Hospitals in California are being warned not to violate state law on staffing levels or face fines. New state policy narrows the circumstances under which hospitals can claim “unpredictable circumstances” for violating the mandate.

Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, discusses ways hackers can access medical records from understaffed healthcare organizations – and how those organizations can best mitigate their cyber risk.

Burnout among doctors and nurses has been well documented in recent years, but physician assistants are also susceptible to this trend, with a National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants survey showing that 30% have at least one symptom of burnout, while almost 8% say they plan to leave the profession within the next year.

The biggest factors influencing retention in the fast-moving, competitive Medicare Advantage market are trust and the ability to resolve problems or complaints, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Medicare Advantage Study.