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ASHHRA eNews Brief: November 2013
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The third quarter issue of the Health Care Labor Report examines on-call hours under a proposed IRS rule and communication strategies during mergers and acquisitions.

Visit http://sso.aha.org/opensso/cdcservlet?goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashhra.org%3A80%2Fmember%2Fhc_labor_report.shtml&RequestID=1538147505&MajorVersion=1&MinorVersion=0&ProviderID=http%3A%2F%2Fs259722ch3vl48.uschcg6.savvis.net%3A80%2Famagent&IssueInstant=2013-11-1 to view the full article online.

 

The CHHR Examination will be available at AMP Assessment Centers starting November 15, 2013.

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/learning/certification.shtml to view the full article online.

 

The third quarter issue of HR Pulse magazine is available for electronic access for ASHHRA members. This issue focuses on the workforce, and includes articles such as, "Building an Effective Workforce in an Accountable Care World," and "Building a Readiness State for Labor Activity."

Visit http://sso.aha.org/opensso/cdcservlet?goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashhra.org%3A80%2Fmember%2Fhrpulse.shtml&RequestID=1063496657&MajorVersion=1&MinorVersion=0&ProviderID=http%3A%2F%2Fs259722ch3vl48.uschcg6.savvis.net%3A80%2Famagent&IssueInstant=2013-11-13T13%3A5 to view the full article online.

 
Let’s support the National Guard! Post your open jobs at www.centerforamerica.org. American Jobs for America’s Heroes is an alliance of the National Guard, the Center for America (CFA), Corporate America Supports You (CASY), and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network (MSCCN) to help unemployed National Guard members, veterans, and spouses find skilled jobs in the private sector.

Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/ahh-nwl/pdf/AmericaJobsforAmericaHeros.pdf to view the full article online.

 

The Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide employees with written notice of the new marketplace coverage option by October 1, 2013. To view the DOL Model or information prepared by Drinker Biddle on the guidance, click below.

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/toolkits/f-m/health_reform.shtml#tools to view the full article online.

 

Those who register for the HR Metrics Tool before November 15, 2013, will receive a discount (see pricing below), Download the brochure for more details.

   •   Organizations with 2,500 or fewer  employees - 20% Off

   •   All others - 10% Off

Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/ahh-nwl/pdf/2014_Metrics_Tool_Brochure_-_Special_Pricing.pdf to view the full article online.

 
Purchasing Power
WORKFORCE
By Douglas K. Halverson
It seems that we hear a lot about the importance of planning, especially about strategic planning. When an organization makes the decision to invest in a mega expansion project, there is clearly an incredible amount of careful decision making that must take place to ensure its ultimate success. Some projects pose a host of complexities that challenge our ability to be comprehensive in our planning. The ability to anticipate obstacles and address all the minute details that are critical to a project can easily be missed.

Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/ahh-nwl/pdf/Microsoft_Word_-_Nov._PLANNING_IS_THE_KEY_FOR_SUCCESSFUL_OUTCOMES.pdf to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

Monthly growth in health care jobs has averaged 17,000 jobs through October this year, lagging behind an average monthly gain of 27,000 jobs in 2012, according to the most recent seasonally adjusted numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/monthly-healthcare-job-growth-in-2013-trails-behind-2012-numbers.html to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk 

In order to meet demand for essential health services, the world needs at least 7.2 million more nurses, midwives, and doctors, according to a new report by the Global Health Workforce Alliance and the World Health Organization, presented at the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/who-7m-more-healthcare-workers-needed-meet-world-demand/2013-11-12 to view the full article online.

 

By Ron Shinkman 

Despite ongoing reports of hospitals engaging in mass layoffs around the nation in anticipation of the January 2014 implementation of the Affordable Care Act, federal statistics tell a story of a sector that is continuing to grow. 

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/despite-ongoing-layoffs-hospital-employment-actually-growing/2013-11-11 to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk

As health care reform continues to change the landscape of hospital staffing and the industry begins to shift its focus to value-based care, providers are looking at innovative new strategies to address workforce needs, according to a guest column in Forbes.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/4-healthcare-staffing-trends/2013-10-29 to view the full article online.

