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In his book "The Good Nurse," journalist Charles Graeber chronicles the crimes of critical-care nurse Charles Cullen, who killed more than three dozen patients at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Graeber discussed the book with Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson in a recent podcast...
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Quest Diagnostics Inc. will pay a $70,000 penalty and no longer automatically disqualify job applicants with prior arrests or criminal convictions as part of a settlement agreement with the New York attorney general's office.
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Medical software company Allscripts Healthcare Solutions plans to hire another 350 workers in North Carolina's Research Triangle region over the next 4½ years to expand its research and development work, chief executive Paul Black said Wednesday.
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HHS keeps a list of people who are excluded from giving even indirect care to Medicare patients, and new guidelines urge providers to check their personnel rosters against the list once a month.
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Bisbee, Ariz., is a former mining town of about 6,700 people, some 12 miles north of the Mexican border and nearly two hours southeast of Tucson. Built in the hills of the red rock Mule Mountains, it's now known as an enclave of sorts for artists and hippies and was even a one-time runner-up as the...
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Officials from SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West downplayed any threat posed by the National Union of Healthcare Workers before defeating their upstart rival a second time for the right to represent the 45,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente in California.
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A variety of factors are driving hospitals and other healthcare providers to demand more from both the most- and least-skilled workers, while gradually eroding opportunities for those in the middle.
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A bipartisan Senate immigration bill could boost the nation's healthcare workforce, in addition to expanding coverage to millions of newly legal residents.
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Many U.S. healthcare companies—about 67%—report that they're struggling to attract experienced information technology workers, according to a survey.
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. plans to lay off about 1,000 domestic sales representatives, or 30% of its U.S. sales force, as it faces new generic competition for its top drugs, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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