Category: Workforce

Information key to healthcare workers’ vaccine acceptance: 6 findings

Most healthcare workers are accepting of COVID-19 vaccines, citing educational information as most helpful for them when making a decision on whether to receive them, according to research published in March in Vaccine.

Pennsylvania provides more than $200M for healthcare staff recruitment, retention

Pennsylvania officials shared details March 23 about programs that will provide $225 million to support the healthcare workforce, including funding specific to recruitment and retention.

Wisconsin makes threatening healthcare workers a felony

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law March 23 that makes it a felony to threaten a healthcare worker. 

Will baby boomers unretire?

Economists are curious as to whether baby boomers who accelerated their retirement during the pandemic will return to the workforce, and if so, at what rate. 

California delays tighter rules for travel nurses

California has extended the deadline by which out-of-state nurses will no longer be allowed to work in the state without a temporary or permanent California nursing license, according to the state board of registered nursing.

OSHA schedules hearing on permanent COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers

In a move toward developing a final COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers, the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said March 22 that it has partially reopened the rulemaking record and scheduled an online public he…

Tufts’ planned children’s hospital closure sparks uncertainty for workers, patients

Amid the planned closure of Boston-based Tufts Children’s Hospital, employees and patients are raising concerns about the plan’s rollout, The Boston Globe reported March 20.

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law: 4 details

On March 18, President Joe Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a law that will provide federal funding to address behavioral health and well-being among healthcare workers.

The influence of ‘zillennials’ in the workplace

Employers seeking to satisfy “zillennials,” a micro-generation born between 1993 and 1998, have an array of factors to consider as members of this group rethink their workplace experiences and what they want out of their jobs, according to MetLife’s an…

UK hospitals see jump in workers out sick with COVID-19

COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the United Kingdom, as are the number of healthcare workers out sick with the virus.