ASHHRA Health and Wellness Pulse

American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration

Strategy

Forbes

The human resources trends making waves at companies like Apple, Amazon and Google can be implemented in any workplace. Here's how to make the most-cutting edge concepts work for you.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/02/20/the-here-to-stay-workplace-trends-hr-shouldnt-fear/#179e7e8548cc to view the full article online.

 

ASHHRA

Data collection has begun for 2018. Your participation will allow you to reliably benchmark directly with your health care peers, access personalized reports and more. And you save even MORE as an ASHHRA member!

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Benefit Trends
HR Daily Advisor

When it comes to benefits, everyone is focused on benefits to themselves, a quick fix for whatever ails them. This is especially true for millennial employees who are inclined to ignore the paperwork and simply sign up for the least expensive benefit package allowable. HR must think outside the box to reach these employees.

Visit http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2018/02/13/use-good-benefits-communication-tools-wake-young-invincibles/ to view the full article online.

 
Financial

HR Dive

Student debt repayment assistance has great potential for attracting and retaining top talent, but employers rarely provide it as a voluntary benefit. Here's how it works and why you should consider it.

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/the-new-differentiator-in-voluntary-benefits-student-debt-repayment/516616/ to view the full article online.

 
Naylor Association Solutions
Workplace Wellness
HR Daily Advisor

Workplace violence is unpredictable ... or is it? Wearables and predictive analytics are more than just trendy tech tools — they have the potential to give safety and HR managers an edge in foreseeing and preventing workplace violence.

Visit http://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2018/02/12/can-wearable-technology-predictive-analytics-prevent-workplace-violence/ to view the full article online.

 
HR Dive
Standing rather than sitting is the latest workplace trend, but Finnish researchers at the University of Jyvaskyla say the health benefits are mostly marketing hype, according to a new report.

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/standing-desks-only-dont-fall-for-the-hype-study-says/516941/ to view the full article online.

 
Mental Health

HR Dive

A recent study of 1,600 professionals in the workplace shows that African-American, Black, Asian, Latina and multiracial women experience negative treatment that can harm their health and well-being. According to the study, a lack of inclusion can cause women of color to have trouble sleeping and constantly feel the need to out-perform their colleagues.

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/women-of-color-face-an-emotional-tax-that-harms-their-progress-and-health/517265/ to view the full article online.

 
Population Health
AHA News

Hospital and health system leaders must continue to focus on internal and community partnerships that drive the most affordable, accessible and social changes possible in a population health environment, a panel of hospital and health system leaders said at a recent AHA Executive Forum in Chicago.

Visit https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2018-02-13-partnering-employees-physicians-and-community-population to view the full article online.

 
Healthcare Finance

Because obesity is so widespread in the United States, its negative effects on health are pretty well understood. But obesity also has an economic impact, and it turns out there are some big differences from state to state.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/how-much-does-obesity-cost-healthcare-system-it-differs-state to view the full article online.

 
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