Workforce Webinars and Podcasts

In collaboration with the National Association of Workforce Boards, we invite you to join our session to hear how hospitals and local workforce boards partner to enhance their educational pathways, health care career programs and create deep community connections to support a diverse and robust health care workforce in their communities.

In this session, Memorial Hermann Health System shares how it takes a human-centric approach to address challenges impacting the nursing workforce, from nurse engagement and retention to health care field concerns to ensure patient safety and excellence in quality care.

Teamwork has become a staple of how healthcare providers think about creating a culture of safety. Malpractice data, and the financial implications of liability lawsuits can be a powerful driver of safety efforts, including teamwork training. This session explores malpractice data analyses to highlight how teamwork failure can lead to adverse events, proclivity for lawsuits, and payment to plaintiffs. (Webinar presented April 13, 2022)

Learn how Atrium Health and Yale New Haven Hospital redesigned staffing structures due to COVID-19, and the impact it has on patient outcomes and experience, and ultimately cost.

[WEBINAR] ASHHRA, in collaboration with the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, presents this timely webinar to discuss an important topic. Chaplains are increasingly being approached to discuss or support applications for exemption from COVID-19 vaccine mandates in healthcare systems and other institutions. This webinar will help chaplains, spiritual care managers, and others to prepare for those conversations. Attendees will hear legal, HR, administrative, and spiritual care perspectives on this critical issue. This webinar seeks not to provide a one-size-fits-all solution to these difficult issue, but instead to help chaplains and others prepare their own responses as appropriate in their own settings.

[WEBINAR] While the statement “if there is no documentation, it didn’t happen” is not 100% true in reality, it is very true in the world of litigation- especially in employment litigation. Employers can have correct policies, rules and practices, but if they fail to properly document, they could find themselves in a tough spot if an employee sues for discrimination or under another employment statute. During this webinar, we will explore the importance of documentation with reference to employment issues and provide best practices guidance to HR professionals in the health care setting.

[WEBINAR] Health care is a team sport. Interdisciplinary teams excel when we respect and remain focused on the shared vision, mission and values. We work together to continuously improve lives, we all play a part in shaping and living the culture of our organizations, and we are all called to make meaningful contributions with a lasting positive impact. This webinar is designed to assist participants in being active allies/advocates for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Participants will learn how to be more active in advocacy, making a commitment to shape the experiences of marginalized groups in the workplace, and create impactful contributions in the health care field.

[WEBINAR] Evaluating and meeting our staffing needs is one of the most important and complex challenges facing hospitals, long term care facilities and other health care settings today. Providing appropriate staffing levels requires both a rigorous patient volume and acuity measurement system and a sufficient and flexible staffing plan. This webinar will address both of these critical imperatives. Our patients deserve and our employees demand that we do a better job of getting our staffing levels right.

[WEBINAR] Join renowned health care speaker Vicki Hess and culture expert Alex Powell for an insightful discussion on how improving connection and recognition in health care organizations increases employee engagement, wellbeing and, ultimately, patient care. You’ll walk away with practical, tactical ideas for how to positively impact the teams you support.

[WEBINAR] As we work to return back to our new normal, what are some of the short and long-term considerations that health care organizations need to evaluate in order to ensure success moving forward? Join Prudential Retirement’s Marc Howell and Robert Luciani for an interactive discussion as they debut new research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. This research, which surveyed both health care executives and workers, serves up some new insights relating to the worker/organization relationship, emerging talent needs, and accelerated digital transformation. 

[WEBINAR] Most Americans buy more health insurance than they need, often spending over a $1,000 in excess annually. Troublingly, overpaying disproportionately affects lower income populations: Studies show that lower wage earners are more likely to choose the wrong health plan and overpay, also making them less likely to save for retirement.

[WEBINAR] The world has changed professionally and personally. Not since 9/11 have we been challenged to change how we live, work and socialize. None of us are the same now that a pandemic has shown us a new normal. People are uncertain, scared and worried about their jobs. To retain talent, we must understand the effect change has on staff or risk losing them to a competitor. Addressing concerns openly can increase retention, grow productivity, and lower stress and health issues.

In this three-part workshop series led by a former health system CEO and authority on staff engagement, we’ll explore recent research around the changing workplace climate and specific leadership practices that can combat disengagement and burnout at all levels of the organization.

Chris Cimino will provide an update on important new developments regarding union organizing affecting health care employees across the U.S. and review some of the strategies being used by unions during the pandemic. Chris will also provide an overview of significant regulatory and legislative changes anticipated in 2021 and beyond, in addition to highlighting steps health care employers should take now to increase employee engagement.

[WEBINAR] Earl Dalton, Chief Nursing Officer, Health Carousel, will discuss the impact of inadequate nurse staffing in hospital units and offer insights into how flexible staffing can help hospitals maintain optimal patient-nurse ratios. Attendees will learn about:  The negative impact of inadequate staffing  Understanding true vacancy and operational vacancy Benefits of flexible staffing  Contract and international nursing  Managed Services Programs (MSPs) 

[WEBINAR] Health care organizations are struggling with employee engagement. Some employees are overworked and exhausted while others are feeling undervalued and neglected. Levels of stress and burnout are exceeding those seen in the past. The stakes are higher than ever as organizations grapple with financial challenges and fear. During this interactive, engaging program, HR leaders learn counterintuitive ideas for sustaining engagement. A Certified Trauma Professional, author and nurse, Vicki Hess brings a fresh perspective to the management of stress, trauma and burnout. Using concepts from her newest book, “SHIFT to Professional Paradise in Stormy and Uncertain Times,” she shares out-of-the-box ideas for HR professionals to use to help pick up the pieces and move forward. Participants walk away with practical, proven tools to support their organization now and in the future.

[WEBINAR] Legislative and regulatory pressure will be at an all-time high in 2021. This webinar will address major challenges health care employers will be facing in the coming year including the COVID-19 recovery and a new legislative labor agenda from the new administration.

Managing medical plan trend is top of mind for most HR executives across the country. Large or small, organizations are evaluating multiple solutions for dealing with escalating costs and increasing employee expectations. Understanding the available options like strategic plan design, domestic steerage initiatives, care management/incentives and network considerations are key to developing a sound plan strategy. Using case studies and information from over 300 hospital plans, learn about contemporary trends in medical plan design and how to craft a strategy that meets your organization's needs.