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New Ranking Scores Cleveland as Most Stressed City in America
New Ranking Scores Cleveland as Most Stressed City in America

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With 21 percent more workers experiencing burnout, and the US Surgeon General issuing a recent advisory on the record levels of stress in healthcare workers, mental health and maintaining a work […]
Proposed CMS Conversion Factor Is Lowest In 20 Years
Proposed CMS Conversion Factor Is Lowest In 20 Years

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While CMS is making an effort to support vital rural hospitals in the proposed rules for 2023, the proposed cuts for physicians could potentially mean there are fewer physicians to take […]
New Study Suggests Higher Level of Radiation Exposure for Echocardiographers
New Study Suggests Higher Level of Radiation Exposure for Echocardiographers

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – For the general public, the annual limit for radiation exposure is 1 mSv per annum, equivalent to 1000 µSv per annum. On average, the typical office or home exposure is around […]
CMS Proposed Rule Attempts to Address Emergency Care in Rural Hospitals
CMS Proposed Rule Attempts to Address Emergency Care in Rural Hospitals

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to recent studies from the NC Rural Health Research Program some services in rural areas decreased while others increased. For instance, from 2011 to 2017, researchers noted a decrease in […]
Recent Reports Suggest Alarming Uptick in Healthcare Data Breaches
Recent Reports Suggest Alarming Uptick in Healthcare Data Breaches

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to recent reports, hackers have been actively hitting healthcare the last couple of months. In a Becker’s report from earlier this week, Baton Rouge general had to shut its computer […]
US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout
US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a recent bill, Safety From Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, has been introduced to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence, more work may need to be done to support […]
Recent Survey Suggests Remote Work Options are Preferred
Recent Survey Suggests Remote Work Options are Preferred

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the numbers of remote workers have gradually dropped post pandemic, according to a Gallup poll last fall 45 percent of workers employed full time were still working remotely. Sixty-seven percent […]
New Study Suggests High Levels of Cognitive Decline Post-COVID Linked to Immune Function
New Study Suggests High Levels of Cognitive Decline Post-COVID Linked to Immune Function

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Researchers are just now starting to understand the full potential effects that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can have on the brain. One of the common complaints in addition to loss of smell […]