A shortage of specialty palliative care clinicians is imminent and won't recover until 2045 without action from Congress, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Workforce
Immigration policies directly affect about one-fifth of the U.S. healthcare workforce, particularly those who care for the elderly, according to a study published in the June issue of Health Affairs.
New research sheds light on the state of the emergency, trauma and transport nursing workforce.
Employees at Anoka (Minn.) Metro Regional Treatment Center protested May 29 for security upgrades at the psychiatric facility after an attack on a nurse, according to NBC-affiliate TV station KARE.
Here are the five most-read workforce stories reported by Becker's Hospital Review so far this year, starting with the most popular:
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Physicians, nurses and other healthcare workers are not satisfied with hospital efforts to combat workplace violence against them and are demanding more, Kaiser Health News reports.
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals on May 10 unveiled the public health system's first comprehensive nurse recruitment campaign, Nurses4NYC.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association will reviving its push for mandatory nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in the state after a failed attempt last fall, according to the Boston Business Journal.
A health system in Western New York state is trying to fill hundreds of immediate nursing openings, according to ABC-affiliate TV station WKBW.
Bringing employees aboard who fit into their workplace culture tops the priority list of most healthcare leaders reviewing potential hires, according to the Medical Group Management Association's most recent Stat poll.