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American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration

Message from the President
Dear ASHHRA Colleagues,


Many of us experience a different kind of flow during the summer months (busy, quiet, busy). I hope you take advantage of this time to catch up on a project that has been on the to-do list for a while. Summer is also a great time to invest in yourself and learning.

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ASHHRA News
Tuesday, July 30, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT
Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for health care HR leaders. Presenters will describe some of the recent neuroscience around change and demonstrate how HR leaders can utilize emotional intelligence to facilitate effective change management.

Visit http://www.ashhra.org/learning/webinars.shtml?utm_source=eNewsPulse&utm_medium=Naylor-email&utm_campaign=ENP-July30Webinar_071019 to view the full article online.

 
Sept. 21 – 24, 2019, Chicago
Learn strategies from a real-world case study to improve first-year retention during this ASHHRA19 Learning Session. Walk away with implementable and innovative solutions to support employee retention overall.

Visit https://annual.ashhra.org/2019/conference_program_sessions.cfm?utm_source=eNewsPulse&utm_medium=Naylor-email&utm_campaign=ENP-SessionHighlight_071019 to view the full article online.

 
See what your health care HR peers are talking about on the ASHHRA Exchange. Current discussion topics include: workplace violence, marijuana legalization, HRIS recommendations and more.

Visit http://exchange.ashhra.org/home?utm_source=eNewsPulse&utm_medium=Naylor-email&utm_campaign=ENP-AEx_071019 to view the full article online.

 
Society for Human Resource Management
TIAA
Industry News
AHA News

AHA resources can help care teams — and their patients — move beyond the awkwardness to engage in honest communication that can transform lives.

Visit https://www.aha.org/news/chairpersons-file/2019-07-08-chairmans-file-supporting-caregivers-crucial-conversations to view the full article online.

 
AHA News
With nearly half of all U.S. physicians experiencing burnout, along with nurses and other care team members, the financial costs to the field are mounting. These costs are associated with factors like turnover and reduced productivity.

Visit https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2019-06-11-7-steps-achieve-organizational-well-being to view the full article online.

 
AHA News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed guidance for hospital co-location with other hospitals or health care facilities “represents an important update to existing CMS policy,” AHA said, urging the agency to consider a series of revisions to enable successful implementation of the policy and promote safer, higher-quality care.

Visit https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2019-06-28-aha-comments-draft-guidance-hospital-space-sharing-arrangements to view the full article online.

 
Naylor Association Solutions
Health Care HR
Modern Healthcare

Health care hiring ticked back up in June after taking a dive in April and May. The sector added 34,900 jobs last month, up significantly from 15,700 in May, the weakest month since September 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest jobs report.

Visit https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/healthcare-hiring-recovered-june-after-spring-slump to view the full article online.

 
HealthLeaders

Hospitals are largely relying on new graduate registered nurses to fill open nursing positions finds a new survey by Avant Healthcare Professionals, a staffing agency specializing in internationally educated RNs, physical therapists and occupational therapists.

Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nursing/trends-nurse-staffing to view the full article online.

 
Management & Leadership
Visier
The market has shown that when it comes to employment, we’ll continue to see the trend of record-low unemployment rates, an aging workforce that continues to remain involved in the labor market, and voluntary resignations and people movement at an all-time high. With all these factors in place, have you taken the appropriate steps in preparing your business for the workforce of the future?

Visit https://www.visier.com/clarity/3-ways-people-analytics-future/ to view the full article online.

 
HR Dive
Responses from the 1,100-plus HR leaders in the most recent study by Mercer on the design and execution of performance management showed only 2% of companies feel their performance management system delivers "exceptional value." 

Visit https://www.hrdive.com/news/only-2-of-organizations-say-their-performance-management-is-exceptional/558040/ to view the full article online.

 
Physicians & Nurses
Becker's Hospital Review

Female attending physicians are less likely to be recognized as physicians than their male counterparts, signaling that gender bias is still pervasive in the health care field, according to a study published in the  Journal of Women's Health.

Visit https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/patients-less-likely-to-recognize-women-as-attending-physicians-study-finds.html to view the full article online.

 
HealthAffairs
Doctors who reported a higher average of EHR-generated messages had a greater likelihood of burnout and said more often they wanted to cut their clinical work hours, according to new research.

Visit https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05509 to view the full article online.

 
Workforce
Workforce

When employees expect to retire versus when employers expect workers to retire can be two very different plans that often translate into a reality neither party imagined. But there are ways employers can help employees get closer to meeting their expectations while holding company costs down.

Visit https://www.workforce.com/2019/07/02/retirement-dilemma-vexes-employers/ to view the full article online.

 
Health Care & Hospitals

NPR
A growing number of Americans are turning to telehealth appointments with medical providers in the wake of widespread hospital closings in remote communities, and a shortage of local primary care doctors, specialists and other providers. 

Visit https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/07/737618560/with-rural-health-care-stretched-thin-more-patients-turn-to-telehealth to view the full article online.

 
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