John Commins

Vero Beach

Senior Editor at HealthLeaders

Senior Editor, HealthLeaders Media

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Articles

Healthcare Powered U.S. Job Growth in 2024

Jan 9, 2025 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

Hospitals and home health and residential care accounted for nearly one-in-three new jobs in the larger economy. Healthcare job growth continued to be an economic driver in 2024, creating 686,600 jobs over the 12-month span and accounting for 31% of the 2.2 million jobs created in the overall economy last year.
Healthcare Created 54K Jobs in November

Dec 5, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

It's the 11th straight month of robust healthcare job growth in 2024 and in line with the average 59,000 jobs the sector has created each month over the past year. The job growth came from ambulatory services (22,000), hospitals (19,000), home healthcare services (16,000), and nursing homes (12,000)The 227,000 jobs created in the overall economy in November was well above the average 186,000 jobs created on average over the past 12 months.
Provider CFOs Bristle at Payer 'Dirty Tactics.'

Nov 17, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

Eight-in-10 surveyed provider execs say the rise in payer denials is 'brazen' and 'intentional.' The survey from the Healthcare Financial Management Association found that nearly six-in-10 CFOs say payer-provider relations are worsening.
Healthcare Grows 52K Jobs in October

Oct 31, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

The new stats are consistent with the average 58,000 jobs the sector created over each of the past 12 months. The 52,000 new jobs were created in ambulatory services (36,000), nursing home and residential care services (9,000), and hospitals (8,000). The unemployment rate in the larger U.S. economy held at 4.1% with 7 million people reporting as unemployed in October. The average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in September rose by 13 cents (0.4%) to $35.46.
Healthcare Job Growth Rebounds, Sorta, in September

Oct 3, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

It's the third consecutive month for the healthcare sector to see healthy but cooling job creation. The 254,000 new jobs created in the overall economy in September was considerably higher that analysts had projected, and well above the 202,000 jobs created, on average, over the past 12 monthsThe unemployment rate in the larger U.S. economy hardly budged at 4.1%, BLS says, with 6.8 million people reporting as unemployed in September.
Healthcare Job Growth Down 50% in August

Sep 5, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

The decline in healthcare job growth matches employment declines seen in the larger U.S. economy. The 142,000 new jobs created in the overall economy in August marks a precipitous drop (-46%) from the 213,000 jobs created, on average, over the past 12 monthsThe unemployment rate in the larger U.S. economy increased 0.2 percentage points to 4.2%, BLS says, with 7.1 million people reporting as unemployed in August.
FDA to Ramp Up Surveillance of Potentially Faulty Medical Devices

Aug 19, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

More than 1.7 million patient injuries and 83,000 deaths have been linked to defective medical equipment over a 10-year span. Surveillance will include everything from implantable pacemakers to surgical masks for medical devices and equipment used by tens of millions of Americans. Tapping data from EHRs, billing claims, pharmacy and other sources, the FDA surveillance will begin with a few devices and expand over time.
We Called It. APPs Are Top Recruiting Target, Again

Aug 5, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

Demand for APPs grows as patients migrate from traditional care venues toward retail clinics, urgent care centers, and telemedicine. APPs represented nearly one-in-four (23%) of the 2,138 searches conducted from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024 by Texas-based recruiters AMN Healthcare. The high demand for NPs was reflected in starting salaries, which rose 8.6% year-over-year, from $158,000 2024 to $164,000 in 2024.
Healthcare Accounts for Nearly Half of All new U.S. Jobs in July.

Aug 1, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

The 55,000 jobs in July marks a slight drop from the healthcare sector's average of 63,000 over the past 12 months. Job gains were also reported in construction (25,000), specialty trades (19,000), and transportation and warehousing (14,000).
OneBlood 'Ransomware Event' Forces Hundreds of Hospitals to Activate Blood Shortage Protocols

Jul 30, 2024 | healthleadersmedia.com | John Commins

The Orlando-based nonprofit OneBlood says it's still operating but at "a significantly reduced capacity." OneBlood says Wednesday it is the victim of a "ransomware event" and it’s asking the more than 250 hospitals it supplies to "activate critical blood shortage protocols" as cybersecurity teams work to determine the extent of the attack.