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Here are seven updates on Walmart Health reported by Becker's since Feb. 7.

In the last three years, nearly one-third of New Jersey nurses have left the profession, leaving healthcare facilities to deal with the patient safety impacts caused by shortages, according to a March 2023 report from New Jersey's largest healthcare worker…

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey healthcare facilities were already battling staffing shortages, which were exacerbated in 2020, according to a March 2023 report from New Jersey's largest healthcare worker union, Health Professionals and Allied Employees. 

Utah has signed a Senate bill into law that will allow nurse practitioners to practice without a supervising physician, KSL reported March 25. 

Samer Ilayan, MD, is suing Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health for alleged religious discrimination, ABC affiliate WXYZ reported March 27. 

New legislation in Massachusetts would allow physician assistants to practice with fewer restrictions. 

Five healthcare specialists recently connected with Becker's to share what changes they implemented in 2022 are here to stay.

While the average salary for physicians increased by 3.8 percent in 2021, it saw a dip of 2.4 percent in 2022, according to the "2023 Physician Compensation Report" from Doximity. 

A Jefferson County, Ill., jury has ruled a urologist is not guilty in a $6.5 million suit that alleges he failed to diagnose a patient's prostate cancer, Missouri Lawyers Media reported March 24. 

In response to issues including poor financial performance and reimbursement challenges, medical facilities nationwide are closing their doors or shutting down service lines — which in turn may be advantageous to ASCs.