Compensation

Salaries for healthcare administrators, physicians and clinicians vary based on geographic location, the size of the institution, education level, work experience and level of responsibility. This page include content about what healthcare workers are paid, and other factors that impact pay and personnel management.

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COVID-19 continues to affect healthcare hiring practices

Facilities were forced to adapt when the pandemic began, leading to changes that are still being felt throughout the healthcare industry. 

Hospital finance

What most hospital ranking systems are missing

Hospitals have been nationally ranked by popular media sources such as U.S. World News & Report for decades, but the quality measures used to determine these lists may be missing one key domain––health equity.

Walmart to sell OTC hearing aids

Retail giant Walmart is now offering over-the-counter hearing aids for the first time ever to U.S. customers 18 and older.

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One Equity Partners acquires healthcare staffing firm Prime Time Healthcare

One Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in New York, has acquired Prime Time Healthcare, an Omaha, Nebraska-based healthcare staffing firm.

Staffing marketplace raises $80M, reaching 'unicorn' status

New investors for this funding round included Kaiser Permanente, a star athlete and social media personalities. 

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On back of Dobbs, employers add travel benefits for abortion care

Out of 305 U.S. employers surveyed, 35% said they now offer travel and lodging benefits for elective and medically necessary abortions.

Kaiser mental health strike

Mental health workers at Kaiser go on strike

Nearly 2,000 unionized mental health workers from Kaiser Permanente facilities in California are on strike over contract negotiations.

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Healthcare executive salaries up in 2022

Healthcare executives are enjoying higher compensation in 2022 thanks to an increasingly competitive job market.

Around the web

While Kardium raised $250 million in an oversubscribed funding round, Field Medical raised $35 million. Both companies are focused on designing and developing new pulsed field ablation technologies to help treat challenging arrhythmias. 

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has received reports of its Automated Impella Controller failing to connect properly with Impella heart pumps. If this happens, the FDA warned, it may put patients at risk.

Vascular Technology, first founded 40 years ago, is planning on using the new funds to grow and expand its portfolio.