Message from the President
ASHHRA News
Get recognized! A professional who holds the credential of Certified in Healthcare Human Resources (CHHR) is knowledgeable of the health care environment and health care workforce needs, and is able to adapt this knowledge to their individual health care organization’s needs and goals.
Visit http://www.ashhra.org/learning/certification.shtml to view the full article online.
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Industry News
A new AHA infographic highlights the benefits of hospital mergers, as revealed by a recent study by Charles River Associates. The study found that hospital mergers between 2009 and 2014 reduced annual operating expenses at acquired hospitals by 2.5 percent, and are driving quality and service improvements for patients.
Visit http://www.advancinghealthinamerica.org/home/coordinating-care to view the full article online.
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Compensation
HR MorningIn today’s competitive environment, employees are more educated than ever before about the current salary rates in their location and industry. If you want your business to remain competitive, and retain top talent, you need to stay one-step ahead of your competition, and have a solid pay strategy that’s based on accurate salary data — not speculation.
Visit http://www.hrmorning.com/5-simple-steps-to-developing-a-competitive-pay-practice/ to view the full article online.
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Management & Leadership
Washington Post
Like so many things for the year ahead, many changes coming to the workplace are surrounded by questions. If Congress repeals or replaces the Affordable Care Act, what will that mean for employee health insurance? Will companies still have to publish the potentially embarrassing CEO-to-worker pay ratio, or will that part of the Dodd-Frank act be repealed, too? Will my employer or state join the bandwagon of those that have recently expanded paid parental leave?
Visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/01/06/what-to-expect-at-work-in-2017/ to view the full article online.
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Patient Satisfaction
Patient Engagement HITStrong patient health literacy is key for improving patient engagement, but it does not occur in a vacuum. Instead, providers should assess and understand outside variables that affect health literacy, such as practice-wide interventions, policy decisions, and a patient’s environment, according to a report funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Visit http://patientengagementhit.com/news/five-best-practices-for-improving-patient-health-literacy to view the full article online.
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Physicians & Nurses
FierceHealthcare If there’s one thing that health care leaders can agree on, it’s that physician burnout is a major problem. In an October online survey that included health care executives, clinical leaders and clinicians, 96 percent of 570 respondents said physician burnout is a serious or moderate problem in health care.
Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/96-leaders-say-physician-burnout-a-problem to view the full article online.
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Health Care & Hospitals
Fierce HealthcareHospitals continue to be a significant economic engine across the country, according to a new report. The American Hospital Association’s annual review of hospitals’ economic impact found that hospitals supported 1 in 9 U.S. jobs in 2015 in some way. Hospitals employed 5.7 million people that year, according to the report, and through "ripple effects" supported 10.3 million more. The health care industry as a whole added about 35,000 jobs per month in 2016.
Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/aha-hospitals-support-1-9-u-s-jobs to view the full article online.
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