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ASHHRA eNews Brief: May 2014
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Register now for the ASHHRA 50th Annual Conference & Exposition. Earn continuing education units (CEUs) through the learning sessions. Registration includes one year of ASHHRA membership for current non-members.

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

 

The 42nd Semi-Annual ASHHRA/IRI Labor Activity in Health Care Report is now available for ASHHRA members.

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/resources/labor_activity.shtml to view the full article online.

 

National Hospital Week celebrates hospitals and the men and women who, day in and day out, support the health of their communities through compassionate care, constant innovation and unwavering, unmatched dedication.

Visit http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/nhw/index.shtml to view the full article online.

 

Beginning with Mother’s Day on Sunday, we celebrate National Women’s Health Week by encouraging the women in our lives – our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends and colleagues – to take steps to live healthier, happier lives. Here's the press release from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Visit http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2014pres/05/20140509a.html to view the full article online.

 

AHA's 2014 Annual Meeting, May 4-7, 2014, in Washington, D.C, brought together hospital leaders from across the country. Access the media files here, where you can view and listen to special events, videos, session speakers, and highlights from the event. 

Visit http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/annual-meeting/14-webcasts.shtml to view the full article online.

 
Society for Human Resource Management
WORKFORCE

About 47 percent of licensed nurse practitioners who graduated since 2008 are working in primary care, according to a 2012 survey released by the Health Resources and Services Administration. That’s up from 42 percent of those who graduated between 2003 and 2007, reversing a two-decade decline, the agency said. 

SOURCE: AHA NEWS NOW

Visit http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsNowArticle/data/ann_050914_HRSA&domain=AHANEWS to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

Nurses play a large, important role in patient care in hospitals, and keeping nurses engaged in an organization can boost not only nurse satisfaction, but patient satisfaction as well. One way to keep nurses engaged is through recognition programs.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/top-5-ways-to-recognize-nurses.html to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

Changes in health care are starting to have a dramatic impact on the nursing workforce, which should concern any hospital that wants to retain top nursing talent.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/the-changing-nurse-workforce-what-hospitals-need-to-know.html to view the full article online.

 

By Lindsey Dunn

New models of care that promote population health and put providers at risk for the cost of care are dramatically reshaping how care is delivered in physician practices and hospitals across the country.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/5-ways-providers-are-repositioning-workforces-for-new-care-models.html to view the full article online.

 
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COMPENSATION

By Brad Harper

Dr. Porcia Love laughs when asked if she stays busy at Montgomery Dermatology. "I have a lot of patients, which is a great thing," Love said. She spoke while working on her day off so she could squeeze in a few more people, but the Montgomery native always expected to be this busy. It's one of the reasons she decided to practice here.

SOURCE: SFGATE.COM

Visit http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Study-Rural-doctors-make-more-5451946.php to view the full article online.

 
GENERAL HR

By Heather Punke

Health care professionals looking for jobs are becoming more confident in their ability to find a job, according to the newest Job Search Confidence Index from StartWire, a job search organizer.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/healthcare-job-seeker-confidence-grows.html to view the full article online.

 

By Heather Punke

More than half of nurses (63 percent) reported having a mentor assigned to them when they started their career, and nearly all of those nurses (96 percent) said the mentor was helpful in some way, according to a nationwide CareerBuilder survey.

SOURCE: BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce-labor-management/need-for-nurse-mentors-still-strong.html to view the full article online.

 

By Ray Hennessey 

You can't force your employees to be positive people. Hiring is obviously one of the most important things you do as a business leader, and managing your workers is so much easier when they are positive, hard-working and happy people.

SOURCE: ENTREPRENEUR

Visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233832# to view the full article online.

 

By Katie Sullivan

South Carolina nurses have their work cut out for them. The state's hospitals aim to meet the Institute of Medicine's recommendation that 80 percent of direct care nurses hold bachelor degrees by 2020, according to TheState.com. But each hospital plans to take a different path to meet the guideline.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/sc-hospitals-work-toward-bsn-nursing-recommendations/2014-05-13 to view the full article online.

