Workforce
The 黑料正能量 Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
AHA urges Congress to enact the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667) and prioritize funding to support the nation鈥檚 health care workforce needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
On this episode, I talk with Maureen Bisognano, a prominent authority on improving health care systems. Maureen served as Institute for Healthcare Improvement president and CEO for five years and IHI executive vice president and chief operating officer for 15 years.
Hospitals and health systems have worked hard to address workforce challenges as the COVID-19 surges continue, but are running out of options and need Congress鈥 help, writes Robyn Begley, AHA chief nursing officer and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, in MedPage Today.
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Employment at hospitals and health systems fell by more than 8,000 jobs in September, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 194,000, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Health care jobs overall fell by 17,500 and remain at just under 16 million (seasonally adjusted鈥
The rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant 鈥渃ontinues to exacerbate the shortage of hospital workers, hampering recruitment and retention, driving up wages and weighing on hospitals' profitability,鈥 according to a report released by Moody鈥檚 Investors Service.
The AHA virtual State Issues Forum was on October 5th. Korn Ferry facilitated the meeting which focused on the future of leadership and work. Topics covered included: the impact of post-pandemic leadership turnover, emerging leadership capabilities, implications of a highly competitive labor market鈥
The House Ways and Means Committee today started its budget reconciliation markup of the Build Back Better Act, which will consider a number of health care provisions, including workforce issues; extending the expanded Affordable Care Act Marketplace premium tax credits from this year鈥檚 COVID-19鈥
Hospitals and health systems employed nearly 3,200 more people in August, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 235,000, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Please contact your representatives and senators today and urge them to include a number of policies that support America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems to ensure that the nation鈥檚 health care needs can be met today and into the future.