Dear HR Colleagues, 

Whew! ASHHRA24 is in the books. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Fort Worth last month. We had amazing keynote speakers, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and tons of fun with puppies and miniature Highland cows in the Exhibit Hall, and longhorn steers, line dancing and bull-riding at our social event at Billy Bob’s, the World’s Largest Honky Tonk! The ASHHRA Annual Conference is always a good time to connect and network with peers in the healthcare HR profession and return to work with many actionable takeaways. It’s good to catch up with friends and make new ones as well. 

Tuesday, May 21, 2024  |  1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET) FREE
Join an engaging discussion highlighting two preeminent healthcare organizations in their journey to make the employment experience personal for their care team members. Explore the principles and strategies involved in aligning mission, vision and values with employee brand to attract, engage, and retain top talent by giving everyone skin in the game.
Sponsored by: Segal

Tuesday, June 4, 2024  |  1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET) FREE
Pharmacy benefits don’t have to be a headache to manage. HR leaders already have enough on their minds: combating employee recruitment, retention, and burnout challenges; navigating benefit complexity; and maintaining competitive benefits against available budget. By partnering with your in-house pharmacy, you can ease the strain of increasing high-cost pharmacy claims, focus on employee health and wellness, and uncover savings opportunities.
Sponsored by: RxBenefits

Healthcare Finance
A significant majority of nurses (80%) think 2024 will be either no better or worse for them  than 2023, according to a new survey by AMN Healthcare. In a finding the survey found concerning, over-one third of nurses surveyed (35%) said it is extremely likely that they will change jobs in 2024. The majority (55%) said it is very likely or somewhat likely that they will do so.

Health Data Management
In the transformative landscape of healthcare, the emergence of the chief artificial intelligence officer heralds a new era where artificial intelligence becomes a pivotal force in enhancing patient care, streamlining operations, and fostering innovation.

NPR
Research published in JAMA Network Open this year set out to quantify exactly how doctors use their vacation time — and what the implications might be for a health care workforce plagued by burnout, dissatisfaction and doctors who are thinking about leaving medicine.

Becker's Hospital Review
Although the United States has 5.6 million actively licensed nurses, many hospitals and health systems are still struggling to recruit and retain staff. Nationwide, the RN vacancy rate is 9.9%, while the average time to recruit an experienced RN ranges between 59 and 109 days. ShiftMed recently hosted a panel discussion focused on how flexible staffing can reshape organizations' approach to workforce management.

Chief Healthcare Executive
Too many healthcare workers don’t feel safe on the job, and don’t have confidence in their organization’s violence prevention policies. Those are some key takeaways from the Crisis Prevention Institute’s second annual Workplace Violence Prevention Training Annual Report for healthcare.

HealthLeaders Media
The successful deployment and adoption of technology hinges not only on its functionality but also on its alignment with the needs and workflows of frontline healthcare professionals, particularly nurses. 

HealthAffairs
The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program equips doctors to go where they are most needed. In the14 years since the program’s inception, it has produced more than 2,000 primary care physicians and dentists trained to practice in primary care settings, medically underserved communities and rural areas. Yet, this investment in advancing medical equity is under threat. 

American Hospital Association
May includes National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 12-18). Nurses, physicians, technicians, pharmacists, therapists, IT and environmental services professionals along with many others work each and every day to provide life-saving care and essential services to their communities. Throughout the recognition weeks, the AHA will be amping up our efforts to highlight the vital role hospitals, nurses and caregivers play in our society.

Chief Healthcare Executive
The Federal Trade Commission has moved to eliminate non-compete agreements, and Fitch Ratings says the rule could pose more staffing challenges for nonprofit hospitals. Fitch projects that the elimination of non-compete agreements would potentially lead to higher wages at nonprofit hospitals and lead to more turnover, particularly at rural hospitals and systems. 

Becker's Hospital Review
While preventable harm in hospital settings has been a widely discussed issue for decades, new research suggests that adverse events are relatively common in outpatient settings, marking a critical opportunity to improve safety.