ASHHRA Career Pulse

Webinars are excellent learning opportunities led by ASHHRA members and partners with specific expertise in the health care HR profession. Don't miss the upcoming webinar on Tuesday, May 24:"A No-Cost Approach to Solving Staffing Shortages Before They Begin: Strategic Academic/Clinical Education Partnerships."
(The webinar is free of charge for members, but advanced registration is required.)

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/learning/webinars.shtml#052416 to view the full article online.

Emotional intelligence increasingly important in health care

The medical field can take a lesson from corporate America in valuing the importance of emotional intelligence or EQ, writes health care policy expert Paul H. Keckley, Ph.D., in a recent report. EQ is essentially a person's ability to sense the feelings of those around them and respond appropriately and up until now, the application of EQ in health care has been mostly limited to interactions between caregivers and patients. But as the system moves from volume to value-based incentives, those applications are growing.

Visit http://www.fiercepracticemanagement.com/story/emotional-intelligence-increasingly-important-healthcare/2016-05-17 to view the full article online.

Health Care Hiring

EEOC issues new rules for wellness programs

Employers can provide employees big incentives or insurance discounts if they answer questions about their health, according to new rules issued this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC issued final rules regarding how corporate wellness programs work with existing anti-discrimination laws and affirmed that wellness programs would be considered voluntary as long as an employer's incentives or discounts don’t exceed more than 30 percent of the cost of an employee’s individual "self-only" health coverage.

Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/eeoc-issues-new-rules-for-wellness-programs-1463433655 to view the full article online.

Four ways to help clients navigate seasonal workforce issues

Summer is fast approaching and all indicators point to it being a strong season for hiring. In fact, 91 percent of employers who hire hourly workers anticipate hiring the same or more workers this summer — a 17 percent increase over 2015, a recent survey from SnagAJob found.

Visit http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/opinion/4-ways-to-help-clients-navigate-seasonal-workforce-issues to view the full article online.

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