By: Naomi Diaz Becker’s Health IT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called the U.S. healthcare system “quite frustrating” in an April letter to shareholders and outlined plans to expand Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical to improve access and transparency. “Healthcare, especially in the U.S., is quite frustrating. It’s hard to get fast appointments with primary care […]
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin Business Daily News The healthcare sector has overtaken retail as the largest industry by employment in the United States, according to a report published this month by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Jobs and wages in healthcare rose almost twice as fast as those in other industries between 1980 and
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Cheryl Haines, MPH, MSc, BSN, RN This article originally appeared in the October 2024 issue of Vital Signs. Learning to manage your finances is crucial to building independence. Nurses sometimes face unique financial challenges (called-off shifts, unpredictable paychecks, heavy student loan debt) that can affect their security. While money management skills aren’t typically taught in
Physicians should lean more into do-it-yourself medicine education to improve patient care and outcomes amid the physician shortage and long wait times for treatment, said Alexa Kimball, MD, president and CEO of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, in an
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By: Kristin Kuchno Becker’s Hospital Review Health information management is the fastest-growing skill in healthcare, according to a March 19 LinkedIn News post. LinkedIn analyzed healthcare skills professionals are adding to their profiles and those that companies are hiring for more frequently to determine skill growth. Here are the 10 fastest-growing skills in healthcare, per
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Erica Carbajal and Paige Twenter – Becker’s Clinical Leadership As hospitals and health systems take virtual nursing models from pilot stages to full-scale rollouts, common challenges are emerging. While virtual nursing is seen as a key strategy to enhance care delivery, improve patient experience, and support bedside nurses, expanding these programs systemwide presents significant logistical
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Analysis | By Marie DeFreitas, the CFO editor for HealthLeaders A new study reveals where healthcare profits go and how it may be affecting the industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS A new study reveals that many healthcare corporations give profits to shareholders instead of reinvesting them. These findings raise questions about the financial priorities of the healthcare
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Laura Dyrda (Twitter) – Becker’s Hospital Review The pace of change accelerated rapidly in healthcare over the last few years and isn’t expected to slow any time soon. How should health system leaders think about growth while solving the problems of today? The cost of healthcare is projected to continue rising as the aging population
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Analysis | By Jay Asser, CEO editor for HealthLeaders. The trend and its impact will be worth watching in the coming months, Kaufman Hall analysts say. KEY TAKEAWAYS The final Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Report for 2024 shows several key indicators of hospital financial health heading in a positive direction. One concern is bad
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Kristin Kuchno – Beker’s Hospital Review Healthcare CEOs are prioritizing collaboration, health equity and workforce development in 2025, according to insights from executive search firm WittKieffer, as outlined in a Feb. 5 article. The priorities are drawn from conversations with healthcare CEOs and research conducted by WittKieffer’s commercial strategy and insights team. Here are 10
