Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Medical residency is one of the most demanding stages in a physician’s career. Long hours, intense learning and new responsibilities often push trainees to deprioritize their own health.
High-performing hospitals don’t just have purpose—they leverage it to make tough, strategic decisions that engage and last. The Team Purpose to Performance™ process unlock hospital team performance with purpose-driven strategy and shared accountability for lasting, high-impact results. (Webinar…
The AHA today expressed support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 4731 /S.
A recent blog by Elisa Arespacochaga, AHA’s group vice president of clinical affairs and workforce, highlights how some hospitals and health systems are tackling workforce shortages and creating career pathways into health care along with AHA resources that offer information on innovative steps to…
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Sept. 10 advanced the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3593), AHA-supported legislation that reauthorizes funding for Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. The bill will next be considered by the full committee.
Sanford Medical Education, in partnership with the USD Sanford School of Medicine, has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to launch a new emergency medicine residency program in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, in partnership with the Community College of Vermont, is helping develop the next generation of health care professionals through a medical assisting apprenticeship program.
University Medical Center New Orleans has launched a dedicated first responder clinic to provide expedited, specialized care for the city’s emergency personnel, including police, fire, EMS and communications staff.
The Federal Trade Commission Sept. 5 voted 3-1 to vacate the noncompete final rule issued last year by the previous administration. The rule banned, as an unfair method of competition, contractual terms prohibiting workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends
The Federal Trade Commission Sept. 4 released a request for information on noncompete agreements. The agency said it seeks to “better understand the scope, prevalence, and effects of employer noncompete agreements, as well as to gather information to inform possible future enforcement actions.