Greetings, ASHHRA!

Learn how to improve the way your organization uses employee and patient feedback to improve operations and outcomes. Leading the call is Checkbox, a leader in Healthcare Surveys and Feedback Programs since 2002. During the webinar, learn how easy it is to get started with feedback programs (employee- and patient-focused), how to tie feedback to specific employees, teams or departments, and cover use cases from leading healthcare organizations that use Checkbox today: John’s Hopkins and Fraser Health.

Serving on the ASHHRA Board of Directors is an incredible opportunity for you to offer your expertise to help connect, innovate and transform the field of healthcare HR. ASHHRA board members dedicate their time and expertise to the strategic direction of the society. They are committed to working together to evaluate current needs, pressing trends and envisioning a future that aligns with the society’s mission. Review the position descriptions and complete the Call for Board Nominations by Tuesday, June 20.

An increasing number of hospitals and health systems are following the lead of large corporations by creating chief diversity officers (CDOs). Like their corporate peers, health system CDOs are charged with the massive challenge of creating an inclusive workplace culture and increasing workforce diversity, often with too few resources. What are the unique challenges facing hospital and health system CDOs? How do you make the business case for DEI in a hospital or healthcare system? Join this webinar for insights — including in-depth interviews with more than 30 leading health system CDOs — that explore these questions and offers practical advice and strategies that work.

Health Affairs

American Hospital Association
AHA recently led the seventh annual #HAVhope Friday, part of its Hospital Against Violence initiative, to focus national attention on ending all forms of violence in our workplaces and communities.

A new survey from Premier has found that 40% of healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident of workplace violence within the past two years, with the violence occurring most frequently among nursing staff at the hands of men between 35 and 65.

HealthPartners, based in Bloomington, Minn., has been simplifying its electronic health records system as part of its efforts to retain employees. By simplifying its EHR system, the organization hopes that its physicians are not overburdened with alerts and messages.

HealthcareDIve
In U.S. nonprofit hospitals this spring, average hourly earnings wage growth decelerated compared to 2022, while quits and job openings remained high, according to a report by Fitch Ratings. 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), launched the new Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program, a $15 million investment to recruit and retain clinicians who provide health care to children and adolescents.

HealthcareDive
Growth in median total compensation for primary care physicians doubled last year, from pay growth of 2.13% in 2021 to 4.41% in 2022. However, the growth failed to overtake inflation, which increased 7% in 2021 and 6.5% in 2022, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association.

A jam-packed SHRM session showed HR pros how to have an open discourse about cognitive differences.

American Hospital Association
In a new AHA case study, Inova Health System credits its multidisciplinary team Safety Always for Everyone for reducing the severity and frequency of injuries in its emergency departments, behavioral health units and across the system.