Alexis Kayser (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review Effective July 1, salaried workers making less than $43,888 per year will qualify for 1.5 times pay if they work more than 40 hours per week, up from the current cusp of $35,568. On Jan. 1, the threshold will rise again to include salaried workers making less than […]
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Alan Condon – Becker’s Hospital Review The Federal Trade Commission voted to implement a sweeping noncompete ban that would have seismic effects on the healthcare industry and the U.S. economy more broadly. But questions remain around which nonprofit hospitals and other providers may be affected by the ban and how far the FTC’s jurisdiction reaches
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Alexis Kayser (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review Many health systems are zeroing in on bonus packages to stand out to potential recruits and incentivize current employees to stay — but some have their doubts about this tactic. Sign-on and retention bonuses have become increasingly popular in hospitals, according to recent surveys. Over the course of
Andrew Cass – Becker’s Hospital Review From the conviction of a New Jersey physician for submitting more than $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to the indictment of a Mississippi man for his role in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s reported since April 9: 1. A New
Alexis Kayser (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review Members of Generation Z are rapidly moving into leadership roles, bringing new ideas about what work can and should look like, The Wall Street Journal reported March 10. Gen Zers — those born between 1997 and 2012 — began to enter the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, when
Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) Becker’s Clinical Leadership Men are increasingly entering the nursing profession and continue to outearn their female peers, federal data suggests. The data comes from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, an annual poll conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration and U.S. Census Bureau. The latest version of the survey, released in March,
Molly Gamble (Twitter) Becker’s Hospital CFO Report Rural hospital closures picked up in 2023 and nearly 700 rural hospitals face continued risk of closing due to serious financial challenges, with some states facing critical conditions in the short term. The finding comes from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform’s latest report, “Rural Hospitals
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Paige Twenter – Becker’s Hospital Review Community Health Systems’ hospitals in Texas and Pennsylvania now stock epinephrine manufactured by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. The deal is part of a partnership announced March 7, which connects Mark Cuban’s drug manufacturing facility in Dallas to nine hospitals owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. “This
Publish date: April 24, 2024 By Steph Weber The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements, possibly making it easier for doctors to switch employers without having to leave their communities and patients behind. But business groups have vowed to challenge the decision in court. The proposed final rule passed on a
Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) – Becker’s Hospital Review Interest in side hustles accelerated during COVID-19, as many Americans looked for opportunities to boost their income amid rising inflation rates and a turbulent job market. New data suggests this trend has persisted in 2023, with a growing number of U.S. workers pursuing side gigs, Bloomberg reported April
