Every employee and worker has the legal right to a safe and healthy workplace—and nurses are not an exception. Nurses play an extremely crucial and important role in our society. They are a primary part of medical teams, and provide care and support to patients.
The need to incorporate effective and cost-efficient recruiting and hiring methods is a common concern within the healthcare industry. By now, almost everyone is aware of the severe shortfall of physicians and nurses throughout the country. According to the report published by IHS Markit LTD, for the Association of American Colleges, the physician shortage can […]
Improving patients’ experience is a complex yet rewarding endeavor for almost every single healthcare provider. Yet as important as though it may be, there’s still yet to be a clear definition of patient experience. As healthcare organizations work diligently to improve patient satisfaction, it’s the patients’ own words and not that of the healthcare provider […]
The U.S nursing shortage is a problem that’s been here since quite some time and worsens with each passing year. According to the National Council on Aging, factors such as the aging “Baby Boomer” population of around 75 million are driving up healthcare demands. Compounding the issue further is the fact that nursing schools nationwide […]
You’ve finally completed countless hours of study and training and hustled your way through residency. Now you have to face the daunting task of going through endless job openings and deciding which state and you’d like to practice in. Unfortunately, physician turnover rates have always been high in an industry that’s already short on medical practitioners. […]
For those of you that haven’t brushed up on your Latin in a while, “Locum Tenens” roughly translates to “take the place of” and refers to a medical job career that comes with flexibility, freedom, travel, and temporary work assignments. It’s the sort of stuff medical professionals that are tired with their boring old practice […]
Amidst expansive healthcare reforms, many healthcare organizations and practices are struggling to achieve profitability while providing quality healthcare. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, national healthcare expenditures are expected to grow by 4.8% in 2019, reaching $3.8 trillion. Additionally, factors like increased competition, cuts to Medicaid, and an increasing number of insured […]
An acute shortage of nurses and physicians has made it increasingly difficult to access quality healthcare for many citizens. Nowhere is the problem felt more than in rural hospitals and practices that struggle to attract and retain clinical talent. Unique challenges coupled with decreasing rural populations have left many pondering over possible solutions to a seemingly unsolvable […]