Workforce
The 黑料正能量 Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska., introduced the Bolstering Infectious Outbreak Preparedness Workforce Act, AHA-supported legislation that would authorize $50 million for a new student loan repayment program for infectious鈥
The health care workforce challenges are a 鈥渘ational emergency鈥 that demand 鈥渋mmediate attention from policymakers at every level of government,鈥 AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said on a radio spot that began running on stations throughout the country.
AHA鈥檚 Response to Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 Request for Information on Behavioral Health Care In the U.S.
The AHA Nov. 22 will launch a national, multi-faceted 鈥渢hank you鈥 campaign to express the organization鈥檚 profound appreciation for our nation鈥檚 hospital and health care workers and reiterate how highly they are valued.
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and David McKinley, R- W.Va., urged the White House to enlist federal agencies to investigate price gouging by nurse staffing agencies.
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and David McKinley, R- W.Va., urge the White House to enlist federal agencies to investigate price gouging by nurse staffing agencies, to protect patients in dire need of life saving health care treatment and鈥
Ten states challenged in federal court the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including hospitals and health systems
A clinical workforce strategy has become paramount as the field seeks to address the ongoing shortages of physicians, nurses and other mission-critical positions. The recently released AHA 2022 Talent Scan from the AHA Workforce Strategy team provides a road map for addressing: resilience,鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Nov. 10 call on its recent interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including hospitals and health systems. The rule鈥
The AHA sponsored a virtual Capitol Hill briefing Nov. 2, 2021, where hospital leaders discussed how COVID-19 accelerated longstanding health care workforce challenges, including worker shortages and mental health fatigue.