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ASHHRA eNews Brief: January 2014
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Pinstripe Healthcare facilitated two roundtable discussions and provided graphical reporting at the ASHHRA 49th Annual Conference & Exposition (2013), exploring how hospitals and health systems with higher-quality talent selection and management strategies are achieving better HCAHPS Survey scores as well as the strategies they are undertaking to improve engagement, retention, and ability to respond to change/foster Agile development.

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/toolkits/a-e/employee_engagement.shtml#whitepapers to view the full article online.

 

Print copies of the Winter 2013 issue of HR Pulse magazine have been mailed, and ASHHRA members may access the digital version by logging in. This issue features articles on talent, coaching, mentoring, and more.

Visit http://sso.aha.org/opensso/cdcservlet?goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ashhra.org%3A80%2Fmember%2Fhrpulse.shtml&RequestID=326859573&MajorVersion=1&MinorVersion=0&ProviderID=http%3A%2F%2Fs259722ch3vl48.uschcg6.savvis.net%3A80%2Famagent&IssueInstant=2013-12-09T15%3A20 to view the full article online.

 

Register now for the ASHHRA 50th Annual Conference & Exposition to save up to $50. Registration includes one year of ASHHRA membership for current non-members.

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/conference/2014/registration.shtml to view the full article online.

 

ASHHRA held the ninth Thought Leader Forum on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Washington, D.C. A select group of health care executives and employee benefits experts participated in the forum, entitled,  Projected Benefits Landscape: Recommendations for Health Care Leaders. 

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/about/governance/thoughtleaderforum.shtml to view the full article online.

 
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WORKFORCE

By Heather Punke

As temperatures in the Midwest and elsewhere in the country dropped to dangerously low levels, schools closed, and companies told employees to stay home, hospitals took measures to keep their employees safe and their facilities staffed and open.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW



Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/how-hospitals-stayed-staffed-during-winter-storm.html to view the full article online.

 

By Ilene MacDonald

Nurses who are tired, don't get enough sleep, or don't have time to recover between shifts are more likely than unimpaired nurses to regret clinical decisions they make during their shifts, according to a new study in the American Journal of Critical Care.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/tired-nurses-may-regret-clinical-decisions/2014-01-02 to view the full article online.

 

By Jeanne Meister

In 2013, organizations finally began in earnest to integrate social technologies into recruitment, development, and engagement practices. In 2014, this social integration will become the status quo.

SOURCE: FORBES

Visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannemeister/2014/01/06/2014-the-year-social-hr-matters/ to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

Many health care occupations are projected to grow in employment faster than the average job growth rate, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average growth rate for all occupations in the U.S. is 14 percent. This measures the rate of employment growth expected overall from 2010 to 2020. Of the 41 occupations related to human health care listed by the BLS, 36 have a projected growth rate higher than 14 percent.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/which-healthcare-jobs-have-the-best-outlooks.html to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk

Forty percent of foreign-educated nurses (FENs) in U.S. hospitals feel they are discriminated against in shift assignments, wages, or benefits, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Nursing.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/40-foreign-trained-nurses-report-discrimination/2013-12-19 to view the full article online.

 

By Stephanie Bouchard

Jobs related to the health care industry are projected to be among the fastest growing in the country through 2022 estimates the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In its employment projections for 2012 to 2022, released Thursday, the BLS projected that the health care and social assistance sector will grow at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in that time period—adding 5 million jobs—which accounts for nearly one-third of the 15.6 million total projected jobs.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-has-fastest-growing-jobs to view the full article online.

 

By Ryan Chiavetta

There will be job growth for the next decade, federal economists say, but predicting which jobs hospitals and health care systems will be most seeking to fill in the coming year is a bit tougher to pin down.

SOURCE: HEALTHLEADERS MEDIA

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HR-299709/Healthcare-Jobs-Forecast-Tricky to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

Just 30 percent of the nation's workforce is engaged in their work, meaning the majority of workers—70 percent—are not, according to Gallup's State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders report.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/70-of-employees-aren-t-engaged-at-work.html to view the full article online.

 
COMPENSATION

Physician groups are increasingly incorporating quality metrics into their internal reimbursement structure, according to an article published in Medical Economics.

SOURCE: DOCTOR’S LOUNGE

Visit http://www.doctorslounge.com/index.php/news/pb/43359 to view the full article online.

