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Healthcare Finance Amid a nursing shortage, hospitals are struggling to hire and keep nurses, with burnout and workplace violence cited as contributing factors, according to a new survey. Flexibility and work-life balance had the most influence for 39% of nurses in whether they decided to stick with a job, though 31% say compensation and benefits were the biggest driving factor.
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Health Affairs Much attention is focused these days on the relatively poor health outcomes and heightened rate of socioeconomic disadvantage of rural America. The December issue of Health Affairs explores many dimensions of health and health care for the one out of five Americans who live in what the U.S. Census Bureau defines as a rural area.
Visit https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20191203.960326/full/ to view the full article online.
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HealthLeaders Media Health care spending in the U.S. grew by 4.6% in 2018, totaling $3.6 trillion, according to new data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary. Health care, as a share of the overall economy, slipped to 17.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, down slightly from 17.9% in 2017, and the total number of uninsured people rose by 1 million for the second consecutive year.
Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/health-spending-grew-46-2018-outpaced-overall-economy to view the full article online.
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American Hospital Association The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience hosted a meeting to identify opportunities to advance clinician well-being based on consensus recommendations released by NAM in October. The consensus study, requested by the collaborative and supported by AHA, calls for promoting positive work and learning environments; reducing administrative burden; making health information technology easier to use; reducing the stigma associated with seeking help; and addressing gaps in research on clinician well-being.
Visit https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2019-12-05-collaborative-looks-opportunities-address-clinician-burnout to view the full article online.
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Fox News More than 100 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S. since 2010 and another 430 are at risk of closing, causing a ripple effect in communities across the country. As the 2020 Democratic candidates make their case to rural voters, many of whom live in states that hold early primaries and caucuses, different proposals are being sold as the solution to this growing crisis.
Visit https://www.foxnews.com/politics/americas-rural-hospital-crisis-becomes-major-2020-campaign-issue to view the full article online.
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