ASHHRA eNews Pulse

Healthcare Dive
A new study found a correlation between lack of burnout and the overall cultural health and resiliency of medical practices. Researchers surveyed 715 medical practices in 12 states. Burnout was gauged by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, a tool that measures emotional exhaustion of people on a five-point scale.

The U.S. saw a record high of 9.3 million job openings since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking job openings in December 2000. There were 998,000 new jobs added in April as workforce shortages at hospitals and health systems widened.

American Hospital Association
Hospitals are cornerstones of our communities. They provide a broad spectrum of acute and ambulatory care services and serve as economic anchors in many cities and towns. This week, AHA is celebrating Community Health Improvement Week. For more than a decade, the association, with leadership from the AHA Community Health Improvement (ACHI) network, has promoted the week to honor those working to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

The health care industry added 23,000 jobs in May, with virtually all in ambulatory service roles, according to a new government jobs report.

Workplace violence has long been a concern among provider organizations. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that health care workers were five times as likely to experience a workplace violence injury as of 2018. To address this risk, Bassett Healthcare Network has deployed a wearable emergency alert system across its network.

STAT News
In this episode of STAT First Opinion Podcast, health care advocate Corey Feist and psychiatrist Wendy Dean talk about the toll that practicing medicine can take on a health care worker’s mental health, and how the pandemic has made this worse.

Healthcare Finance
Health care workers have been battling COVID-19, as well as burnout. Workforce shortages, which existed prior to the pandemic, are predicted to grow as clinicians either retire or change professions. How can this be mitigated? And what role does digital transformation play in decreasing — or increasing — stress levels?