Safety threats impact more than what is physically visible. The emotional toll is crushing the healthcare workforce from the inside out, and until the erosion of psychological safety is addressed, the battle to combat workplace violence will continue.
About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers plan to launch an open-ended strike over staffing shortages, wages and care access issues — potentially affecting dozens of hospitals and hundreds of clinics in California and Hawaii. While Kaiser blames unions for stalled negotiations, workers say the conflict reflects deeper concerns about patient safety, burnout and health systems’ shifting priorities.
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
Weathering the storm will require a bold, multi-pronged approach encompassing legislative action and a data-informed approach that leverages AI technology to plan, recruit, and realign more efficient care models.
During Reuters’ Total Health conference in Chicago, four healthcare leaders shared the strategies they believe will help fortify the workforce for the future.
Experts warn that the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications could worsen healthcare’s workforce crisis, especially in rural areas, by making it prohibitively expensive for hospitals to hire international clinicians. Critics are also worried that the change could slow the pace of healthcare innovation by discouraging foreign workers from contributing to the tech and research sectors in the U.S.
The country’s nursing workforce has seen slight recovery since the pandemic, but burnout and stress continue to fuel high levels of turnover. New research reveals troubling retention trends — with more than 138,000 nurses having left the workforce since 2022 and 40% of nurses planning to leave the profession within five years.
Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.
We cannot simply accept this status quo and leave an entire generation of children unsupported when more viable options are available.
To solve the physician shortage problem, healthcare providers must work hard to differentiate themselves as physician employers, according to experts from consulting firm EY. Some strategies include adopting the right AI tools and participating in value-based care models.
Many providers are still struggling to recover from the workforce crisis that emerged during the pandemic, two healthcare leaders said during a recent panel.
The regulatory environment and workforce shortages are plaguing the pharmacy industry, one Walgreens exec shared at the Abarca Forward conference on Tuesday.
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
At ViVE 2024, Tarun Kapoor — chief digital transformation officer at New Jersey-based Virtua Health — highlighted a conundrum he thinks may be the reason why AI hasn't been able to move the needle when it comes to solving the clinician shortage.
About 80% of all FDA-approved healthcare AI applications are related to radiology — but due to a massive workforce shortage, radiologists don't have the time to explore, choose, validate and implement the tools available to them. Some providers are using a radiology AI marketplace called CARPL to address this problem, including Massachusetts General Hospital and University Hospitals.
Last month at a conference, AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw shared some employee retention strategies used at his health system. He stressed the importance of gathering employee feedback and using it to give them the changes they need. This month, MedCity News followed up with AdventHealth to get a better picture of what these strategies look like in practice.
The AI tools that radiologists need the most are ones that integrate their workflows and make it easier to access past images, said Dr. Jocelyn Chertoff, radiology chair at Dartmouth Health. When adopting AI to address their workforce shortage, hospitals need to involve clinicians early-on in decisions about what new tools to implement, she also noted.
At a conference last week, AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw discussed how his organization fosters a culture in which its workers feel heard and supported. Some of his advice included making necessary changes based on employee feedback and providing ample opportunities for career advancement.