By Devin Partida – The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world forever, including how employees work. More than ever, workers seek the flexible and remote opportunities they grew accustomed to during the pandemic. The pandemic also changed the methods of health care used by providers and challenged providers to adapt by creating telemedicine and other virtual health care opportunities.
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By Sherilyn Pruitt & Maggie Wanis – As we continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as a nation, it has been made clear that we are also in the midst of a critical public health workforce shortage. The pandemic has highlighted key areas for improving the nation’s public health infrastructure and increasing the number of highly trained public health informatics and technology professionals.
By Dimitri Shelest – In October 2021, the San Leandro Hospital emergency room was locked down when a visitor, upset that COVID-19 restrictions prevented him from visiting a patient, threatened to bring a gun to the California healthcare facility. The incident is emblematic of a troubling trend of more frequent and severe violent episodes at healthcare facilities.
With 18% of healthcare workers having left their jobs and another 12% being laid off, what are the solutions for healthcare as a whole? You can’t open a paper, magazine, or watch news and not hear about the crisis that has evolved. This is our Talent Tuesday Workforce edition.
Taking a break from who is hiring and who was hired, we rounded up some reading on the state of the healthcare workforce. You can’t open a paper, magazine, or watch news and not hear about the crisis that has evolved. Here are some insights and reports.
As part of its commitment to eliminating inequities and improving access to care for historically marginalized communities across the nation, the AMA bolstered policy aimed at addressing the health needs of rural populations—enhancing access to care through educational strategies for rural physician workforce expansion.
By Derek Jones – The Covid-19 pandemic outbreak affected the way many industries operate, but especially healthcare. There was suddenly a massive pressure on the healthcare system as workload continued to increase with the speed of light.
By Derek Jones – For the longest time, healthcare facilities had been slow to adopt digital technology. A significant factor in this delay was anxiety regarding costs and privacy risks. This has, however, changed as there is currently a global digital transformation taking over the sector.
By Derek Jones – Healthcare workers out in the field need good and dependable support from their office to carry out their given tasks. They need quick information, tools, updates and feedback as they go about their operations.