Diving Into 2024: Challenges and Trends in Nursing
To get a glimpse at what to expect in nursing this year, HealthLeaders sat down with Lisa Dolan, CNO at Ardent Health Services, to discuss what she thinks are the top five biggest challenges facing CNOs, and the impacts of new technologies and virtual nursing.
4 CMO Predictions for Healthcare in 2024
Healthcare organizations are facing a slew of challenges. Those challenges include workforce shortages that are straining the ranks of physicians and nurses and economic woes that threaten the operations of health systems, hospitals, and physician practices.
Address Falling HCAHPS Scores with Better Communication Tools
As hospitals continue to battle burnout and staffing shortages, the need for advancements in patient/provider communication is rising so that healthcare teams can provide a better experience and improved interactions with patients.
Healthcare and AI: Enhancing Care Through Emerging Technology
These new large language models can be used to improve natural language processing (NLP), but NLP itself isn’t something new—it’s a branch of artificial intelligence that has been around for decades.
AI Technology Can Help Us Solve the Nursing Crisis
WellSpan Health in Pennsylvania was experiencing many of the challenges facing other hospitals across the nation, including rising staffing costs, resignations of clinical staff, turnover, and narrowing margins. To overcome these barriers, WellSpan piloted a smart hospital platform powered by artificial intelligence.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 93 – Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Nurses
On episode 93 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Hilton Hudson, a cardiothoracic surgeon and CEO of HPC International, talks about the need to improve the recruitment and retention of nurses.
9 Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
Health systems must adopt a multitude of recruitment and retention strategies for physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), a pair of top clinical leaders at health systems say.
NIOSH Campaign Aims to Help Hospitals Reduce Healthcare Worker Burnout
A new campaign launched by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) provides resources for hospitals to improve policies and practices that will reduce healthcare worker burnout and improve their mental health.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 91 – Overcoming Healthcare Staffing and Retention Challenges
On episode 91 of PSQH: The Podcast, Pete Reilly, practice leader and chief sales officer of Hub International’s North American healthcare practice, talks about the challenges facing healthcare staffing and retention.
AMA President Warns Physician Shortage is ‘Urgent Crisis’
The country is facing an estimated shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The projected shortage of primary care physicians ranges from 17,800 to 48,000. The projected shortage of specialists ranges from 21,000 to 77,100.