Creating a Culture of Recognition in Healthcare Using the Right Digital Strategy

This challenge is top of mind for healthcare leaders, especially as turnover rates have nearly doubled at hospitals and health systems. Now, with leaders looking for ways to attract and retain talent at all levels, some organizations are leveraging digital tools and communications to help restore joy in work—with excellent results. Here are four considerations around where to start.

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Healthcare Worker Rescue Package Encourages Simplicity

Clinicians have passed their breaking points. Staffing shortages are at all-time highs. And as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some health systems are reevaluating roles to identify essential functions for maintaining their staff’s emotional and psychological well-being.

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PSQH: The Podcast Episode 49 – How Female Physicians Can Prevent Burnout

On episode 49 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Tammie Chang, author of the new book Boundaries for Women Physicians: Love Your Life and Career in Medicine, talks about how female physicians can prevent burnout, stress, and exhaustion. Part of PSQH’s Patient Safety Awareness Week activities, this episode is presented in partnership with GOJO – the makers of Purell, Nuance, PDC, and the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.

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Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package Targets Well-Being During Pandemic

Healthcare worker burnout was significant before the pandemic and it has reached crisis proportions, according to national healthcare worker well-being expert Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, chief wellness officer of The Ohio State University and dean of the university’s College of Nursing. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare worker burnout rates ranged from 30% to 50%; now, burnout rates range from 40% to 70%, Melnyk says.

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Expert: Healthcare Worker Burnout Trending in Alarming Direction

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, is chief wellness officer of The Ohio State University and dean of the university’s College of Nursing. She is a nationally recognized leader on healthcare worker burnout and well-being. Melnyk has published dozens of research articles on healthcare worker burnout and well-being in peer-reviewed journals.

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Aggregating Patient Data in an Ocean of Healthcare Information

According to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2017, primary care physicians spend about 15 minutes with each patient, and what they cover is extensive—an average of six health concerns per visit. Now, with digital care delivery in the mix and the complications of a pandemic, burnout has become a major problem for physicians. So how can the industry make sure that technological advances help physicians make the best use of their time with the patient and look for the most important data points during each visit?

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