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More than a year after launching an in-house travel staffing agency, UPMC is adding a new regional approach to the effort.

Medical clinics' staffing costs rose 10 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to a recent survey from medical group advisory firm AMGA Consulting. 

Healthcare/products, which includes hospitals and medical products manufacturers, announced the fourth-most job cuts among 30 industries and sectors measured in the first five months of 2023, according to one new analysis.

Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health is inviting back employees who were terminated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, WSTM reported May 31. 

Healthcare staffing legislation remains under consideration in some state legislatures and in limbo in others, although two governors recently signed such bills into law. Here are six updates from across the U.S.: 

Cigna HealthcareSM has sponsored and provided editorial input on this article. Healthcare workers are experiencing unprecedented levels of burnout and cognitive fatigue. This is draining their enthusiasm for work and affecting their mental health, while also hurting organizations by increasing employee…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill May 24 to enhance criminal penalties for people who knowingly commit assault or battery upon workers at a hospital. 

Tech enablement, or automation, and improved delegation of tasks have the potential to free up to 15 percent of nurses' time.

In this episode we're joined by Jeff Richards, Chief Development and Operating Officer at SnapNurse. Tune in to learn Jeff's insights on healthcare staffing, nurses coming from an agency or technology platform, setting up a float pool and more. This…

Baby boomers are poised to pass down $16 trillion in the next decade and $84 trillion through 2045. That financial cushion could influence millennial and Gen Z workers' choices, according to management consulting firm Korn Ferry.