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Costs of Caring

While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.
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2023 Costs of Caring

Hospitals appreciate the support and resources that Congress have provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; however, additional support is needed to keep hospitals strong so they can continue to provide care to patients and communities.

Navigate Workforce Challenges with Regional Health Care Job Postings Data

To help AHA members navigate the ongoing demands associated with workforce recruitment and retention, the AHA has partnered with Prolucent Health to create the Health Care Jobs Report. These region-specific reports are derived from data aggregated by Prolucent’s platform LiquidCompass directly from hospital/health system career sites.

4 Ways to Build Your Talent Pipeline

To grow and retain their workforce, hospitals and health systems need to pursue a multipronged approach, notes the AHA’s recently released 2024 Health Care Workforce Scan.

6 Ways to Build a Rewards Strategy to Retain Nurse Managers

As hospitals and health system executives refine strategies to improve recruitment and retention of nurses, particularly nurse leaders, nonsalary forms of compensation may need closer scrutiny. Most strategies tend to focus on role, scope, span of control, empowerment, recognition and professional development, notes the AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s (AONL’s) Nursing Leadership Workforce Compendium.

3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends

The highly competitive post-pandemic labor market, particularly for specialists, is impacting the compensation packages health care providers are offering, experts say.

AHA Statement on Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes

The AHA strongly believes that a skilled, caring workforce is integral to delivery of high quality, safe care. At the same time, safe staffing is about much more than a number. We are concerned that in proposing a one-size-fits-all numerical staffing threshold, CMS would remove the role of clinical judgment in staffing facilities, and inadvertently create patient access challenges across the health care system.
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CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 1 issued a proposed rule regarding staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS estimates that about 75% of nursing homes would have to increase staffing in their facilities under the proposed standards, which exceed those existing in nearly all states.

How One Hospital Is Navigating Rising Inflation and Workforce Pressures

In this podcast, the AHA's Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of Health Analytics and Policy, explores what the imbalance between the skyrocketing cost of drugs, supplies and labor and the continued underpayments from government payers means for patient care with Dr. Anthony Coleman, President and Chief executive officer of Broadlawns Medical Center in Iowa.