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Dear ASHHRA Colleagues, Belated Happy Fourth of July! As we approach the summer months, a sense of normalcy is beginning to emerge. Although the road is still being built, I am pleased with some of the progress that has already been made. The issues of staffing, retention, and recruiting for experienced individuals continue to be a problem for all of us as HR professionals. This is why we must now focus on "Making a Difference."
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Evaluating and meeting our staffing needs is one of the most important and complex challenges facing hospitals, long term care facilities and other health care settings today. Providing appropriate staffing levels requires both a rigorous patient volume and acuity measurement system and a sufficient and flexible staffing plan. This webinar will address both of these critical imperatives. Our patients deserve and our employees demand that we do a better job of getting our staffing levels right.
Visit https://www.ashhra.org/staffing-levels-getting-it-right-patients-and-staff to view the full article online. |
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“I'm looking to see what other hospitals are doing in regards to the new OSHA training requirement standards for COVID-19, what are the plans to deliver this training? Is anyone using a specific e-learning module?” Join the discussion and share your insights at Exchange.ASHHRA.org (member login required).
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Becker's Hospital Review Health care lost more than 12,000 jobs in June, with hospitals seeing another month of job losses after a slight uptick in May, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospitals lost 5,500 jobs in June. This compares to 2,900 jobs added in May, which marked the first month of job gains for the industry in 2021. Visit https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/job-losses-return-for-hospitals-after-month-of-growth.html to view the full article online. |
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AJMC
As COVID-19 continues to have a major influence on strategies to address staffing turnover and promote retention, the role of human resources (HR) departments will be of significant importance to align these goals with adequate recruiting, hiring, and staffing policies and practices. Visit https://www.ajmc.com/view/how-hr-practices-priorities-are-shifting-post-pandemic-for-health-care-organizations to view the full article online. |
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STAT News
As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some people have been sounding the alarm about looming shortages of physicians and nurses. They should be equally worried about shortages of others in the health care workforce, like medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, dental assistants and more. Visit https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/02/the-health-care-workforce-is-understaffed-for-life-after-covid-19/ to view the full article online. |
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Healthcare Dive
Any threat to the stability of the health care workforce is a threat to the nation’s infrastructure, writes Robyn Begley, AHA chief nursing officer and CEO of its American Organization for Nursing Leadership, in this op-ed. Visit https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-workers-are-part-of-american-infrastructure/602491/ to view the full article online. |
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Fierce Healthcare
Future demand for health care services will be relatively flat to declining, with little to no effect from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report finds. Visit https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/telehealth-use-falls-37-from-pandemic-highs-report-finds-while-demand-for-healthcare to view the full article online. |
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American Hospital Association
The AHA is accepting applications for its 2022 American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize. The prize honors hospitals and health systems that have demonstrated organization-wide commitment to and participation in improved quality and safety, innovations to improve care, addressing disparities, and working with other community organizations and agencies to improve health status. Visit https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2021-06-29-organizations-invited-apply-2022-aha-quest-quality-prize to view the full article online. |
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Becker's Hospital Review
Several factors are shaping what one economist calls a "weird summer" for the U.S. labor market. How's it playing out in healthcare? Visit https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/a-labor-market-full-of-churn-4-healthcare-takeaways.html to view the full article online. |
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HealthLeaders Media
Datasets still contain bias and hold back the ability of machine learning to improve health care. Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/technology/bias-free-ai-and-algorithms-healthcare-remain-elusive-goal to view the full article online. |
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Pew
After a Texas federal court sided with a Houston hospital that required workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine or find another job, public health experts predict that most hospitals and medical practices will soon issue similar mandates. Visit https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/06/21/hospitals-start-requiring-workers-to-get-covid-shots to view the full article online. |
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Fierce Healthcare
Nationwide hospital CEO turnover dipped for a second consecutive year to match the lowest rates seen in a decade, according to a recent report. Visit https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/hospital-ceos-stayed-place-during-a-hectic-year-for-health-systems to view the full article online. |
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STAT News In this time of transition, STAT is back with an annual list of health, medicine and science books and podcasts to check out this summer. Read on for recommendations from the likes of Anthony Fauci, Rochelle Walensky and Chelsea Clinton. Visit https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/06/stat-summer-book-list-podcasts-2021/ to view the full article online. |
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Healthcare Dive
The delta variant of the novel coronavirus is gaining a frightening foothold in areas of the country with low vaccination rates, spurring the White House to mobilize "surge response teams" to combat the variant that threatens to undo the nation's progress in beating back the pandemic. Visit https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/rural-hospital-ceo-urges-providers-to-get-ready-now-as-delta-variant-outs/602750/ to view the full article online. |