Minneapolis-based Allina Health and Doctors Council-SEIU have reached a tentative agreement on a first union contract for physicians at Allina Health Mercy Hospital’s Unity and Mercy campuses in the Minneapolis area. “We are pleased to share that Allina Health and…
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Preventive medicine physicians have the best lifestyle balance of 36 specialties, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Marit built its Lifestyle Balance Index from more than 24,400 anonymous salary and schedule submissions from full-time…
Nearly 6 in 10 healthcare workers plan to search for a new role within the next year, with Generation Z the most likely to eye the exit, according to the 2026 Healthcare Workforce Barometer. Five things to know: 1. Seven…
Physician and provider search volume did not change much in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a new report from the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment. The 2026 edition of the AAPPR’s “Physician and Provider Recruitment…
Pathologists, hematologist-oncologists and podiatrists are the most likely physicians to search for a job in another state, according to a Sept. 4 blog post from Marit Health. The analysis of job search behavior from 18,000 clinicians found wide variation in…
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Members of Doctors Council-SEIU began a four-day strike Sept. 14 at Allina Health’s Mercy Hospital campuses in Coon Rapids, Minn., and Fridley, Minn., according to a union news release shared with Becker’s. Hospice nurses represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota &…
Health systems’ leave policies, workplace support and leadership sensitivity may affect physicians’ ability to return to work after a life-threatening illness or medical event, a study found. Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia interviewed 22…
Physicians still get real satisfaction from the patient side of the job, but two forces are testing that bond: the growing footprint of AI in care decisions and the rising cost of getting treated at all, according to a report…
The American Association for Physician Leadership has published “Lessons Learned: Stories from Dual-Physician Marriages,” a collection of first-person accounts from 35 physician couples across the U.S. The book is edited by Deborah M. Shlian, MD, and Joel N. Shlian, MD,…
AI has become part of daily clinical work for most physicians, but that has not translated into full confidence in what it means for their careers. According to Doximity’s “2026 Physician Compensation Report,” physicians are using AI more than ever…