Dear ASHHRA Colleagues,

 

Time is flying and the start of school and fall is coming near. My counterparts in the northern region are taking in the last days of sun and relaxation with the change of weather, but with the beauty that comes with it. As a Floridian, I miss the change of seasons from when I lived in New York, with the anticipation of the holidays right around the corner. As we prepare for the second half of the year, I look forward to the challenges and opportunities we have ahead. COVID is still around, but we have worked through a number of the obstacles it presented and we will continue to be diligent in mitigating its impact on our communities.

Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022  |  1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)  |  FREE

DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) has been an increasing focal point for many organizations, and talent management professionals are often tasked with ensuring DEIB is more than just lip service to employees. Join this interactive webinar to share experiences, lessons learned and strategies for ensuring DEIB is an integral part of every aspect of the employee experience.

Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022  |  1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)

Hiring the right people starts with having the right recruitment model in place, especially in today’s talent market. In this webinar, unpack the key components of building a world-class recruitment model and gain insights from a national, non-acute healthcare organization about how they have successfully enhanced their days-to-fill, decreased cost per hire, and increased their overall number of hires.

Grow your leadership skills and make an impact on the healthcare HR field by joining an ASHHRA committee, task force or even the ASHHRA Board of Directors. Experience the personal rewards of getting more involved and make lifelong connections with your fellow ASHHRA volunteer leaders. Submit your application today!

Healthcare Dive
The HHS is investing $60 million through the Health Resources and Services Administration to strengthen healthcare workforces in rural communities through a number of initiatives.

American Hospital Association
Hospitals and health systems added 12,900 jobs in July, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 528,000, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospital employment remains over 40,000 below its March 2020 peak but has grown in 19 of the past 28 months for a slow-but-steady job recovery. 

If you're having difficulty with recruitment and retention, it may be time to improve your benefits package. According to a new survey, 60% of employees name benefits as "very important" when it comes to job satisfaction.

Health Data Management
Two questions continue to be debated within healthcare: What is the best way for care to be delivered? And how can patients and care teams best engage with each other? A thoughtful, deliberate, inclusive approach to telehealth — grounded in comprehensive virtual care — is needed.

HealthLeaders Media
Laure Rudelle Arnaud, chief people and impact officer at Sendinblue, a digital marketing platform dedicated to helping small businesses grow, discusses how she got her start in the industry, her biggest influences, best mistake, as well as her thoughts on what business leadership looks like now and for the foreseeable future.

One important learning from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the public health emergency waivers made an enormous difference for hospitals and health systems. While the waivers were meant to quickly pivot to address the challenges hospitals and health systems faced during the PHE, some of them are worth keeping permanently.

The healthcare industry has nearly recovered from early pandemic losses, with employment down 0.5%, or 78,000 jobs since February 2020, according to the BLS. Healthcare added 70,000 jobs in July, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The gap between company intention and action on diversity and inclusion initiatives is narrowing, according to a new Salary.com survey, which shows the gap between measured at around -5.8%, an improvement from last year’s -7%.