Survey: Antibiotic Overprescribing Is Common
A WebMD/Medscape survey of doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants found only 5% insisting they never prescribed antibiotics unless they are absolutely certain of the necessity. What...
View ArticleMany Medical Tests Done For the Lawyers, Not the Patients
Occurring more frequently than even they realize, doctors order tests and medical procedures largely to protect themselves against potential lawsuits and to insulate themselves from liability. A study...
View ArticleDSM-5 Survey: Less Than Half Use It, But They Like It
A year after the latest and most controversial edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was released, a majority of clinicians have yet to incorporate the DSM-5 into their...
View ArticleMost Medical Device Makers Added Workers in 2013
Medtech employment remained steady in 2013 with most medical device makers experiencing an increase in their workforce according to a new jobs report from EvaluateMedTech. With more hiring than firing...
View ArticleNurse Practitioners Seeking Broader VA Role
After years of quietly prodding states to allow advanced practice registered nurses to provide the full range of services consistent with their training, a groundswell is building to broaden their role...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Is the Newest Tool In Physical Therapy
Virtual reality, once the domain of goggle-wearing teenage video game warriors, is fast becoming a tool of physical therapists, who, appropriately enough, are using it in the rehabilitation of injured...
View ArticleResources for Healthcare Tech Professionals
Tech professionals working in healthcare not only face all the same challenges their brethren in other industries do, but they also must cope with a dizzying variety of regulations and rules from...
View ArticleInteractive Jobs Charts Shows Employment Trends Since 2004
The New York Times has published an addicting, interactive online series of charts graphically depicting the changes in occupations and jobs in the U.S. over the last decade. Assembled from data...
View ArticleHealthcare Workers Restless As Hiring Demand Grows
Glassdoor has some sobering statistics for healthcare employers: 75% of workers say salary and comp is the primary driver for them to look for a new job; 42% say their relationship with their boss is...
View ArticleBest Paid Docs Not Sure They Would Do It Again
Orthopedists are the highest paid doctors, earning an average $413,000 annually. Those specializing in the treatment of AIDS and HIV are the lowest paid at an average of $174,000. Male doctors earn...
View ArticleNational Nurses Week: Celebrating the Professionals in the Hardest to Fill Job
With National Nurses Week beginning today, Wanted Analytics took a fresh look at the hiring demand for nurses and found, to the surprise of no one who recruits and hires these professionals, that the...
View ArticleJobs Are Booming For Medical Scribes
New opportunities are opening up for administrative assistants and other office support staff in, of all things, healthcare. Hospitals and clinics, and increasingly now that electronic medical records...
View ArticleStudy: Healthcare Usage Up For First Time In Three Years
Patients made more use of the nation’s healthcare system in 2013, increasing their spending on drugs and making more visits to specialists and hospitals for outpatient treatment. It’s the first time in...
View ArticleChewing Gum Can Reduce Your Stress at Work
Back in 3rd grade, when Mrs. Greenstein caught us chewing gum, she made us deposit in the trash. Then we had to write, “I will not chew gum in class,” on the board while everyone else enjoyed recess....
View ArticleJeopardy Winner Takes On Brain Cancer
In 20111, it beat two Jeopardy champions to win a million dollars. Now, Watson, IBM”s supercomputer that speaks plain English, will attempt to beat brain cancer. Partnering with the New York Genome...
View ArticleHealthcare IT Hiring Crunch
There’s a little less competition for IT professionals in the healthcare sector this month. Based on a count of the online job postings for tech workers by healthcare providers and health insurers,...
View ArticleTech, Healthcare At Top Of ’100 Best Jobs’ List
Tech and healthcare jobs are tops for 2014 says U.S. News. Widely consulted for its top 100 lists, the publication recently announced its “100 Best Jobs,” and at the very top was software developer....
View ArticleExperience, Education Hiring Trends for RNs
Junior Registered Nurse – fewer than 2 years experience – is the most in-demand experience level, based on an examination of online job postings. Junior RNs also have the largest candidate supply....
View ArticleThe Top Healthcare Jobs For 2014
Notwithstanding December’s rare decline in the nation’s healthcare jobs, the sector is expected to be one of the strongest areas of employment growth through 2014 and beyond. Healthcare has been...
View ArticleStudy Says FDA Has ‘Flexible Standards’ For Drug Approvals
A study this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association says the FDA has “flexible standards” for approving new drug therapies. Drawing on data in the FDA drug database, researchers said...
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