Category: Workforce

42% of hospital staff considering private practice switch, survey finds

Private equity firms are making noise in healthcare with their aggressive acquisition of private practice physicians and 42 percent of hospital employees are considering moving to private practice, mostly due to the need for a better work-life balance,…

The downside of remote work for women

The women’s workforce has largely benefitted from the pandemic-spurred surge in remote work offerings. Millions of mothers with young children who left the workforce in 2020 found balance with the ability to work from home, and there are now more women…

The emergence of 'The Big Stay'

Among U.S. professionals, it appears job-hopping is diminishing — at least temporarily — and that the nation has entered the era of “The Big Stay.” 

Working women sustain new record

The labor force participation rate for women in their prime working age reached 77.8 percent in June — an all-time high, according to BLS data analyzed by CNN Business. 

Where healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine rules stand in states now

Some states have lifted their COVID-19 vaccine requirements for workers at regulated healthcare facilities, while at least one other is considering doing so.

What the C-suite gets wrong about the workforce: Survey

C-suite leaders believe their workforce’s well-being is improving. They’re wrong, according to a June 20 report from Deloitte. 

Northwell aims to streamline flexible staffing via startup

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has reached an agreement with Prolucent Health, a Dallas-based workforce optimization startup, to implement Prolucent’s VMS+ platform for managing the 21-hospital health system’s temporary staffing needs.

Applications open for NYC Health + Hospital's clinical leadership fellowship

NYC Health + Hospitals opened applications July 10 for a one-year fellowship designed to prepare post-residency graduates for administrative roles, the New York City-based health system said in a news release sent to Becker’s. This is the program’s fif…

SSM Health adds on-demand staffing capabilities to ease shortages

SSM Health, a 23-hospital health system based in St. Louis, has added an on-demand workforce platform to fill staffing gaps and improve employee retention.

New York restricts mandatory overtime for nurses

Healthcare employers in New York may no longer require nurses to work more than their regularly scheduled hours, with some exceptions, under a new law that took effect July 6.