RBMA President-elect Pete Moffatt discusses how to contend with challenges such as staff shortages and reimbursement issues.

Former Kaiser Permanente nurse Maria Gatchalian will receive $11.49 million in compensatory damages from her ex-employer, $9 million of which is to make amends for emotional distress, along with some $30 million in punitive damages.

At a time when patient assaults against nurses are reportedly on the rise, cases that invert the equation only reinforce the public’s perception that hospitals are chaotic places.

In its annual outlook report released this week, Fitch Ratings says the coming calendar year will probably strike much of the sector as “another make or break” period.

RBMA President Kit Crancer said continued cuts will result in Medicare patients losing access to care when health systems and providers determine it is no longer economical.

How do changes in ownership impact patient care? That was one of the many topics explored in a new survey of U.S. physicians.

Healthcare regulators in the country’s fourth most populous state are getting barraged with complaints about hospital understaffing.

If the country avoids slipping into an economic recession over the next few months or even years, it could have the healthcare job market to thank.