September 16th 2025
Burnout, pay concerns and limited career growth drive workforce instability as employees push for education benefits and AI training.
September 15th 2025
CMS announces application details as RFK calls it ‘the largest investment ever made’ to improve rural health.
September 3rd 2025
SullivanCotter survey shows faster wage growth for frontline roles as systems juggle costs and retention.
August 18th 2025
A bipartisan proposal could bring needed relief for immigrant workers and physicians.
August 11th 2025
Kaufman Hall reports indicate trends among doctors, support staff, and hospitals.
Five months into 2023, staffing remains a challenge for health care
Some staffing problems stabilize with financial incentives, and technology helps, but AMGA report shows predictions for this year hold true.
Eight ways to foster employee loyalty at your medical practice
A medical practice known for having loyal and committed healthcare workers tends to develop a positive reputation.
Fostering employee loyalty: Strategies for successful medical practice management
Creating a culture of employee loyalty and commitment is one of the most important contributors to successful medical practice management.
Assistant physicians could relieve shortage of health care around nation, supporters say
Medical students, foreign-trained doctors who don’t match into residencies could be licensed to treat patients while gaining skills.
HIMSS23: Creating an engaged workforce
How to keep employees from leaving your practice
Digital automation: A must for PCPs to win
Online options are convenient for patients and even can lead to better in-person care.
Emergency departments are practicing bad medicine at patients’ expense
The strategy of replacing physicians with NPs and PAs leads to worse outcomes, higher utilization costs
Staffing challenges: Being proactive instead of reactive
Get an action plan, but know that changes take time.
Staffing challenges: Salary and pay trends, part 2
Bonuses help keep APPs.
Staffing challenges: Salary and pay trends, part 1
Medical offices are competing with retail and restaurants.
Staffing challenges: Is burnout a factor?
COVID-19 affected physicians, which affected staff.
Staffing challenges: How do virtual workers work?
How a Texas health system added virtual staff.
Staffing challenges: Blending in-person and virtual workers
Change is always hard.
Staffing challenges: Openings and hiring local workers
Finding ways to get new local workers.
Staffing challenges: Building relationships to identify needs
Physicians can help guide future hiring.
Staffing challenges: Physician recruitment is competitive right now
How can physicians help recruit other physicians?
Staffing challenges: A human resources perspective
A health system chief ambulatory officer talks about finding – or not finding – doctors in early 2023.
National scorecard gives low marks to U.S. support for primary care
It’s crucial for patient health and it needs help across the nation.
The 10 states with the highest rates of private employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans
HDHP continue to grow in popularity with employers.
Burnout, frustration levels continue to grow among physicians
Doctors cite more support staff, reduced patient panels among solutions
Physicians must deal effectively with difficult employees
Managing problems without delay is crucial; otherwise, the practice may suffer.
Remote work options increase, but telehealth is down in 2022
AMGA publishes data on medical group management processes.
Addressing the labor shortage crisis by improving the employee experience
There’s no single solution, but physicians, nurses, and managers all have roles in recruiting and retaining employees.
Feds announce investigation of 7,600 phony nursing diplomas sold from 3 schools
Probe announced as staffing storages are predicted among top concerns in health care this year.
COVID-19 pandemic hurt hospital care for non-COVID patients
Study examines mortality rates as admissions surged in 2020.
New survey: Healthcare workers don't like their jobs
A Qualtrics survey found healthcare workers have a wide number of frustrations, and nearly 4 in 10 said they are considering finding other jobs.
National Academy of Medicine: 2023 must become year of action against burnout
President speaks on need for systemic changes that will make a difference for physicians in the workplace.
Health care sector among those posting job gains in December
President praises gains, touts insulin price cap for seniors as part of economic plan.
FTC moves to ban noncompete agreements in work contracts
Clauses are part of physician employment agreements and some states already regulate them.
Hospitals post 11th straight month of negative operating margins
November 2022 margin was slightly better than October last year.