Category: COVID-19 for the Workforce

Oct 30
Survey Shows COVID-19 is Taking a Toll on Med Students

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered medical students’ experience in 2020, and many believe it will affect how they practice medicine long after the pandemic subsides.

Oct 30
Coronavirus: Embrace Post-traumatic Growth as Response to Pandemic

With a positive approach to change, healthcare workers and their organizations can emerge from the pandemic stronger and more resilient.

Oct 29
Nurses Are at High Risk for COVID Among Health Workers, C.D.C. Says

A new study looks at the high numbers of health care workers hospitalized during the early months of the pandemic.

Oct 29
How a National Patient Safety Plan Can Help Clinicians

Patient safety and clinician safety remain intrinsically linked.

Oct 28
Pandemic Increases Burnout Among New Hampshire’s Healthcare Workers

The pandemic has put a renewed spotlight on the longstanding issue of burnout — as well as ways to address it.

Oct 23
COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns

A collection of resources and tools for decision-makers managing healthcare workforce challenges in response to the COVID-19 emergency.

Oct 22
Doctors: Lonely and Burned Out in COVID-19. How Are They Coping?

A recent survey shows the harrowing reality most physicians are facing during this pandemic.

Oct 20
Most Home Health Aides ‘Can’t Afford Not to Work’ — Even When Lacking PPE

The home health aide workforce of 2.3 million has been largely overlooked during this pandemic.

Oct 20
CVS to Hire 15,000 Pharmacy Workers As Seasonal Flu And COVID Collide

Pharmacies have been in a unique position as they have been among the few businesses that remained open as “stay at home” orders were issued for citizens amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Oct 19
Telehealth Patient Satisfaction Surges During Pandemic but Barriers to Access Persist

A new J.D. Power survey showed that patient satisfaction scores for telehealth reached 860 on a 1,000-point scale.