UPMC Enterprises Invests in VeloSource to Expand AI-Enabled Clinician Staffing Platform
UPMC Enterprises is making a strategic investment in VeloSource with plans to further develop its AI-enabled staffing management platform.
The Manager’s Heartbreak: Why Nurse Turnover Cuts So Deep
Nurse managers care for the people who care for the patients and families. When they feel overwhelmed, unsupported, or sidelined by bureaucracy, the ripple effect touches every corner of care delivery.
The Power Behind Enterprise EHR Software for Large Healthcare Systems
Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
No More Band-Aids: Hiring Isn’t the Answer to Burnout
Clinicians drop off early in the pipeline because they receive little context and minimal support. The only way to solve this problem is to create a system that drives long-term retention and workforce stability by supporting clinician well-being.
How Technology and Value-Based Models Will Reshape Healthcare by 2035
The decade ahead will test our healthcare system like never before. But within these challenges lies an opportunity to create a more accessible, effective, and sustainable healthcare system — if we dare to innovate and adapt to the changing landscape.
Rural America’s Maternity Crisis: How Locum Tenens Can Help Fill Gaps in Rural Hospitals’ Labor and Delivery Services
Addressing America’s maternal health crisis will be complicated and nuanced. Here are a few possible solutions.
Inside the Kaiser Contract That Ended the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History
About 85,000 Kaiser Permamente workers voted to ratify a new contract, putting to end what was the largest strike in the history of the healthcare industry. The new contract includes terms for higher wages, more employee education, increased hiring and retention efforts, and greater involvement of frontline workers in the health system’s staffing decisions.
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
Nursing Homes Reject CMS’ Proposed Staffing Level Requirements
CMS released a proposed rule to establish staffing standards among the nation’s nursing homes. Reactions have been mixed — but mainly negative. Long-term care facilities say that they can neither find nor afford more workers. On the other hand, some lawmakers argue the proposed rule doesn’t do enough to protect care quality for patients. As for labor unions, they seem generally happy with the rule.
W-2 Employed Nurses Can Have Choice and Flexibility, Too
As the debate over worker misclassification rages, it's important that healthcare professionals know the facts. Staffing agencies that designate their nurses as independent contractors avoid the costs of employment-related benefits like insurance, workers’ compensation, and overtime pay. These agencies also lack necessary clinical and professional oversight over their contractors, which increases the risk of substandard care.
85,000 Kaiser Workers Will Soon Vote to Authorize What Could Be the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History
The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions announced that it will soon begin conducting strike authorization votes among its 85,000 members. The coalition’s chief concern is Kaiser’s dangerous staffing levels, which members say have led to excessively long wait times, patient neglect and mistaken diagnosis. If the coalition authorizes and implements the strike, it will become the largest strike of healthcare workers in the history of the U.S.
Unions File Antitrust Complaint Against UPMC & Allege ‘Draconian’ Labor Practices
A group of labor unions have filed an antitrust complaint against UPMC. They alleged that the health system has prevented its workers from being able to advocate for themselves and their patients through “a draconian system of mobility restrictions and widespread labor law violations that lock in sub-competitive pay and working conditions.”
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Closing the Quality-Affordability Gap in Workplace Mental Health
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
Good Pay & Value Alignment Are What Workers Seek in Healthcare Jobs, Reports Say
Healthcare providers will continue having a difficult time retaining employees unless they make necessary changes, such as establishing pay increases and improving company culture. Healthcare ranked last for employee satisfaction with pay among 27 other industries, according to a recent report. A separate report found that many healthcare employees are leaving their jobs because their company’s mission no longer aligns with their values.
A Changing Economy: Why Managed Services Can Help You Do More, Faster
Whether it’s application services for your EMR, service desk support, staffing, or any other host of needs, a managed services partner can take your organization to the next level while providing one thing money can’t buy—peace of mind.
Post-pandemic Healthcare Staffing: Effectively Engaging Travel and Temporary Nurses
To successfully implement an internal staffing or travel agency that may span multiple cities or states, organizations need the technology and data available to support this endeavor.
June was a good month for healthcare hiring, but the staffing crisis can only be solved by tech, VBC
Healthcare employment levels are still significantly below what they need to be, and they aren't on track to get there any time soon. Experts are saying the increased deployment of technology, such as remote patient monitoring and robotic process automation, as well as value-based care models, will be the only sustainable solution to get providers out of this staffing dearth.
Solving health IT labor gaps with strategic interoperability partnerships
By leveraging aligned interoperability partners, health systems can alleviate the inevitable pressures of IT personnel shortages and the strains that labor fluctuation puts on organizational technology transformation and growth.