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American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration

Message from the President
ASHHRA News

This year, we are seeking abstracts that align with this year's theme, "Meeting the Challenge and Making a Difference," as well as our mission to provide innovative resources, tools and strategies to our members and the health care HR community. Abstracts are due by January 8, 2018.

Visit https://s6.goeshow.com/ashhra/annual/2018/abstract_submission1.cfm to view the full article online.

 
The HR Metrics Tool is a joint collaboration between ASHHRA and PwC to benchmark critical workforce measures. This tool can help you gain a better understanding of your HR function, consistently measure metrics against your peers in the healthcare field and give you access to personalized reports. 

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/products/metrics.shtml to view the full article online.

 
Society for Human Resource Management
HealthcareSource
Nielsen Healthcare Group
American Health Information Management Association
Industry News
AHA News

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking stakeholder input on how it might use Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies to facilitate appropriate prescribing of opioid pain relievers.

Visit http://news.aha.org/article/171211-fda-seeks-comments-on-ways-to-facilitate-appropriate-opioid-prescribing to view the full article online.

 
AHA News

The American Clinical Laboratory Association has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the Department of Health and Human Services ignored congressional intent and instituted a "highly flawed" data reporting process in advance of setting market rates under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, and asking the court to force the agency to comply with the statutory requirements.

Visit http://news.aha.org/article/171211-acla-sues-hhs-over-clinical-laboratory-fee-schedule-rule to view the full article online.

 
AHA News

New Jersey hospitals and health systems contributed $23.4 billion and nearly 144,000 jobs to the state and local economy in 2016, according to a new report by the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Visit http://news.aha.org/article/171211-report-nj-hospitals-contribute-234-billion-to-economy-in-2016 to view the full article online.

 
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Novia Solutions, Inc.
Compensation

Workforce

First the good news. Median pay for chief human resources officers at publicly traded companies in the United States rose in 2016 for all but top executives at the very largest companies, a possible reflection of HR’s more strategic standing of late, according to a new report.

Visit http://www.workforce.com/2017/11/15/despite-pay-hike-chros-still-trail-fellow-c-suite-execs-salaries/ to view the full article online.

 

Benefits Pro

While a majority of employers say their culture focuses on improving overall well-being, too many of their workers aren’t aware of all of the organization’s benefits to help them — or they’re just not motivated enough to do anything about it.

Visit http://www.benefitspro.com/2017/12/11/why-do-some-employee-wellness-benefits-go-unused?ref=hp-news to view the full article online.

 
Health Care HR

Healthcare Finance News

Hospital executives just got a peek at the top emerging jobs and it's no surprise that health care is among the five fastest growing industries.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/linkedins-job-report-offers-glimpse-workforce-future to view the full article online.

 

Business News Daily

Conventional wisdom suggests workaholics must learn moderation and balance, reducing the number of hours they work, as well as the overall mental bandwidth work takes up. A recent study published by the Academy of Management, however, complicates this understanding.

Visit https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10422-workaholism-engaged-employees.html to view the full article online.

 
Management & Leadership

Forbes

It’s that time of year when it’s important to plan and give serious thought to rewarding your team. 

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/njgoldston/2017/12/11/five-creative-ways-to-reward-your-team-now-and-all-year-long/#7f15ab647a77 to view the full article online.

 

Employee Benefit News

Want happier and healthier employees? You can enhance your team’s dynamics, increase engagement and improve mental health with "give back" or employee volunteer days.

Visit https://www.benefitnews.com/opinion/how-to-create-a-successful-employee-volunteer-program?brief=00000152-14a5-d1cc-a5fa-7cff48fe0001 to view the full article online.

 
HealthStream
Patient Satisfaction

Patient EngagementHIT

UCSF Medical Center uses bedside tablet technology to deliver patient entertainment and education to create a modernized patient experience.

Visit https://patientengagementhit.com/news/using-bedside-tablet-technology-for-patient-education-experience to view the full article online.

 

Patient EngagementHIT

Patients give a lot of weight to online provider reviews, using these online resources as key tools when making health care decisions, according to a recent survey.

Visit https://patientengagementhit.com/news/patients-value-and-use-online-provider-reviews-in-care-decisions to view the full article online.

 
Physicians & Nurses

Physicians Practice

In part one of this younger physician roundtable, three doctors expand on the toughest challenges faced in their burgeoning careers.

Visit http://www.physicianspractice.com/healthcare-careers/younger-docs-talk-about-facing-age-discrimination to view the full article online.

 

Health Leaders Media

Despite a request to be classified as advanced practice registered nurses, the Office of Management and Budget once again categorizes clinical nurse specialists as general RNs.

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/problematic-omb-ignores-clinical-nurse-specialists-request to view the full article online.

 
Workforce

Associations Now

From recruiting to benefits to processes, the forthcoming wave of gen Z-ers will create some new wrinkles for the workplace. Here are a few thoughts on the forthcoming generation.

Visit https://associationsnow.com/2017/10/impact-will-generation-z-workplace/?utm_content=bufferf48a9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer to view the full article online.

 

Workforce

To put it as clearly and bluntly as possible: #MeToo isn’t killing any fun this holiday season. The behavior that #MeToo addresses was never fun to begin with.

Visit http://www.workforce.com/2017/12/11/not-metoo-thats-killing-work-holiday-party-workplace-culture/ to view the full article online.

 
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