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Perspectives on restoring the vitality of healthcare workers: A panel discussion
Cigna HealthcareSM has sponsored and provided editorial input on this article. Healthcare workers are experiencing unprecedented levels of burnout and cognitive fatigue. This is draining their enthusiasm for work and affecting their mental health, while also hurting organizations by increasing employee turnover and absenteeism. -
Florida stiffens penalties for assault on hospital workers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill May 24 to enhance criminal penalties for people who knowingly commit assault or battery upon workers at a hospital. -
Automation, delegation of certain nursing tasks could help close workforce gap
Tech enablement, or automation, and improved delegation of tasks have the potential to free up to 15 percent of nurses' time. -
'The great inheritance': How generational wealth transfer might affect young workers
Baby boomers are poised to pass down $16 trillion in the next decade and $84 trillion through 2045. That financial cushion could influence millennial and Gen Z workers' choices, according to management consulting firm Korn Ferry. -
How PS&D Finds Best-Fit Providers for Healthcare Systems
Discover how the long-lasting relationships we build with providers benefit your organization. -
Burnout a key reason for surge in travel workers — 5 survey findings
Burnout is a major reason why many therapists and lab and radiologic technologists, among other allied healthcare professionals, choose to work on temporary travel assignments, according to a survey published May 23 by AMN Healthcare. -
Mayo Clinic thanks governor, legislators after staffing bill revamp
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has been at the center of a controversial statewide staffing measure. Its relationship with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was essential to its exemption from the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act — and the bill's final-hour revisions, the health system said. -
Staffing budgets swell as contract labor costs level off: Report
Tight hospital margins and chronic staffing troubles have led many healthcare organizations to reevaluate their hiring strategies, as evidenced by a May 23 Kaufman Hall report. -
Cleveland Clinic offers employees free food and a weight loss strategy
Employees at Cleveland Clinic are enjoying a new benefit now that the hospital has partnered with Nestlé USA to provide employees with free frozen meals via Instacart to encourage them to stay on course with an employer health plan-sponsored weight management program. -
'Almost the Uber of how we deliver care': UVM Health CEO on creative rural staffing solutions
The CEOs of three New England health systems said they are struggling to find staffing in rural communities even as they increase training opportunities, NBC affiliate WPTZ reported May 22. -
'That bill has died': Staffing rules cut from Minnesota legislation
Regulations that would have required Minnesota hospitals to form nurse staffing committees to establish staffing levels were cut from a controversial bill during final-hour negotiations May 22, the Star Tribune reported. -
Industries attracting the most new grads: Here's where healthcare falls
Attracting Gen Z talent is at the top of leaders' minds as staffing shortages continue to plague the healthcare industry. But how do recent graduates view healthcare, and which jobs in the field are most appealing to them? -
'An anti-democratic ultimatum': 8 leaders react to Mayo Clinic's staffing exemption
On May 18, the Minnesota Senate approved an exemption to its controversial Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act for one health system: Rochester-based Mayo Clinic. -
'Healthcare will surely crumble': Mayo lands full exemption as hospitals protest Minnesota staffing bill
The debate over Minnesota's proposed nurse staffing bill is heating up, but as most of the state's health systems attempt to gut the legislation, Rochester-based Mayo Clinic has successfully passed through a loophole. -
The question Boston Children's CHRO Lisa Abbott asks every Uber driver
Lisa Abbott became chief human resources officer of Boston Children's Hospital in January 2023, and she brought with her a wealth of HR experience. -
Why Ascension is giving office space to Wichita State University
St. Louis-based Ascension is teaming up with Wichita (Kan.) State University to form a different sort of healthcare talent pipeline. -
The digital skill Gen Z is keenest to add this year
Generation Z varies from older workers when it comes to the digital skills they would like to learn this year, according to LinkedIn's Workforce Confidence survey. -
Viewpoint: We all have Stockholm Syndrome about healthcare staffing
The COVID-19 pandemic stressed hospitals and health systems to their limit. It also forced them into new ways of operating. -
States with the highest employment level in 37 hospital jobs
Employment levels in jobs at hospitals vary, and so do the states with the highest employment level in those jobs. -
How many healthcare facilities are missing workers in your state?
No state in the U.S. is immune to healthcare workforce shortages — but some are suffering more than others, according to the most recent federal data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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