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America’s hospitals and health systems are at the center of their communities, both as providers of critical services and as large – and often the largest – employers. Labor is the largest single cost for most hospitals, and the workforce is essential to the critical mission of providing life-saving care.

Transformation is more than change; it is a change that reshapes entire organizations and sectors. The same forces that transformed retail, movies, books, music and the workplace are exerting their power on hospitals and health systems. Health care executives who have led successful transformation shared their stories and advice.

[REPORT]: The 48th Labor Activity in Health Care report covers January through June 2017 and includes analyses of national, regional and state representation petitions and elections as reported by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

AHA Workforce and AHA’s American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) convened HR leaders from across the country to discuss top workforce challenges, shifts in needs and how the field is adapting recruitment and retention practices to anticipate changes in health care delivery. Below are takeaways from the discussion.

An aging population, a rise in chronic diseases and increased behavioral health conditions contribute to the need to strategically p

To meet the demand for health care workforce development and expansion, New York’s Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS) partnered with the College of Staten Island and SEIU/1199 Training and Education Fund to sponsor an apprenticeship program and short- and long-term training strategies.

This Market Insights report from �����Թ�’s Center for Health Innovation provides useful frameworks and tools for hospital and health system leaders to successfully integrate AI technologies into their workforce and workflows. 

With the the AHA’s professional membership group the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), the AHA's Workforce Center supports hospital and health system employee

Discover how AI technologies can augment the knowledge of care teams in the clinical setting. Learn how AI can facilitate quicker diagnoses and help identify the best treatment strategies for improved patient outcomes. Stay informed about AI in health care by following us.

Adventist Health Castle – Kailua, Hawaii Empathy Initiative Improves Outcomes and Workforce Engagement

AONL hosted a group of health care professionals to participate in a discussion for building the hospital for the next generation. The group consisting of nurse executives, architects and engineers identified valuable assumptions and principles for stakeholders involved in designing and building hospitals for the next generation.

This white paper contains both important data and insights as well as an assessment tool that will help organizations develop effective WPMs and support excellent patient care and strengthen the U.S. health care system.

 Contribute to building the evidence base for nursing leadership by participating in research studies and surveys.

[PUBLICATION] The Thought Leader Forum offers health care leaders, including the leaders of ASHHRA, an opportunity to contribute their knowledge, experience and insights through a formalized process. Findings from each forum are published in the following white papers.

A Guide to Help Move You Forward

This paper is designed to continue the conversation around the concepts discussed in AHA's "Hospitals and Care Systems of the Future", and the AHA Workforce Center's "Workforce Roles in a Redesigned Primary Care Model" and "Reconfiguring the Bedside Care Team of the Future" and explore them in greater depth.

The health care sector has traditionally been an economic mainstay, providing stability and even growth during times of recession. Health care added an average of nearly 20 thousand jobs per month over the last decade. The goods and services hospitals purchase from other businesses create additional economic value for the community. With these “ripple effects” included, each hospital job supports about two more jobs and every dollar spent by a hospital supports roughly $2.30 of additional business activity.

The U.S. health care system faces growing challenges—the U.S. population is aging at a rapid rate; health care reform is expected to bring millions more patients into the system; and there are anticipated shortages in numbers of trained health care professionals to care for these patients. Therefore, the need to start now to develop more effective and efficient workforce planning models (WPMs) for health care organizations is critical.