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Times are good for nurses willing to jump to a different hospital. Because of a tight labor market, hospitals are offering big signing bonuses for experienced nurses — as high as $20,000. “Nursing recruitment and retention has come up as a major, major pain point in the last few months,” said Lauren Rewers, a researcher at the health-care research firm Advisory Board who said that bonuses have reached unusually high levels. Beyond signing bonuses, Philadelphia-area hospitals are paying bonuses on top of overtime for nurses who pick up extra shifts, raising hourly wages for junior nurses seen as more easily enticed by a signing bonus at another hospital, and even paying retention bonuses to nurses in key positions. (Brubaker, 8/15)

A NewYork-Presbyterian hospital wrongfully fired an operating room nurse over her involvement in union activity, the New York branch office of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday. The NLRB found that NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital unlawfully discharged Rosamaria Tyo, a longtime registered nurse and member of the New York State Nurses Association, for "patient abandonment" because she participated in union activities. (Christ, 8/13)

CareMax is joining forces with Anthem to build dozens of medical facilities in a bid to boost value-based care, the company announced Friday. CareMax, a Miami-based technology-enabled care platform providing value-based care and chronic disease management to seniors, plans to open about 50 medical centers in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin and elsewhere, the company said. Indianapolis-based Anthem will incorporate value-based care into its benefit packages for policyholders treated at the new CareMax locations. (Christ, 8/13)

Forbes ranked the 100 richest self-made women in a report released Aug. 5. Here are the top seven in healthcare. Forbes valued individual assets, such as stakes in public companies, using stock prices from July 2. Forbes consulted with external experts to value private companies. Some women overcame more than others to make their fortune. Forbes measured how far they have come and gave them a self-made score of 6 (hired hand) to 10 (rags to riches). (Mitchell, 8/13)