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Healthcare employment continued to trend up in August, adding 12,900 jobs, though at a slower pace than the average monthly gain of 32,000 over the prior 12 months, according to the Sept. 4 jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of…

UChicago Medicine is on a mission to become the “gold standard for APPs,” Brooke Schweitzer, DMSc, PA-C, the system’s chief advanced practice officer, said in an upcoming Becker’s “Clinical Leadership Podcast.” “Our strategic goal is really to become the premier…

Generation Z is more likely than any other age group to cite their network as the most important factor in career progression, according to a Sept. 2 LinkedIn News post. The research was conducted by Censuswide between July 20 and…

Nurse practitioner is projected to be the fastest-growing occupation in the U.S. economy over the next decade, and it leads a healthcare field that will account for 37% of all new American jobs through 2035, according to Bureau of Labor…

Workforce shortages remain one of the most persistent operational challenges facing health systems competing for a shrinking pool of specialty-trained physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. Nearly half of executives say staff shortages have reduced their capacity to serve patients, and…

Fifty-seven healthcare companies ranked among the 300 U.S. companies named to Forbes‘ 2026 list of “America’s Best Employers for Tech Workers.” Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista on the third annual ranking, published Sept. 2. Statista surveyed more than…

Several fields common in hospital and health system leaders and employees — including pharmacy and medical technicians — rank among the 30 majors with the highest unemployment rates, according to an Aug. 29 LinkedIn post from WalletHub. The ranking draws…

Advance practice provider workforces have grown dramatically in size, complexity and strategic importance. Yet many health systems still manage them through antiquated departmental structures. Typically, these structures lack components crucial to a true enterprise utilization of the APP workforce. Lack…

Louisiana has the longest average workweek in the U.S. at 36.5 hours, while Delaware has the shortest at 32.0 hours, according to an Aug. 31 LinkedIn post from WalletHub. The ranking draws on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from…

Florida holds the top three best U.S. cities to retire in, according to an Aug. 31 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. To develop the list, WalletHub compared the retiree-friendliness of more than 180 U.S. cities, including the 150 most…