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Dear Colleagues,
Last month, ASHHRA Board Members braved (and survived) the Polar Vortex in the Midwest to plan for the future of ASHHRA and health care HR. A large portion of our time together as a leadership team was spent talking about the "mega issues" that we are currently facing in health care, as health care HR professionals and what is yet to come.
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The health care field is transforming. Teams, technology and data will spur the advancement of care coordination throughout the continuum of care, improving outcomes, addressing affordability and reducing friction for individuals. View this compilation of more than 50 data points on health care innovation, technology and disruptors from the American Hospital Association. BONUS: a print copy is included with this quarter's HR Pulse!
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ASHHRA is looking to recognize exemplary teamwork and ideas in the health care HR field. Nominate a Team of the Day or an Initiative of the Day by March 4, 2019. Nominated teams and initiatives may be highlighted on ASHHRA.org and ASHHRA's social media channels during Health Care HR Week.
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Tuesday, Feb. 26, 12:00 p.m. PT
This webinar will discuss important new legislation, key judicial decisions from 2018, recent state and federal agency actions and new regulations that HR professionals in the health care field need to know for 2019. These developments impact litigation strategy, arbitration agreements, employee handbook policies and more. Presenter Dawn Irizarry will provide an overview of these developments along with recommendations for compliance.
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Looking to get certified in health care HR? ASHHRA members who apply will be considered to receive a voucher for the full CHHR exam fee (a $295 value!). Applicants must be active ASHHRA members and meet the exam eligibility requirements. The application for this scholarship closes March 1, 2019.
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AHA News
Hospitals and health systems are dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of patients’ medical information and believe that the current HIPAA rules generally offer an effective framework that permits covered entities to share patients’ protected health information for the purposes of treatment, payment and health care operations without creating significant impediments to the robust use and disclosure of patients’ PHI necessary to support high-quality care, AHA said in comments submitted on the Department of Health and Human Services.
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AHA News
About 29 percent of adults with health insurance last year were underinsured, with high deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses relative to their income, according to the latest Biennial Health Insurance Survey by the Commonwealth Fund. That’s up from 22 percent in 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was enacted, with the largest increase among people with job-based health plans.
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AHA News
In recent years, Airbnb, Uber and Netflix have changed the way we vacation, hail a ride and watch movies. These innovative companies are market disruptors — with business models grounded in experimentation to offer consumers a better experience. There is plenty of disruption occurring in health care too.
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Human Resources Today
A pay equity analysis can identify and address compensation imbalances, part of ensuring that companies work toward an equitable employee experience. Every organization, no matter what size or industry, should consider running a pay equity analysis, but it's not as simple as it seems.
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Workforce
Off-the-clock pre-shift and post-shift cases are difficult, expensive and risky. If you lose, you're not just paying your lawyer, but also the plaintiffs' lawyer.
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Forbes
Writing for Forbes, Brian Menickella notes that HR executives are being more frequently named as defendants in fiduciary breech lawsuits. He writes with reference to a lawsuit filed in July 2017 against oil and gas company Pioneer Natural Resources. As well as naming the company and the 401(k) committee, the lawsuit lists numerous HR and finance executives.
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HealthLeaders Media
The CEO of the Seattle-based system discusses C-suite longevity, business strategy and Amazon.
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Nursing Times
Hospital leaders must carefully weigh up the risks and benefits of bringing nursing associates into their workforce before deploying them, according to new national guidelines.
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Becker's Hospital Review
Health care industry experts have for decades discussed the severity of the nursing shortage affecting hospitals and health systems in the U.S., the report states. However, recent research and projections conducted by the HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration indicate most states are not suffering from a nursing shortage, and that a surplus will likely grow during the next decade.
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AONE
The number of licensed nurse practitioners (NPs) in the U.S. grew from 248,000 in March 2018 to 270,000 in January 2019, according to the latest report from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
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Fortune
Younger people are less likely than their parents and grandparents to find value in the traditional health care system, a new study shows. In its 2019 Digital Health Consumer Survey, Accenture found that just 55 percent of Generation Z and two-thirds of Millennials have a primary care physician, for example.
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Healthcare Dive
The health care delivery field could save between $1.2 trillion and $2.3 trillion over the next decade by focusing on productivity gains and not workforce expansion, according to a new McKinsey & Company report.
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