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Virginia's hospital price transparency law takes effect

All hospitals in Virginia are now required to publish standard prices for all items and services on their website under a state law that took effect July 1. 

Healthcare workers keep calling it quits

Healthcare saw a bump this spring in the number of resignations as a share of total employment as many other industries begin to see the quits rate abate, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Kootenai Health CEO to retire after nonprofit conversion

Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health, will retire from the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based system in early 2024.

Mayo Clinic sees record year for hiring

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., experienced a record year for hiring in 2022, the health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s on July 6. 

IT job openings at the 5 largest health systems

HCA Healthcare has the most open IT-related positions of the five largest health systems.

Nurse staffing startup lays off 20% of workforce

Nurse staffing platform ConnectRN has laid off 20 percent of its staff, BostInno reported July 6.

Nurse staffing startup lays off 20% of workforce

Nurse staffing platform ConnectRN has laid off 20 percent of its staff, BostInno reported July 6.

Intermountain starts dispensing contraceptives via telehealth

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is using telehealth to increase access to contraceptives after Utah pharmacists were allowed to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to adult women in the state, TownLift reported July 6.

5 hospitals with the shortest, longest ED visit times

Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the longest and shortest emergency department visit times using data from CMS’ provider data catalog. 

Kootenai Health on track to complete nonprofit conversion by Dec. 31

Officials for Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health said the health system is on track to complete its conversion from a public health system to a private nonprofit entity by the end of the year, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported July 6.