest digital health trends of the first half of 2023, health system digital chiefs told Becker’s.

Clinician employment, by state

Here are the latest employment numbers of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and physicians who are not anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general inter…

MultiCare to lay off 200+ workers

MultiCare Health System, a 12-hospital organization based in Tacoma, Wash., will lay off 229 employees, or about 1 percent of its 23,000 staff members, including about two dozen leaders, as part of cost-cutting efforts, the health system said June 29.

Alabama city in search of hospital partner for 'Riverwalk Village' development

The city of Hoover, Ala., is in search of a hospital or medical partner for a new 90-acre health and wellness development.