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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...

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Many 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...

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DSM-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...

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Most 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...

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Nurse 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...

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Virtual 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...

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Resources 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...

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Interactive 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...

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Healthcare 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...

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Best 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...

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National 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...

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Jobs 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...

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Study: 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...

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Chewing 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....

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Jeopardy 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...

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Healthcare 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,...

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Tech, 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....

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Experience, 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....

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The 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...

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Study 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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