Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Hospitals and health systems added 19,400 jobs in February, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 311,000, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total health care jobs grew by over 44,200 to a seasonally adjusted 16.7 million, including 13,700 new jobs in nursing and…
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., today reintroduced the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act.
Contract labor expenses for hospitals and health systems surged 258% from 2019 to 2022 as nationwide labor shortages forced many to rely on contract staffing firms to meet patient demand, according to an analysis of 2022 data from over 1,000 hospitals and health systems by AHA and Syntellis.
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday extended until April 19 the comment deadline for its proposal to ban contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends.
AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership affiliate today released the last section in its three-part compendium of best practices to manage nursing workforce complexities.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut yesterday largely dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Yale New Haven Hospital violated its fiduciary duties by selecting a retirement plan with excessive fees or poorly performing investments. The court allowed certain ancillary claims related…
In this webinar, we explore why investing in the frontline has never been more important. Though the balancing act between budget shortfalls and workforce investment hangs precariously for many, we demonstrate why diverting time and resources to team training is a win for any organization’s bottom…
“There are three things America’s hospitals have in common right now: sicker patients, a smaller workforce and higher labor and supply costs,” writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in an op-ed today in Real Clear Health.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last week held a hearing aptly titled “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go from Here?” Clearly, all of our efforts to inform policymakers and the public about the urgent need to address the workforce challenges have…
The AHA today urged the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw its proposed rule that would ban contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends.