3 ways to hire--and keep--exceptional employees

by Ilene MacDonald, FierceHealthcare
Although last week's report about nationwide job cuts in the healthcare industry may indicate otherwise, most hospitals and health systems are struggling to find--and keep--good employees.
And staffing problems will only get worse once the mandates of the Affordable Care Act go into effect in 2014 and 32 million more newly insured Americans seek healthcare services. Demands for HIT expertise are also on the rise in the midst of initiatives such as ICD-10 and Meaningful Use.
"In the next five years staffing needs will grow exponentially," Michael Lynch, president of Tiva Healthcare, a physician outsourcing and recruitment company in Sunrise, Fla., told FierceHealthcare for its newest ebook, Human Management in Healthcare: Hiring Right to Meet the Demands of Healthcare Reform.
And though offering job candidates and employees higher compensation may initially be welcome, it's not the solution to the problem, say experts interviewed for this in-depth report. Instead, consider three strategies...
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Source: hospital impact - August 8, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: Wendy Johnson Source Type: blogs