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  • Seniors to make up around 1 in 4 Americans by 2035, report says: 4 things to know

    From an aging population and clinical workforce shortages to increasing budget and cost challenges, a recent report from Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, has broken down the societal changes that it expects to reshape the healthcare industry by 2035.
  • The nationwide push to address violence against healthcare workers: 4 updates

    Amid violence against healthcare workers, hospitals, health systems and states across the U.S. are working to address the issue. These efforts range from appointing "workplace violence coordinators" to holding a gun violence prevention forum.
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  • Tech startup launches solution to the critical workforce shortage

    Healthcare systems are continuously competing for the same shrinking talent pool. Apprenticeships solve employers’ worker shortages by attracting promising, diverse candidates to the healthcare field.
  • The dying art of performance reviews

    Some employers are sunsetting annual performance reviews in favor of regular, daily feedback — a trend experts predict will become increasingly prevalent, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 22.
  • CMS tells employees to come back to the office

    CMS is asking employees to spend more time in the office, Politico reported Feb. 22. 
  • Companies struggle to break up with diplomas

    More companies are moving to tear the "paper ceiling" by removing degree requirements from job postings that could be done without them. But there's been more talk than progress, according to a recent Harvard Business School report. 
  • NP employment per 1K jobs, by state

    Among all U.S. states, Tennessee has the highest number of jobs for nurse practitioners per 1,000 jobs in the state, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
  • Clinicians' many side hustles

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  • 81% of clinicians want state-mandated staffing ratios: Survey

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