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The CEO and COO of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health face questions from a Louisiana senator, who is concerned why nurses were laid off despite system claims of a nurse deficit.

Remote work options are going down, but workers are still clinging to them. 

Amid rising violence against healthcare workers, states are considering or approving laws that address penalties for assaults on healthcare workers, as well as allow the creation of hospital police forces, KFF Health News reported May 15. Groups representing nurses and…

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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has doubled down on its stance against Minnesota's Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, potentially spurring changes to the bill that would treat the health system differently. 

Private sector quit rates have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to management consulting firm Korn Ferry. But as fewer employees leave voluntarily, other workers might be more likely to disengage and lean into "quiet quitting." 

Specialized physicians are in high demand as hospitals and health systems fight a deficit expected to reach 124,000 by 2034. 

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