Across nearly every specialty, female physicians in the U.S. received less money from the biomedical industry in 2015 than their male counterparts, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Compensation Issues
A growing number of Silicon Valley tech giants are giving employees access to healthcare services at onsite clinics through employer-paid healthcare benefits, according to a Leader-Telegram report.
In an effort to reduce operating costs, all supervisory positions at Aberdeen, Wash.-based Grays Harbor Community Hospital will see a 10 percent pay cut beginning Jan.1, according to KXRO Morning News.
Physician compensation increased 5.1 percent on average nationwide in 2017, yet a few major metropolitan areas saw declines as great as nine percent, according to research compiled by Doximity.
Molina Healthcare will lay off 60 Long Beach, Calif.-based employees this month as part of its reorganization effort, the Press-Telegram reports.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is recouping $4 million in overpayments from therapists who cared for its Medicaid members, the Star Tribune reports.
Physician compensation increased 5.1 percent on average nationwide in 2017, yet a few major metropolitan areas saw upticks as great as 16 percent, according to research compiled by Doximity.
Perioperative use of the nonopioid seizure and nerve pain medication gabapentin may help surgical patients wean off opioids sooner, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.
Surgeons rank No. 1 on the list of 2017's highest paying jobs, with six other healthcare professions making the top 10, according to a CareerCast report.
Maryland insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is offering grants and placing limits on prescriptions to curb opioid misuse.