 

By David Weldon

Even in a populated area like Dallas-Fort Worth, competition for skilled health care workers is fierce, and that’s why organizations like Texas Health Resources support remote work and teleworking.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/telework-competitive-edge to view the full article online.

 
HealthStream
COMPENSATION

By Debra Beaulieu

The competition to recruit physicians is fierce, but a new survey from staffing company The Medicus Firm offers insight into physicians' wish lists for an ideal place to work.

SOURCE: FIERCE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Visit http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/signing-bonuses-higher-pay-top-docs-wish-lists/2013-11-13 to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk

Most large hospital systems are compensating their executives based on long-term incentive (LTI) plans, according to a new health care compensation study.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTH FINANCE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/long-term-incentive-plans-ceo-compensation-rise/2013-11-12 to view the full article online.

 

By Michael Zeis

As the health care industry shifts from volume to value, hospital and health system leaders need to consider new skill sets, new business models, and new incentives for the C-suite.

SOURCE: HEALTHLEADERS MEDIA

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-298292/Reassessing-Executive-Compensation to view the full article online.

 
GENERAL HR

By Molly Gamble

Employee assessment tests are typically developed in the same country as the organization's headquarters, but health systems should ensure their tests stand up in foreign countries, too.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/4-things-to-consider-when-employee-assessment-tests-go-global.html to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a proposed rule to improve the tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. The proposed rule would amend OSHA's current recordkeeping regulations and would require electronic submission of injury and illness information. Establishments with more than 250 employees are already required to keep injury and illness records, and the proposed rule would required them to electronically submit the information to OSHA every quarter.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/osha-announces-proposed-rule-to-improve-workplace-injury-tracking.html to view the full article online.

 

By Katie Sullivan

Concerns over the rise in violence against health care workers in hospitals across the state and the country has led one Colorado hospital to install a mobile duress system, Denver Business Journal reported.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/how-one-hospital-taking-stand-against-employee-violence/2013-11-12 to view the full article online.

 

By Ilene MacDonald

Most physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and hospital administrators have limited access to social media on work computers connected to the corporate network, according to a recent InCrowd survey.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/majority-hospital-employees-cant-access-social-media-work/2013-10-31 to view the full article online.

 

By Katie Sullivan

With change, confusion, and mixed messages about the Affordable Care Act bombarding consumers, it's important that hospital executives carefully communicate how their organizations will take on the challenges and uncertainty of health care reform.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/5-ways-help-communicate-hospital-changes/2013-10-25 to view the full article online.

 

By Cheryl Clark

A study designed to assess the effect of disrupted sleep on surgeons finds that surgical complications did not increase when surgeons who operated on emergency cases during the midnight to 7 a.m. shift operated on scheduled patients later in the day.

SOURCE: HEALTHLEADERS MEDIA

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/QUA-298031/Surgeons-Disrupted-Sleep-Not-a-Safety-Factor to view the full article online.

 
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN)
PHYSICIANS

By Rene Letourneau

Acknowledging the monumental changes before them, chief executive officers attending HealthLeaders Media's second annual CEO Exchange are in agreement about one aspect of the way forward: strong leadership by physicians will be a key success factor.

SOURCE: HEALTHLEADERS MEDIA

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HR-298130/CEO-Exchange-Physician-Leadership-Seen-as-Crucial to view the full article online.

 
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

By Adam Bryant

With nearly 30-years under his belt at Kaiser Permanente, CEO Bernard J. Tyson has learned a lot about health care leadership. A key factor to running the integrated provider and nonprofit health plan is keeping commitments, Tyson said in a recent interview with The New York Times. "It doesn't mean you have to be perfect. It means that you live by your word," he said.

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Visit http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/business/bernard-tyson-of-kaiser-permanente-on-speaking-your-mind.html?_r=0 to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk 

Health care reform, an aging population, and a physician shortage are factors forcing hospital executives to rethink staffing, both inside and outside hospital walls, according to a panel discussion Tuesday during the U.S. News & World Report's Hospital of Tomorrow conference.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/health-leaders-take-workforce-changes/2013-11-06 to view the full article online.

 
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