 
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PHYSICIANS

By Lola Butcher

Hospitalists had just begun tiptoeing into a few hospitals in 1999 when the Institute of Medicine released its "To Err is Human" report, awakening the nation to the need for a safer health care system. In the 15 years since, the hospitalist movement and the quality movement have grown up together and, in some ways, have been mutually supportive. 

SOURCE: HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Magazine/2014/May/fea-staffing-strategies to view the full article online.

 

By Phil Galewitz

The headlines were ominous: Good luck finding a doctor under Obamacare. Not enough doctors for newly insured. Obamacare, doctor shortage could crash health system. Despite these dire predictions, the nation’s primary care system is handling the increased number of insured patients without major problems so far, according to interviews with community health centers, large physician practices and insurers nationwide.

SOURCE: PBS NEWSHOUR

Visit http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/primary-care-doctors-handling-new-influx-insured-patients-problems/ to view the full article online.

 

By Debra Beaulieu-Volk

"Nah, we're not for sale." At least for now, that's the consensus among physicians and leaders at Genesis Medical Associates Inc. of Ross, the largest independent practice in the North Hill, Pittsburgh area, with 17 primary care physicians in 10 locations, according to an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

SOURCE: FIERCE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Visit http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/despite-challenges-docs-cling-independence/2014-05-07 to view the full article online.

 

By Ilene MacDonald

Hospitals often turn a blind eye to bad behavior by physicians, especially if the doctors generate a lot of revenue, according to Syracuse.com. Last week's lawsuit by a Virginia patient who claims doctors mocked and defamed him while he was unconscious during a colonoscopy is just the latest example of disruptive doctor behavior.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/why-hospitals-turn-blind-eye-misbehaving-docs/2014-04-28 to view the full article online.

 

By Debra Beaulieu-Volk

As if professional burnout weren't a severe enough problem among the general physician population, new research presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American Pain Society (APS) suggests it's hitting even harder among doctors who treat pain.

SOURCE: FIERCE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Visit http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/pain-physicians-need-burnout-interventions/2014-05-06 to view the full article online.

 
HOSPITAL NEWS

By Phil Galewitz

A new study gives ammunition to what health economists and health insurers have argued for years: When hospitals buy physician practices, the result is usually higher hospital prices and increased spending by privately insured patients.

SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST

Visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hospitals-purchase-of-doctors-leads-to-higher-prices-spending-study-finds/2014/05/05/67bc0e40-d497-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html to view the full article online.

 

By Katie Sullivan

As the health care industry shifts from volume- to value-based business models, hospitals leaders must consider strategies that go beyond the status quo to improve quality of care and lower costs.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/tale-3-health-systems-strategies-integration-and-transformation to view the full article online.

 
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

By Katie Sullivan

Neuroimaging can show how leaders and executives make decisions and react to situations, leading to a clearer picture of the processes and thoughts behind tough decision-making, the Wall Street Journal reported. Neuroimaging shows that deadlines often limit thinking, can lead to worse decision-making and can increase stress levels, Richard Boyatzis, PhD, and colleagues found.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/neuroimaging-breaks-down-executive-leadership-decision-making/2014-04-29 to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk

It's a time of great uncertainty for hospitals and other health care providers. Senior leaders face many challenges in the wake of the Affordable Care Act, readmission penalties and financial shortfalls. Effective leadership is essential during this time of transition. To help health care CEOs successfully lead their organizations, FierceHealthcare offers three proven leadership strategies.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/3-healthcare-leader-strategies to view the full article online.

 

By Ilene MacDonald

Early retirement packages and a difference in opinion on the vision for the organization are often the publicized reasons for hospital CEOs' departures. But in many cases, senior executives are actually fired, Christine Mackey-Ross, senior vice president at the health care executive search firm Witt/Kieffer, told Becker's Hospital Review.

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/3-reasons-hospital-ceos-get-ax/2014-05-12 to view the full article online.

 

By Zack Budryk

Charismatic health care leaders can be a double-edged sword, particularly in a hospital setting, and can leave a workplace in disarray when they depart, according to a blog post from the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB).

SOURCE: FIERCE HEALTHCARE

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/can-hospitals-trust-charismatic-leaders/2014-05-01 to view the full article online.

 
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