Dear ASHHRA Colleagues,

As we wrap up 2019, I would like to thank you for allowing me to serve as your President, and I look forward to serving as your Immediate Past President in 2020. The board and ASHHRA staff accomplished so much this year.

Jan. 7, 2020, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CT
During this webinar, you’ll hear details and findings of the recently published Health Care Talent Scan. With 2.3 million new health care workers needed by 2025, the challenges are immense! We’ll provide insights on how those workforce issues are exacerbated by the shifting health care landscape, increasing use of technology and changing consumer demands.

Before you close the book on 2019, make sure you've allocated space in your schedule and budget to be with your health care HR peers in Denver next August. Visit the ASHHRA20 site for everything you need to make your plans, including registration rates, the 2019 Justification Toolkit, hotel and travel information and more.

Here are ASHHRA’s five most popular learning products from 2019, all offering CHHR, HRCI and SHRM CEU credit.

• Building an HR Analytics Program in Health Care (webinar)
• Beyond Burnout and Engagement: A Systematic Method for Measuring and Addressing Health Professional Wellness (webinar)
• The Art of Acknowledgment: Why Managers Really Don't Recognize Employees and What HR Leaders Can Do About It Today (conference recording)
• Thriving in Ambiguity: Using Emotional Intelligence to Develop Agility (webinar)
• Out of the Gate Strategies to Engage and Retain Your Talent (conference recording)

Modern Healthcare
Health care's strong hiring in November contributed to an overall strong jobs report for the month.

Amid a nursing shortage, hospitals are struggling to hire and keep nurses, with burnout and workplace violence cited as contributing factors, according to a new survey. Flexibility and work-life balance had the most influence for 39% of nurses in whether they decided to stick with a job, though 31% say compensation and benefits were the biggest driving factor.

Much attention is focused these days on the relatively poor health outcomes and heightened rate of socioeconomic disadvantage of rural America. The December issue of Health Affairs explores many dimensions of health and health care for the one out of five Americans who live in what the U.S. Census Bureau defines as a rural area.

As recently as a few years ago, Imposter Syndrome was not widely recognized by physicians. A pattern of thinking that often afflicts high-functioning individuals, they believe that others have special talents that they don't and that catastrophe will occur when the truth is discovered. This cycle of self-doubt can easily lead to physician burnout.

Healthcare Dive
A total of 42 states and Washington, D.C. have passed laws encouraging health insurance plans to cover telehealth services, although the specific provisions in the laws vary. Telehealth services have the potential to give consumers access to convenient and efficient healthcare services, and consumers are beginning to see value in these services.

The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience hosted a meeting to identify opportunities to advance clinician well-being based on consensus recommendations released by NAM in October. The consensus study, requested by the collaborative and supported by AHA, calls for promoting positive work and learning environments; reducing administrative burden; making health information technology easier to use; reducing the stigma associated with seeking help; and addressing gaps in research on clinician well-being.

Fox News
More than 100 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S. since 2010 and another 430 are at risk of closing, causing a ripple effect in communities across the country. As the 2020 Democratic candidates make their case to rural voters, many of whom live in states that hold early primaries and caucuses, different proposals are being sold as the solution to this growing crisis.