Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order to create a special commission to examine how to fix the state’s healthcare worker shortage. The 15-member Healthcare Workforce Commission must report its findings to the governor by the end of the year. Recommendations could include loan forgiv...
As of October 2023, the United States faced a healthcare worker shortage of more than 17,000 primary care physicians, 12,000 dental care practitioners and 8,000 mental health practitioners. Without appropriate numbers of these trained professionals, the healthcare system can easily be overwhelmed....
our research group—a team of physicians, researchers, creative arts therapists, and writers—has focused on understanding the impact of work-related stress on healthcare workers. In our experience, almost every healthcare worker has a story about navigating the times when the weight of the prof...
Unlimited Robotics, which aims to solve critical staffing shortages in healthcare through the deployment of autonomous robotic solutions, has closed a $5 million Seed round led by lool ventures, an early-stage Israeli venture capital firm. Additional investors include Avishai Abrahami, CEO and Co-f...
Four Million Short: The Healthcare Worker Shortage[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]Multinational Monitor
The national nursing shortage has put frontline workers at risk for injury while they struggle to deliver patient care. Many are leaving the profession and those years of wisdom can’t be replaced. A lack of workplace safety for nurses can directly impact patient outcomes....
Roswell Park has been recognized as one of the top three employers in the state based on an anonymous worker survey covering work culture, benefits and inclusion. Clinical staffing is up in particular, with nurse staffing up nearly 50% in the past five years. Career pathways and growth ...
These economic troubles, combined with a healthcare-worker shortage and endemic COVID-19, are clouding the industry outlook. Below, we update how these changes could affect payers, providers, healthcare services and technology (HST), and pharmacy services.Commercial...
Machine Intelligence and the Healthcare Worker In Part 1 of this series, we created this chart to illustrate how the alignment of employer and employee needs occurs within a continuous activity flow that addresses real challenges and exploits real opportunities in real time. We’ve added applicable...
Each day, the headlines remind us of the desperate shortage of medical supplies to fight the coronavirus. Healthcare workers are forced to treat patients without proper protective gear, manufacturers are scrambling to produce ventilators and masks, and rumors about unproven treatments lead...