Washington Post Over the past two years, hospitals across the healthcare industry have reported losses in the billions, partially due to postponed elective procedures. This massive downturn in revenue has prompted reviews of historical hospital financing, including the roles of Wall Street, government funding, and the insurance industry in driving development, treatments, and facility construction. Multifaceted issues plague the current …
Hospitals Use Text Messaging for COVID Exposure Warnings
Employee Benefit News Technological developments continue to change the way industries manage the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past year, hospital HR departments have been able to use emerging technology like FastCommand to send text messages to staff alerting them to possible COVID exposure, among other urgent notifications. This tool (and others like it) ease the burden on …
Managing Hospital Supply Shortages
Harvard Business Review Supply chain shortages have created numerous and ongoing problems for healthcare facilities of all kinds. Through strategies and best practices, however, these challenges can be eased, and help hospitals keep up with the pressing demand for medical supplies, PPE, and so on. The primary strategies for managing supply shortages rely on data, understanding interdependencies, forecasting potential bottlenecks, …
Hospital Partnerships with Recreation Facilities
National Recreation and Park Association Parks and recreation centers help promote public health through fitness activities, enjoyable spaces, and access to therapeutic treatments. Growing connections among healthcare priorities and preventative strategies have led to partnerships between wellness centers and hospitals. In one specific example, the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation is leasing over 10,000 square feet of the Glenview Park District …
Top HR Challenges in Healthcare
SHRM Staffing shortages and difficulty finding qualified personnel remain leading challenges for healthcare HR systems, particularly in rural areas where the availability of specialists is few and far between. Looking to the causes of these challenges, SHRM has identified several major contributing factors – including burnout, retirement, and gaps in technological skills. To overcome these persistent problems, healthcare facilities of …
