The healthcare industry added approximately 23,000 jobs from November to December, according to the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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The system of delivering healthcare services is at a crossroads: While fee-for-service continues as the primary model of reimbursement, a transition to a value-based model is imminent. Even if the healthcare reform law is invalidated, healthcare spending as a share…
St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., is changing its name to St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside, effective immediately, according to a WOKV report.
Technical workers at the Hackley campus of Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon, Mich., have voted to leave the Service Employees International Union and join the National Union of Healthcare Workers by a vote of 65 to 9, with two votes…
There were seven hospital layoffs that affected more than 450 employees in November, signaling fewer layoffs in the last months of 2011, according to an American Medical News report.
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A federal push for electronic health records and a downtrodden economy are the primary reasons University of Mississippi Medical Center has laid off 115 employees, according to a WJTV report.
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is rebranding its 343-bed Suburban Hospital by dedicating it to women and children, according to a Norton news release. Norton Suburban Hospital will be split into two entities. The women’s component of services will be named…
University of California San Diego Medical Center has resolved allegations of discrimination against immigrants with the Department of Justice, according to a DOJ news release. The hospital faced allegations that it subjected newly hired non-U.S. citizens to excessive demands for…
Pittsburgh-based Highmark will spend $20 million to renovate a hospital within the West Penn Allegheny Health System that is located in the same suburb where rival UPMC is opening a hospital in July, according to a Pittsburgh-Tribune Review report. The…
The demand for healthcare practitioners and technicians dropped slightly in December, down 7,600 online job postings to 522,200, according to a report by The Conference Board.