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Dear Colleagues, With a new year upon us, it’s a natural time to look back and reflect on the past year or two while preparing for 2019. As we have all been a witness to the continuous changes happening in health care, I am certain many of us have also experienced changes as human resources professionals.
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If you're looking for relevant benchmarks on turnover rate, costs per hire and more, then you need the 2019 HR Metrics Tool. It utilizes accurate data to provide you with a better understanding of the investment in the HR function and its areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. There’s still time to sign up!
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Starting next week, the AHA’s Value Initiative, in collaboration with others across the AHA, will hold a series of virtual workshops for members to learn about the issues impacting affordability and value. The series offers two tracks: Building a Culture of Value and Strategies to Promote Value. To register for a workshop, visit www.aha.org/calendar.
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Promote and celebrate that we are health care HR with some custom gear. Check out the full collection and place your orders to ensure delivery before Health Care HR Week, March 10-16, 2019.
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AHA News In late December, President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act (H.R. 1318), AHA-supported legislation that will provide funding for states to develop maternal mortality review committees to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions.
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AHA News
A Department of Health and Human Services task group recently released cybersecurity guidelines for the health care field, as mandated by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. The main document explores and recommends practices to help mitigate key cybersecurity threats to the field. Visit https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2019-01-07-hhs-task-group-releases-health-care-cybersecurity-guidelines to view the full article online. |
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AHA News More than 8.4 million people selected or were automatically re-enrolled in a health insurance plan through HealthCare.gov during the 2019 open enrollment period, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week. That’s down from 8.7 million at the same time last year.
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Skoler Abbott
Employers who have sponsored H-1B Visas for foreign workers know that the process to do so is no easy task. But even those who have the process down to a science should be prepared for change, as DHS recently announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would alter the process applicable to H-1B cap-subject petitions. Visit https://www.skoler-abbott.com/2019/01/02/employers-may-be-impacted-by-changes-to-2019-h-1b-visa-application-process/ to view the full article online. |
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HR Morning If you thought recruiting top talent was tough going in 2018, experts predict 2019 will be even tougher, with today’s increasingly competitive recruiting challenges are set against a backdrop of ever-changing, more sophisticated and even more costly recruiting trends. Visit http://www.hrmorning.com/recruiting-trends-to-watch-for-in-2019/ to view the full article online. |
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HR Dive
Experts say learning initiatives will be spurred on by tech, integrate themselves into culture and foster partnerships. Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/7-learning-trends-on-the-rise-in-2019/545032/ to view the full article online. |
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Workforce
The future of work will be driven by artificial intelligence, and HR is woefully ill equipped to make it happen — at least according to many reports about AI and HR. Visit https://www.workforce.com/2019/01/04/ai-coming-hr-not-prepared/ to view the full article online. |
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AMA Patient satisfaction plays a significant role in hospital and clinic operations — from repeat visits and compensation to adherence and quality of care — yet the validity of some survey measurements is open to question. Knowing the nuances of measuring patient satisfaction can help your practice incentivize positive outcomes and avoid unintended consequences. Visit https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/3-legitimate-concerns-about-patient-experience-surveys to view the full article online. |
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Science Daily
A recent study suggests telemedicine may improve patients' satisfaction with their postoperative care as well as their quality of life. Their results have been accepted for publication in The Annals of Vascular Surgery. Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190102112900.htm to view the full article online. |
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Health Affairs Team-based models of care are becoming more prevalent in the era of value-based medicine and we encourage using the entire medical team to engage with patients about what matters most to them, particularly as they approach the end of their lives.
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Physicians Practice
The Physicians Practice annual compensation survey addresses topics like overall income, time allocation, steps physicians have taken to boost revenue at their practices and more. Visit http://www.physicianspractice.com/physician-compensation-survey/2018-physician-compensation-survey-report to view the full article online. |