Americans already wait weeks — and in some communities, months — to see a physician. At the very moment our nation needs more doctors, federal policy may be making it more difficult for talented young people to become one. New federal…
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Reginald Munden, MD, DMD, will step down as chair of the Department of Radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston at the end of December 2026. Madelene Lewis, MD, will succeed him as department chair effective Jan.…
At Becker’s 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference on Sept. 14 in Chicago, three revenue cycle leaders discussed what reskilling a finance team looks like once the easy automation wins are gone. Diana Allen, PhD, revenue…
A 2026 Vizient Impact of Change forecast found adult outpatient behavioral health volumes to rise 22% by 2036, more than seven times the 3% increase a population-based model would suggest. For health systems, that gap between projected need and current capacity is…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has expanded its employee tuition program, extending it to all full-time employees, including new hires at any system location, and their eligible dependents, according to a July 30 news release. Under the expanded tuition program,…
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A growing number of U.S. hospitals are staffing patient monitoring and care coordination with remote workers in the Philippines, where labor can cost up to 70% less than on-site staff, according to Rest of World. The U.S.-based news outlet, which…
The United States continues to warn of a worsening physician shortage. The American Academy of Medical Colleges projects a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036, and notes that current access gaps are already substantial, especially in primary care…
Surgeries account for a significant chunk of many hospitals’ revenue, but those hospitals cannot run surgeries safely without surgical technologists, who are in short supply. Surgical technologists prepare operating rooms, sterilize and arrange instruments, pass supplies to the surgical team,…
The most useful resources for healthcare executives right now tend to share one trait: they come from leaders who’ve already done the work and can speak to the specifics. Not the framework or the guiding principle, but the financial model…
Ric Ransom, CEO of Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care, has highlighted the importance of not separating workforce health and organizational culture, arguing that the two reinforce each other. “Working in health care is meaningful in part because it asks…