With nursing shortages on the rise, there are no shortages of opportunities for good nurses. The best way to combat the turnover that might cause? Make sure your nurses are happy in their environment and their positions. A Life Concierge For most employees, a work-life balance is an important facet when choosing an organization. At… Read more »
Posts Tagged: healthcare industry
Are Smartphones To Blame For The Increase In Data Breaches?
Consider this: 96% of healthcare organizations have experienced at least one data breach in the past two years. Only 23% of health care organizations use mobile device encryption. Nearly half of healthcare organizations do nothing to protect data on mobile devices. Now consider that the number of physicians using smartphones has escalated rapidly in recent… Read more »
Mobile Technology: It’s No Longer Optional for Healthcare institutions
Eric Yablonka, Chief Information Officer of University of Chicago Hospitals & UC Pritzker School of Medicine, recently commented, “Connected medical devices are not just ‘nice to have stuff’ anymore; [they’re] proving themselves to be truly life saving stuff now.” And who better to discuss the future of mobile technologies for health research and healthcare delivery… Read more »
How Medical Staffing Can Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Medical Errors
Even with legions of clinicians and healthcare executives working to improve patient safety, medical errors still cost tens of thousands of lives each year. What more can hospitals do to reduce the number of medication errors, hospital infections and even wrong-site surgeries? Many institutions are making progress in guarding against medical errors by recruiting medical… Read more »
Medical Devices to Watch in 2012
With so much going on in the medical field every day, it’s hard to keep track of what deserves your attention and what doesn’t. To help narrow it down, here are four of the most promising and innovative new medical devices to keep an eye on in 2012: Renal artery ablation to treat resistant hypertension:… Read more »
Top 10 Trends For Healthcare And Wellness In 2012
The healthcare industry is changing and evolving quickly, mostly out of necessity. But throughout the past year, several themes repeated themselves in the industry, giving insight into what factors will play vital roles for healthcare in the near future: Technology is here to stay: Technology is set to pave the way to a better overall healthcare… Read more »
Social Media Is Becoming Influential in the Healthcare Industry
Healthcare is no longer a wallflower in the fast-growing realm of social media. Social media, which uses web or mobile technologies for discussions and collaborations, connects people internally and externally to an organization. And whether it’s reacting to customer complaints, monitoring web chatter or communicating with their workers, healthcare organizations are discovering the benefits of… Read more »
Will the Healthcare Job Market Remain Strong in 2012?
While the rest of the economy continues to stagnate, it looks like healthcare will be one of the most productive job-creation engines in 2012. Patient and practitioner demographics will combine with healthcare system changes to create healthcare jobs month after month. Healthcare has been a rare bright spot in the job market for the past… Read more »
What Is The “Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine” and How Will It Affect Healthcare Executives?
A U.S. legal doctrine that holds corporate officers liable for company wrongdoing has been invoked in some recent high-profile healthcare prosecutions. The “responsible corporate officer” doctrine allows for prison terms of up to one year for misdemeanor violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, but in the past, defendants have received only probation…. Read more »
Despite Declining Hiring Demands, Healthcare Jobs Are Still Hard to Fill
Healthcare professionals have been among the most in-demand this year. But, despite seeing the highest volume of job ads of any occupation in the United States, hiring demand has declined 25% over the past 6 months. In May, employers placed more than 115,000 job ads. In comparison, there were 87,000 ads placed by employers in… Read more »