Dear HR Colleagues, 

Join us for an engaging conversation about the latest best practices and trends in healthcare compliance and retention. This webinar will offer valuable insights into strategies for healthcare compliance and retention, featuring expertise from professionals at Texas Children’s Hospital. 

What are the benefits of revamping job architecture? Is a VP higher than a “Head of”? How many management levels do health systems and hospitals typically use? In collaboration with Deloitte, ASHHRA invites you to participate in the 2024 Global Job Architecture Practices Survey so you can get answers to these questions. In exchange for your participation, receive a complimentary copy of the detailed survey findings in a special report for the healthcare industry.

Becker's Hospital Review
A bipartisan effort to expedite the recapture of 25,000 already-issued, yet unused immigrant visas for nurses and 15,000 for physicians is garnering support from hospital groups. 

A final rule on nursing home minimum staffing levels is due out after the comment period closes on November 6. But no matter when it comes out, staffing — at nursing homes and other provider facilities — has long been an issue in need of innovative solutions

Jesse Ehrenfeld, the president of the American Medical Association, recently spoke out about the physician shortage. He pointed to the high levels of burnout among today’s doctors, which is playing a role in driving some out of the profession. He also outlined steps to address the shortage of doctors.

This past summer McKinsey Global Institute projected almost one-third of workplace activities in the U.S. will be automated by 2030, driving something like 12 million “occupational transitions.” Yahoo Finance recently identified 20 roles that are likley out of AI's reach, including nurses, surgeons and mental health counselors.

Healthcare chief executives explore innovative solutions to address staffing shortages and clinician burnout.

There is a persistent shortage of primary care doctors in the rural United States. Specialists, like OB-GYNs and endocrinologists, are even harder to access. Part three of STAT's short documentary series on rural health focuses on how doctors are using technology to offset major obstacles to health care access in their region.

Becker's Hospital Review
CEOs are becoming increasingly candid about environmental pressures putting their organizations — and the healthcare industry as whole — in unforgiving situations. 

Earlier this year, a leading private hospital corporation made the decision to discontinue the use of Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) in its nurse training initiatives. This decision was prompted by investigations revealing that these provisions often placed nurses under significant financial strain, making them liable for large debts if they decided to leave their position within a two-year span.

Healthcare Dive
The switch to virtual care has increased documentation burden for physicians, according to a new analysis in JAMA.