Workforce
The 黑料正能量 Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
鈥淭here are three things America鈥檚 hospitals have in common right now: sicker patients, a smaller workforce and higher labor and supply costs,鈥 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 鈥淓xamining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go from Here?鈥 Clearly, all of our efforts to inform policymakers and the public about the urgent need to address the workforce challenges have鈥
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鈥檚 (FTC) proposed Non-Compete Clause Rule in its current form.
In a鈥痵tatement submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee for a hearing today on the nation鈥檚 health care workforce shortages and potential solutions, AHA said 鈥渓ong-building structural changes within the health care workforce, combined with the profound toll of the鈥
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鈥
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.
On Feb. 16 from noon to 3 p.m. ET, the Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual public forum on its recent proposal to ban as an unfair method of competition contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m.鈥疌entral;鈥10 - 11 a.m. Pacific