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University of Iowa Health Care Location: Iowa City, Iowa Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: University of Iowa Health Care is the region’s largest employer, with 12,000 workers. It has received Magnet re-designation three times, one of less…

University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences Location: Chicago Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: In 2013, University of Chicago Medicine expanded its benefits packages, opened two daycare centers for employee’s and faculty’s children and enhanced its food…

The Valley Hospital Location: Ridgewood, N.J. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: The 451-bed hospital had 640 employees celebrate five-year increment work anniversaries in 2013. Of those 640, 57 percent had been at The Valley Hospital for 10…

Olmsted Medical Center Location: Rochester, Minn. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: In 2013, Olmsted Medical Center employed more than 1,200 people. Over the past decade, the health system has had an employee turnover rate of less than…

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Location: Chicago Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Northwestern Memorial includes two hospitals and more than 20 satellite clinics staffed by nearly 8,000 employees. It received the 2013 Work-Life Seal of Distinction from the Alliance…

A new study by researchers at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania found that when it comes to attracting top talent, an organization's reputation is more important than salary, flexible hours, and other benefits — at least within…

Advocate Health Care Location: Downers Grove, Ill. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: With more than 34,000 employees, 12-hospital Advocate Health Care is one of Chicagoland’s largest employers of healthcare professionals. It has demonstrated its commitment to professional…

In her breakout book, “Lean In,” Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and a former top Google executive, devotes an entire chapter to the importance of mentorship. The chapter is cleverly titled “Are You My Mentor?” and it highlights the struggles…

Pittsburgh-based Highmark has laid off 132 information technology and sales employees, according to a WPXI report.

These days, clinical documentation improvement is on everyone's mind. As hospital's focus on ramping up documentation to prepare for ICD-10, the demand for CDI specialists continues to grow. In fact, more than 80 percent of all hospitals will have a…