Workforce
Data shows hospitals lost 2.47% of their workforce last year. RNs left at an alarming rate.
The RSV, flu and COVID-19 tripledemic is leading to lengthy waits in ERs across the country.
Racial minorities and women are continuing to make inroads into the field as total enrollment in medical colleges increases.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Clinicians have faced new sources of stress since the pandemic, including fear of the virus and the inability to modulate workload, JAMA says.
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