Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.19% in January to a seasonally adjusted 5,252,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
As part of a recently released workforce TrendWatch, AHA highlights Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s creation of flexible work schedules to improve the vacancy rate in the competitive bedside nursing market.
America’s health care workers are a special group of people. Dedicated, compassionate and highly skilled, they rise to the cause of advancing health in America — patient by patient and hour by hour, each and every day.
To that end, the AHA is working to support hospitals and health systems’…
With population health management now central to health care delivery, medical wellness centers have become a vital part of the equation.
As part of a recently released workforce TrendWatch, AHA highlights Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System’s initiative to accelerate economic growth, employment and investment as well as expand inclusionary economic opportunities in the community. Read more in this case study.
The Department of Labor yesterday released a final rule updating and clarifying how it interprets joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which aims to promote certainty for employers and employees, reduce litigation and encourage innovation in the economy.
A new AHA TrendWatch report provides an overview of the current national health care workforce and examples of hospitals and health systems’ responses to trend shifts.
America’s hospitals and health systems are at the center of their communities, both as providers of critical services and as large – and often the largest – employers. They train tomorrow’s health care providers and cultivate future leaders by building and expanding their dynamic workforces to…
America’s hospitals and health systems are at the center of their communities, both as providers of critical services and as large – and often the largest – employers. Labor is the largest single cost for most hospitals, and the workforce is essential to the critical mission of providing life-…
Rosemary Sheehan, chief human resource officer at Boston-based Partners Health Care, shares tips and best practices from the health system’s experience incorporating artificial intelligence.