In addition, a regulation permitting hospitals to donate medical records software to doctors is scheduled to expire.
Read more at KHN.
One of the new reports we will start publishing each month is the number of job openings in the 50 largest cities in the U.S. The report below includes the number of job openings on LinkUp’s job search engine on March 13, 2013 within a 25 mile
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Evidence is mounting that the health information technology work force shortage predicted several years ago is happening and that it’s affecting physician practices, even though many don’t have in-house IT staff.
Read more at American Medical News.
Healthcare remains a bright spot in the job market, adding 32,000 jobs in February, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of those, ambulatory services added 14,000 jobs, while hospitals added 9,000. Nursing care facilities also
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Earlier this month we learned that the country added 236,000 new jobs in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics—and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. That’s the lowest it has been since December 2008, when the rate was 7.3%.
Read more at Forbes.
A significant and growing shortage of health information technology workers appears greater than previously estimated, according to a new analysis by PwC’s Health Research Institute. The report, Solving the talent equation for health IT, finds that
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The healthcare sector created 32,000 jobs in February despite the specter of 2% Medicare cuts mandated by sequestration, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
Read more at HealthLeaders Media.
Employment at the nation’s hospitals rose by 0.18% in February to a seasonally adjusted 4,829,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That’s 8,900 more people than in January and 58,200 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment
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During the second month of 2013, the healthcare industry continued its long trend of adding jobs, gaining 32,000, according to the employment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday morning.
Read more at Healthcare Finance News.
For the second year in a row, staffing was identified as the most significant barrier to IT implementation by health IT professionals responding to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual leadership survey. Lack of adequate
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The health care industry has boomed over the last few years, growing twice as fast as the national economy. As the industry continues to grow, there will be a high demand for quality health care professionals.
Read more at AOL Jobs.
When hospitals hire more nurses with four-year degrees, patient deaths following common surgeries decrease, according to new research by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research as
Read more at News Medical.
Despite reports that some nurses are having trouble finding jobs, government statistics suggest many positions are being left unfilled and the need for nurses (and other health-care professionals) will continue to grow through the end of the decade.
Read more at AOL Jobs.
Here are 15 statistics on the average wage for hourly staff members based on their geographic location. All statistics come from the VMG Multispecialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.
Read more at Becker’s ASC Review.
The shortage of information security professionals weighs on healthcare and other industries, with concerns rising about the security of mobile devices, social media and cloud computing, according to a new report from (ISC)2.
Read more at FierceHealthIT.