Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced an increase in job cuts in January compared to December, according to one new analysis. However, the total in January is below the total for the same month year over year.

The number of U.S. employers requiring a full return to in-person work may be shrinking, but CEOs of several major companies are still pushing for five days in the office, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 30.

UNC Health has asked state and federal health officials for help to investigate a possible cluster of cancer cases tied to its clinical laboratory, a spokesperson for the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system confirmed to Becker's Jan. 31.

Several members of Congress have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a law that provides federal funding to prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare workers.

A new analysis suggests managers are more likely to lay off remote workers compared to employees who work from an office or have a hybrid role, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Many healthcare workers left their jobs a year into the pandemic even though overall employment in the sector remained steady, according to a new study that adds texture to the ongoing examination of workforce tumult facing hospitals and health systems. 

Cleveland-based MetroHealth system touts the first and only high school to be located inside a hospital.

The paradigm shift between employers and employees continues in the United States, with 33% of employees saying they were engaged in their work throughout 2023 with their disengaged counterparts costing employers $1.9 trillion in lost productivity. 

Nicole Paulk serves as senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Indianapolis-based IU Health, and she told Becker's that the organization's focus on talent has evolved, including beyond nursing and medical school. 

A bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to prevent workplace violence in certain healthcare settings.

Many employers are considering more investments in leave and paid time-off programs as part of their larger recruitment and retention strategies, new survey findings show. 

Managed Service Providers (MSP) using a Vendor Management Systems (VMS) or Workforce Management Systems have been a part of U.S. commerce for decades, starting with Ford Motor Company and moving across all market verticals.

The mass exodus of workers recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic sloganed as "The Great Resignation" once applied to hospitals. But not anymore, according to an analysis published in NEJM Catalyst. 

Many hospitals and health systems saw a large number of nurse exits during the pandemic, either to join travel agencies, retire or leave the healthcare industry altogether.

Among healthcare occupations, home health and personal care aides have the highest projected numeric change in employment from 2022 to 2032.

Lutheran Health Network is ending its child care program on its Lutheran Hospital campus in Fort Wayne, Ind., multiple local media outlets reported Jan. 17. 

Florida legislators are weighing a proposal that would expand background checks to all healthcare workers, the Florida Phoenix reported Jan. 17.

In New York, Northwell Health gives millions of dollars each year to area schools and students. Now the system is partnering with New York City Public Schools and Bloomberg Philanthropies to build a new high school in Queens devoted to healthcare education, marking a big step forward in the direction the health system has worked toward for years. 

From intention to leave to high turnover rates, the overall U.S. physician shortage could hit 124,000 by 2034.

Chief growth officers are on the up and up — just as the name implies, according to a Jan. 17 analysis from LinkedIn.