Workforce
Hospital care, at its core, is about people caring for people. Yet combined pressures - a shrinking workforce, an aging population, financial concerns, increased demand and other stresses - have translated into a severe personnel deficit.
AHA is working to represent your concerns and to bring you the resources to understand and address workforce issues. AHA's Commission on Workforce, made up of experts from within and outside health care, was formed to bring expertise and leadership to these efforts.
In addition, AHA is working closely with the state, regional, and metropolitan hospital associations and our affiliated organizations:
- AHA Solutions, Inc.
- American Organization of Nurse Executives
- American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
- Health Forum
- Health Research & Educational Trust
- Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
AHA News
- May 03, 2012 | CA hospitals, union agree to collaborate on policy, workforce efforts
- Mar 07, 2012 | Program to identify effective primary care workforce practices
- Feb 22, 2012 | HHS, Labor agree to help train rural health IT workforce
- Feb 08, 2012 | HIE projects report workforce shortage, despite ONC training grants
- Jan 04, 2012 | Monograph examines trends in executive compensation
- Dec 07, 2011 | Florida hospitals anticipate growing workforce shortages
- Oct 18, 2011 | Report examines health care workforce planning challenges
- Oct 13, 2011 | Federal investments help ease growing health care workforce shortages
- Jul 29, 2011 | HRSA awards nursing workforce development grants
- Mar 18, 2011 | Study finds association between nurse staffing, patient mortality
Publications
- May 15, 2012 | The Hospital of the Future: Strategies for Success
- May 15, 2012 | Taking care of caregivers
- May 15, 2012 | Taking Care of Our Own
- May 15, 2012 | Staffing Watch
- May 15, 2012 | Strategically Managing Health Care Costs
- May 15, 2012 | Hospital Engagement Networks: 10 Big Goals in 2 Short Years
- May 15, 2012 | It's time to step it up
- May 15, 2012 | Physician Engagement: Partnering for Collaboration
- Apr 15, 2012 | Driven design
- Apr 15, 2012 | Is it really an emergency?
Recent Efforts
- Apr 24, 2012 | AHA, ASHHRA to Sen. Enzi Expressing Strong Support for S. J. Resolutiom 36
- Apr 23, 2012 | AHA to Sens. Harkin and Shelby Re: Prioritization of Funding that Improves Access to Quality Care
- Apr 23, 2012 | AHA to Reps. Rehberg and DeLauro Re: Prioritization of Funding that Improves Access to Quality Care
- Mar 06, 2012 | AHA to Sen. Conrad Re: AHA's Support for the Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.1979)
- Aug 22, 2011 | AHA, ASHHRA, and AONE's comments to the NLRB's proposed rule re: representation case procedures
- Jul 22, 2011 | AHA Endorses Patient Safety Policies Requiring Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers
- Jun 06, 2011 | AHA to President Obama Re: Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants
- May 20, 2011 | AHA to House HHS Appropriations Subcommittee
- Apr 18, 2011 | TrendWatch: The Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Hospitals
- Feb 16, 2011 | AHA Comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission Re: New Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-7
AHA Commission on Workforce
- AHA Board of Trustees Interim Policy Statement, Workforce Supply for Hospitals and Health Systems
- Commission Roster
- Commission Final Report, In Our Hands
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