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On Sept. 19, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation imposing a $100,000 payment to accompany any new H-1B visa petitions. The administration said the fee will combat “systemic abuse” of the H-1B visa program, but healthcare experts said it will…

While 89% of employers reportedly offer mental health coverage, fewer than half of Generation Z and millennial workers say their workplaces provide it, according to a survey from The Cigna Group. Cigna surveyed 5,000 adults Dec. 12-19, 2024, in collaboration…

Hospital and health system CEOs’ workforce priorities are evolving amid changing generational expectations and a growing sense of urgency. In 2025, hospital and health system CEOs are doubling down on employee engagement and retention. For Andres Duran, CEO of Dimmit…

When Mitchell Rosner, MD, stepped in to lead Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health on an interim basis in February, his top priority was maintaining stability in operations and patient care. “The second was working with our faculty, physicians and front-line staff…

CMS will assess states’ scope of practice laws for physician assistants in determining funding through its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. The program’s application incorporates the American Academy of Physician Associates’ state practice environment rating scale into its scoring…

More than half of U.S. healthcare workers plan to change roles in the next year, according to a recent survey from Strategic Education. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they plan to search for job openings, interview for new positions or…

While recruitment demand for physicians remains steady, search times continue to rise, and turnover persists, according to the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment’s annual benchmarking report.  The report, released Sept. 10, is based on data from 128 health…

In today’s healthcare industry, physician engagement, leadership, recruitment and retention are more important than ever. For Patsy McNeil, MD, executive vice president and system chief medical officer at Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, the key to success is moving beyond just…

“There’s this really cool rash!” is not a sentence common to most work environments.  But it fits perfectly in healthcare, and it is emblematic of the mentorship environment cultivated at Texas Children’s Pediatrics Braeswood in Houston.  Longtime colleagues Shannon Hayes,…

Medicine is a profoundly rewarding profession, yet the daily challenges of patient care, academic rigor and research can sometimes obscure the joy that comes from making a difference in people’s lives.  For academic medical centers, which integrate education, research and…