Nursing homes experienced significant staffing challenges during and after severe COVID-19 outbreaks due to temporary absences and permanent departures from workers, according to a study published in...
Increasing the number of residency slots may be the key to preventing the substantial physician shortage Florida is projected to experience in the upcoming years.
A report prepared for the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida revealed...
Nursing tenure has decreased over the last year as staffing shortages persist, with newly hired nurses covering more 12-hour shifts at healthcare organizations, according to a study from Epic...
The country may see a nursing shortage of between 200,000 and 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025 if healthcare stakeholders and federal leaders do not take action to address the dwindling...
Healthcare stakeholders and policymakers must take action to address healthcare worker burnout or risk exacerbating the projected workforce shortage, a report from the United States Surgeon General...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and 25 other healthcare organizations have asked Congress to increase funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program to...
While nursing salaries have increased, the share of nurses considering leaving the profession is also up as pandemic-related stressors continue to impact the workplace and exacerbate the nurse...
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified healthcare workforce challenges, leading to significant staffing shortages, increased healthcare worker burnout, and other hurdles that will likely persist after the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant financial stress for rural hospitals, with 441 facilities facing financial risk factors putting them at risk of closure, according to a report from the...
Hospitals and health systems have faced massive financial losses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to experience staffing shortages, rising expenses, and supply chain issues, a new report...
Better financial opportunities and pandemic-related stress were driving factors behind workforce shortages at community health centers, with nursing shortages a top concern, a report from the National...
While most healthcare turnover rates appear to be back on track to return to pre-pandemic levels, certain personnel, including long-term care workers and health aides and assistants, saw high turnover...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and eight other hospital groups have urged HHS to renew the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), which is currently set to expire on April 15, 2022.
In a...
Over a third of nurses plan to quit their current position by the end of 2022, citing burnout, stressful environments, and compensation as reasons for wanting to leave, according to a report from...
Hospitals and health systems are grappling with pharmacy technician staffing shortages due to staff frustrations with heavy workloads and poor compensation, according to two surveys conducted by the...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked CMS to reconsider its methodology for distributing residency slots to teaching hospitals, which the agency finalized in the hospital inpatient...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked Congress to lift the caps on physician residency positions and increase financial support programs to help health systems address the shortage of...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and seven other hospital organizations have penned a letter urging Congress to provide additional resources to help hospitals address ongoing operational and...
Hospital labor shortages replaced financial challenges as the top concern for hospitals in 2021, according to data from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
“This is the first...
Hospitals and health systems can implement value-based payment models to ensure preparedness for seasonal and pandemic capacity surges, according to industry experts.
Hospitals experienced increased...
