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Dear ASHHRA Colleagues,
Greetings and welcome to autumn. I hope this finds you and your family, both home and work, doing well as we continue to wrestle the pandemic. Slowly but surely we are winning the battle, but let’s hope we don’t see a large spike after the Labor Day weekend.
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As a health care HR professional, it’s time to recognize your expertise and get the certification specific to your field of expertise. Active ASHHRA members can apply for a CHHR Exam Scholarship until Sept. 25, 2020, to be considered for a voucher that will cover the full CHHR exam fee (a $295 value). This is a limited-time, exclusive offer available only to active ASHHRA members who meet the exam eligibility requirements. Apply now.
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The 2021 Health Care Talent Scan will help you better understand the latest forces and trends affecting health care human resources. Based on a review of reports, studies and other data sources from leading organizations and researchers, it provides workforce insights you can use to guide your organization forward during this time of uncertainty and continued transformation.
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Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 | 2:00 p.m. ET
In the age of COVID-19, cyber criminals have not been hampered by social distancing. In fact, the new online world and massive unemployment insurance claims have only increased cyber criminals' opportunities to conduct fraud using stolen identities. False unemployment insurance claims have increased dramatically as the economic impact of COVID-19 forced millions of Americans onto the unemployment rolls — and stolen identities readily circulate on the dark web. This webinar will equip you with the necessary tools needed to protect yourself and your team from the very real threat of unemployment fraud.
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The ASHHRA20 Virtual Conference was two weeks ago but you can access the on-demand sessions at your convenience until February 2021. If you registered for the live event, jump back in to the platform any time for any sessions you missed or get re-energized by your favorite ones. And you'll continue to earn up to 14 additional CEUs on top of the 7 you earned from attending the live event.
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Healthcare Dive
The health care industry added 75,000 jobs in August, led by physician offices (+27,000), dentists (+22,000), hospitals (+14,000) and home health care services (+12,000), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s monthly jobs report. Nursing and residential care facility jobs continue to decline, losing 14,000 jobs in August.
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Healthcare Business & Technology
How many full-time employees are enough? How about when an emergency hits? In this guest post, Michael Burgett, area VP of a company that provides healthcare service support products and drives in-house capabilities, savings and efficiencies for healthcare organizations, explains what goes into determining that number.
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Health Affairs
Value-based health care emerged more than two decades ago to improve quality while containing costs. For value-based health care to advance the needle toward health equity, it must be grounded in an antiracist, justice-oriented framework that identifies structural racism’s manifestation in medical care and dismantles its grasp on health systems by explicitly incentivizing disparities reduction.
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Healthcare Finance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work together on the Rural Telehealth Initiative, a joint effort to collaborate and share information to address health disparities, resolve service-provider challenges, and promote broadband services and technology to rural areas in America.
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American Hospital Association
Every day, hospitals and health systems demonstrate bravery, ingenuity, innovation and grit in their response to COVID-19. Confronting the pandemic has brought out the best in health care professionals at every level — from the bedside to the boardroom. And these doers and thinkers are eager to share their lessons learned for the benefit of all.
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Employee Benefit News
As new COVID-19 hotspots continue to pop up across the country, employers may be hesitant or unsure of how to proceed with potential reopening plans. Health Advocate, a provider of health advocacy, navigation, well-being and integrated benefits programs, has launched a return-to-work solution called Return Navigator to help employers understand the critical components of how and when to return.
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Becker's Hospital Review
More than half of primary care clinicians reported high levels of stress and pressure related to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past month, a new survey found. The Larry A. Green Center and Primary Care Collaborative surveyed 636 practicing clinicians in 47 states and Washington, D.C., from Aug. 21-24. Respondents represented a broad range of primary care specialties, practice settings and types.
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STAT
In this opinion piece, the authors discuss how health care workers in cities like New York can finally breathe collective sighs of relief. Hospital hallways are empty, yet heavy with the sadness of lives lost. However, for doctors in training, often heralded as “soldiers” and “heroes,” the coronavirus “war” feels far from over. Feelings of fear and anxiety remain, along with a feeling of not being acknowledged for the work done and the trauma faced.
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