Workforce

<p>Dr. Tom Milam, chief medical officer at Iris Telehealth, sees hospitals using virtual care to meet the increasing demand for behavioral health – and help with the shortage of psychiatrists.</p>

The clinical workforce must be cyber aware, and the cybersecurity team must become clinically aware, experts say.

Bots prompt nurses after taking care of redundant tasks and patient audits, says Emily Fry, VP of Innovation Operations.

<p>Dave Brown, CEO at QiiQ and Thanos Melitsiotis, CPO at QiiQ, talk about using AI to remove administrative drudgery so doctors can have more time with patients.</p>

<p>Dean Browell, chief behavioral officer at Feedback, discusses how clinician burnout follows their sense of undervaluation and disrespect. He explains how organizations can attract and retain experienced professionals.</p>

Clinicians have faced new sources of stress since the pandemic, including fear of the virus and the inability to modulate workload, JAMA says.

With employee benefit costs ranking as the second highest expenditure for employers after salaries, having an option to reduce healthcare costs without sacrificing quality and care is good business.

<p>Chief clinical officer at AvaSure Lisbeth Votruba, RN, talks about the company's tele-sitter technology for acute virtual care. She explains when a virtual nurse is needed, the skill set required and outcomes hospitals are seeing.</p>

Concerns about a recession and runaway inflation only exacerbate the issue, impacting the ability to hire and retain top talent.

The suit claims young men were hired over female candidates and were paid substantially more.