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.
There’s always going to be a new AI tool promising to save healthcare, optimize a workflow, or save someone a few minutes a day. But before we chase every emerging use case, we should tackle the biggest, most expensive part of the system: labor optimization.
Healthcare in the U.S. today exists in a complex, fragmented and costly system, and the people this system is designed for deserve a holistic approach to best address their individual health needs.
There is no singular cause to pediatrician burnout. Rather, it’s a web of interconnected issues, compounded and feeding upon each other. And if we want to truly support pediatricians and the children they care for, we need to stop treating symptoms and start untangling the root causes.
Successful implementation makes all the difference between a seamless changeover and a poorly executed one that interferes with the delivery of patient care.
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.
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.
Choosing the right brain injury rehabilitation program is a critical decision that can shape the future for you or your loved one.
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.
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
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.
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.
Incorporating aquatic therapy can enhance patient outcomes and shorten recovery times for health care professionals. In the Chicago suburbs, the demand for such programs is rising.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.