Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
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.
The AHA opposes the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule in its current form.
In a statement submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee for a hearing today on the nation’s health care workforce shortages and potential solutions, AHA said “long-building structural changes within the health care workforce, combined with the profound toll of the…
AHA's statement before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding health care workforce shortages.
As HHS prepares to end the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, AHA today recommended the agency take immediate actions to help ensure care remains available to patients when and where they need it; support the health care workforce as they continue to shoulder a disproportionate amount of…
Hospitals and health systems added 10,900 jobs in January, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 517,000, according to data released Feb. 3 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.