The MedZilla.com Employment Report for August 2012 -- Job Openings on the Rise; Employers, Capitol Hill Considering New Initiatives to Train Willing Applicants - Medzilla Reports: Over 163,000 new jobs were added to the market in July, blowing away forecaster's predictions for the month. The report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday came as a surprise even though the actual number of unemployed persons remained essentially unchanged from previous months. (bls.gov, 8/3/12) Planned layoffs declined for the second consecutive month (challengergray.com, 8/2/12) and experts noted the number of discouraged workers fell dramatically as well. (bbc.co.uk, 8/3/12)
By 2050, over 20 percent of the U.S. population will be age 65 or older. Although professional caregiving careers are growing at a tremendous rate, nursing school enrollment isn't growing fast enough to meet projected demand.
The MedZilla.com Employment Report for September 2012: National Health IT Week Kicks Off with a Record Interest in Health Related Technology Majors - Medzilla Reports: National Health IT Week began while August Jobs Report came on the heels of a wave of figures and predictions rolling in from the two major National Conventions in recent weeks. Economic forecasters have been spending every waking moment scouring each statistic trying to gain some insight on which way the country’s economy is headed.
Long-Term Care: The Impending Labor Crisis - The Society of Certified Senior Advisors speaks out on the shortage of skilled LTC health-care workers that America is facing as the aging population is set to increase dramatically.
Physicians reveal in a DoctorDirectory survey that healthcare reform ranks below the economy, unemployment, and the national debt when it comes to key political issues. In the May survey, physicians also report that while Obama may have the best interest of healthcare practitioners in mind, Mitt Romney will be getting their vote this fall.
Patients for Fair Compensation Study Finds $2.6 Trillion in Healthcare Savings with New Medical Liability System - Medicaid, Medicare Expenses Would Decrease $1 Trillion. Replacing the American medical liability system with a no-fault, Patients’ Compensation System would create at least $2.6 trillion in savings over 10 years, according to a new study released today by the German economics firm BioScience Valuation.
The MedZilla.com Employment Report for July 2012: Bridging the Gap between Job Creators and the Perfect Candidate - Medzilla Reports: The Healthcare Industry maintained its leading job creator status producing one out of every six jobs last month. (bls.gov, 7/6/12) Experts believe that with the recent Affordable Care Act (ACA) ruling more funding and even more job opportunities will be available for Healthcare and Healthcare IT professionals. However, with hundreds of thousands of positions already vacant amid gross shortages across the nation, a solution must be found to connect employers searching for their perfect candidate and job seekers looking to prove themselves able to fit the bill.
Medzilla.com Special Report: Unemployed Can Breathe a Little Freer After Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Ruling - MedZilla Reports: After a monumental resolution the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in its entirety. The Justices' 5-4 decision will undoubtedly have far-reaching repercussions throughout the Nation's Healthcare and Insurance industries for the next several years. President Obama, who pioneered endless attempts to garner support since its inception, addressed the nation yesterday calling the ruling "a victory for people all over this country whose lives are more secure because of this law". (cnn.com, 6/28/12) MedZilla investigates what this means for job seekers and the Healthcare industry.