 

By Bob Herman

Salaries and wages comprise the largest chunk of operational expenses in a hospital, and those compensation figures vary wildly depending on occupation.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/42-statistics-on-healthcare-occupation-compensation.html to view the full article online.

 
GENERAL HR

By Richard Pizzi

In an interview with Richard Pizzi, editor of Healthcare Finance News, Jay Weiss, vice president at Symphony Corporation, offered readers insight into trends in health care human resources management over the course of the next year.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/facing-down-challenges-healthcare-hr to view the full article online.

 

By David Weldon

With the closing of 2013 and arrival of 2014, it is a time to look ahead at a few of the industry trends we can expect in the upcoming 12 months.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/4-healthcare-hot-topics-2014 to view the full article online.

 

By Kelly Kennedy

Already, at least 1.1 million people have gained coverage through the federal exchange, HealthCare.gov, and the federal and state exchanges stand to enroll millions more through the cut-off date at the end of March. Beginning Jan. 1, insurers may no longer preclude people from buying insurance because of pre-existing conditions; they may not charge older people much-higher premiums than younger people; they may not charge women more than men; and they must share pricing and benefits information to their consumers in an apples-to-apples way.

SOURCE: USA TODAY

Visit http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/01/health-changes-to-look-for-in-2014/4263765/ to view the full article online.

 
PHYSICIANS

By Katie Sullivan

Independent, private practices may play a smaller role in the future if young doctors continue the trend of working at hospitals instead of their own practices, according to the Kansas City Star.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/young-docs-chose-hospital-jobs-over-private-practices/2014-01-02 to view the full article online.

 

By Ilene MacDonald

Given a choice between seeing a physician or a nurse practitioner (NP) for medical treatment, the majority of patients (72 percent) said they would choose a doctor, according to a survey of 1,000 adults and 363 opinion leaders conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/patients-prefer-docs-over-nps-their-medical-care/2013-12-19 to view the full article online.

 

By Frank Irving

Medical groups reported an average turnover rate of 6.8 percent in 2012, according to the annual Physician Retention Survey from Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA), which released their findings March 18.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/physician-turnover-rate-hits-all-time-high to view the full article online.

 

By Andrew M. Seaman

More than half of U.S. minority patients are cared for by doctors who are also minorities, according to a new analysis. Using data from a 2010 U.S. survey, researchers found that about 54 percent of minority patients report their doctors are not white. That number was even greater—about 70 percent—among non-English speaking patients.

SOURCE: REUTERS

Visit http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/us-minority-patients-idUSBRE9BT0O520131230 to view the full article online.

 
HOSPITAL NEWS

By Joe Burns

All the talk about moving health care reimbursement from volume to value sounds great, in theory. But how this shift takes place in practice is more complex than simply ending one form of payment and starting a new one.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/managing-shift-volume-value to view the full article online.

 

By John Morrissey

Much of the movement along the care continuum is directed by physicians, who are centrally responsible for a patient's health status as well as recovery from events requiring hospitalization. Physicians and hospitals aspire to establish coordination through information technology, but financial and technical barriers continue to complicate that crucial exchange of patient details and population data.

SOURCE: HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Magazine/2013/Dec/1213HHN_FEA_ATTGate to view the full article online.

 
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

By Bernie Monegain

Future hospital CEOs will have little to no health care experience suggests a report detailing developing trends impacting how headhunters will seek candidates.

SOURCE: HEALTHCARE FINANCE NEWS

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/wanted-hospital-ceos-without-healthcare-industry-experience to view the full article online.

 

By Wendy Leebov

Motivated to serve their communities well and improve their satisfaction scores, hospitals and physicians are focusing on improving the patient experience. Many tackle the challenge by targeting one survey item at a time. For instance, if a hospital gets a low score on the question "How often do nurses do everything possible to help with my pain?" it might focus on better pain management.

SOURCE: HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Daily/2013/Mar/leebov032613-0630004214 to view the full article online.

 

By Maulik S. Joshi, Natalie D. Erb

Faced with so many diverse opportunities for improvement, hospital leaders need a framework to identify the skills, tools, and teams that are needed to successfully execute a wide range of initiatives.

SOURCE: HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Daily/2013/Dec/joshi121913-9510007506 to view the full article online.

 
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