Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Snapshot
A series of high-profile breaches underscored the vulnerability of online records and the ability of cyber-criminals to quickly adapt their tactics. Providers and vendors are intensifying efforts to protect data from prying eyes.
To meet the changing needs of our communities, hospitals are working hard to make sure that every individual receives the highest quality of care. To achieve that goal as our nation becomes increasingly diverse, we must redouble our efforts to identify and eliminate disparities in care.
Half of the nation’s primary care physicians say the increased use of quality-of-care metrics to assess provider performance is having a negative impact on patient care, according to a survey report from The Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Twenty-two percent see quality metrics…
Primary care physicians, followed by psychiatrists, topped a list of 20 most in-demand medical specialists, according to a report from physician search firm Merritt Hawkins. The firm tracked its physician and advanced practitioner recruiting assignments and found that it was retained to conduct…
The health care industry faces a combination of challenges that will affect every hospital and health system. External influences, such as the uncertainty and complexity surrounding the Affordable Care Act, are well-known: The dawn of a new era of regulation requires fundamental changes in service…
The 2015 Healthcare Recruiting Trends Survey found that although demand for health care services is predicted to increase in the next 10 years — particularly in outpatient settings — the supply of health care providers will simultaneously decrease with shortages of qualified physicians and nurses…
Emergency physicians have noticed an increase in the volume of emergency department patients since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 1, 2014, according to a survey of American College of Emergency Physicians members. The poll, which sought to understand changes in ED patient…
SNAPSHOT
Physicians are frustrated and overwhelmed by the changes in care delivery. To support them and build engagement, boards and executives need to provide guidance and support at all levels of a physician’s career.
Physician compensation and job dissatisfaction both have increased since last year, according to the 2015 Medscape Physician Compensation Report. Recently released results from the annual survey revealed that most physicians saw a pay increase last year, with the average primary care physician…
A strong, consistent governance and leadership focus on doing what’s best for patients and communities is positioning physician organizations as significant drivers of improved quality and financial performance and as architects of the new care delivery system.
This is one of the key findings of a…