Best Practices in Managing Medical Equipment Rollouts
Successful implementation makes all the difference between a seamless changeover and a poorly executed one that interferes with the delivery of patient care.
Healthcare’s Workforce Blueprint is Out Of Date. It’s Time For A Change
Those that fail to adapt their workforce strategies will remain stuck in crisis mode, scrambling to fill shifts and struggling to retain nurses in the face of a nursing shortage. But for those willing to welcome change, the opportunity is immense.
Understanding EGPA: The Role of Eosinophils and Advancements in Treatment Options
FASENRA® (benralizumab) injection, for subcutaneous use, 30 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). FASENRA provides a treatment option for HCPs to consider when managing this challenging disease.
Addressing Healthcare’s Retention Crisis by Understanding Gen Z
A committed, resilient future workforce starts by understanding the difference between an environment that sustains staff and one that actively invests in long-term engagement.
Closing Staffing Gaps in Healthcare by Utilizing Diverse Pipelines of Contingent Talent
By adopting a contingent workforce model and investing in the right data tools to power better informed decision-making and talent strategy, healthcare organizations can begin to address staffing challenges and turn their talent goals into reality.
Gut Health Can Be a Workplace Equity Issue. Here’s How HR Leaders Can Prevent That
Now is a great time for employers to consider the impact GI health has on workplace equity and take steps to ensure they’re doing what they can to create an equitable workplace
It’s Time for Employers and Policymakers to Step Up for Caregivers
The U.S. workforce does not need to be in a position where they must choose between their careers and caring for their families. If sufficient balance between work and caregiving is not achieved, caregivers face the risk of becoming patients themselves.
Consultants: Help Define What’s Next In Healthcare Benefits
Help shape the future of healthcare benefits by sharing your insights.
A National Nursing Surplus Is Predicted by 2028, But There Will Still Be Shortages in Some States. What Can Providers There Do?
A new Mercer report predicts there will be a national surplus of about 30,000 nurses by 2028. Though an overall surplus is projected nationally, there will still be significant shortages of nursing labor in a handful of states, as well as most of the country’s rural areas. To solve this issue, providers need to recruit from wider labor pools, minimize nurses’ nonclinical tasks and prioritize creating a more supportive work environment.
Can AI Help Fix Our Demographic Time Bomb?
By 2030, the U.S. expects shortages of 200,000 nurses and 124,000 physicians snd similar shortages are already being felt in the U.K. and elsewhere. Here's how to build and train a modern healthcare workforce in the age of AI
Providence Ordered to Pay $200M for ‘Systemic Wage Violations’
More than 33,000 Providence employees filed a class-action complaint against the health system in 2021, alleging that it had been withholding their wages by denying them breaks and rounding down their working hours. Last week, Providence was ordered to pay more than $200 million in damages — a decision that “sends a message to healthcare corporations,” according to an attorney representing the workers.
5 Trends Shaping Healthcare Business Strategies for 2024
Deloitte released a report predicting the key trends that will shape the healthcare landscape in 2024. Some of them include hospital M&A, health systems outsourcing departments and the increasing adoption of generative AI tools.
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What Are the Best Medical Coding Outsourcing Companies?
Outsourcing your medical coding can help ensure a healthy revenue cycle. Discover the best medical coding outsourcing companies and find the right one for you.
Which Tech Solutions Are Actually Having a Positive Impact on the Workforce Crisis?
Knowing that many tech solutions end up being not as effective as health systems would have hoped, two health system executives gave examples of tools they believe have made a significant impact on staffing issues at their organizations. One is a wearable patch that continuously monitors inpatients’ vital signs, and one is a platform that allows providers to fill open shifts with local nurses.
Lack of Autonomy Is a Major Reason Clinicians Are Exiting the Field
Patient safety and lack of autonomy are two of the biggest factors driving so many clinicians away from the medical field, according to a new EY report. Clinicians feel like they aren’t able to provide patients with the quality of care they need and deserve due to workforce shortages, resource constraints, and health system policies over which they have no control.
CommonSpirit, Dignity Health Team Up to Launch Nurse Retention Program
CommonSpirit Health has co-developed a nurse residency program with Dignity Health Global Education. The program, which is designed to increase nurse retention, comes at a time when turnover rates for newly graduated nurses are at an all-time high. Through the program, the partners are aiming to increase newly graduated nurse retention by at least 20% at CommonSpirit.
CVS Health Creates Community Equity Alliance To Improve Health Disparities
The Community Equity Alliance aims to grow the community health workforce, advance the connections between healthcare institutions and communities, and improve disparities in heart health and mental health. The first organizations working with CVS Health are Meharry Medical College, Sinai Chicago and Wayne State University.
Until Nurses Are Included in Reimbursement Models, Expect Them to Keep Leaving the Profession in Droves
Researchers project that the U.S. healthcare industry will be short 2.1 million nurses by 2025. Including them in reimbursement models might be the most effective way to address nurses’ mass exodus from the profession, according to Rebecca Love, who is a nurse and the chief clinical officer of tech-enabled nurse staffing platform IntelyCare.