Medical staffing agencies offer numerous time saving benefits because they help deliver quality staff to different positions in the shortest notice. Healthcare practitioners who work for medical staffing agencies also make more money on average than in-house employees. Staffing agencies also guarantees workers an opportunity to work in available positions. Besides the salaries, most employees also receive medical and dental insurance, 401(K), paid holidays, appreciation bonus, and short term disability among other benefits. The medical staff screening process is very critical in finding the most appropriate staff; the process
Background statement: Heritage Valley Medical Center has had a wonderful reputation for providing excellent health care services to their community. Initially, their community was 80% Caucasian, 40% African American, and 5% Hispanic. However, in the last 5 years, the population has changed to more minorities and the whites have moved out to the suburbs. This caused the Center’s occupancy rate to go down 40% because many of their traditional, more affluent, private-pay patients had left the neighborhood. To bring in revenue, they campaigned to bring in more Medicaid patients.
Giant Food Stores is a prominent grocery chain in my community that plays a crucial role in providing essential services to residents. However, like many retail entities, it faces significant human resources (HR) challenges that affect its operations and the quality of service it can provide. These challenges are reflective of broader trends in the retail industry and highlight the complexities of managing a workforce in a fast-paced, customer-oriented environment (Zboraj, 2023). One of the primary HR challenges for Giant Food Stores is staff turnover. The retail sector is known for high employee turnover rates due to various factors such as the physically demanding nature of the work, the need for flexibility in scheduling, and often, the
Based on your research, respond to the following: What was the name change for HCFA? It was renamed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in July, 2001. What were the documented reasons for the change from HCFA to the organization’s current name?
Organizational Support Direct care staff often look to their direct supervisors or the organization itself for support to prevent burnout. The staff’s direct supervisor needs to be aware of the individuals employees stress level. This can be done my spending time with the individual while working directly with individuals and also listening and paying attention to what the staff member is saying. Many human service organizations offer very generous paid time off packages to their employees so that the employees have the opportunity to take time off for themselves or their families. While the paid time off package is nice the organizations need to look at other options as well to keep valuable employees and reduce burnout.
Career Current Issue Current Issue Background HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), was put in place in 1996. It’s main objective, stated by McGowan (2012), is to “...improve continuity of health insurance coverage, combat health care waste and fraud, and simplify the administration of health insurance” (p. 61). The Privacy Rule was added in 2003; it protects demographic information, including individuals past/present/future condition, care given, payment information, their address, date of birth, etc. Therefore, nurses, doctors, and other health care providers must pay special attention to what they are sharing.
Bluford’s commitment to staff retention, a area of staffing he considers to be as important as recruiting, led to the creation of this program. Due to management and human resource changes spearheaded by Bluford at Truman Medical
The hospital employee failed to keep protected health information secure and violated the patient’s privacy. Unauthorized information concerning the patients’ medical condition and treatment plan were released to an unauthorized contact phone number and person. Applying administrative safeguards to protect the organization's health information covers security objectives, such as confidentiality, which was breached in this particular case. The patient’s privacy rights and HIPAA law were violated because the health care organization provided an unauthorized disclosure and ignored the patient’s specific communication request. The patient had specifically provided an alternative contact number at her work, and the hospital failed to accommodate
Healthcare organizations (HCOs) face a number of difficulties within its organization each day, including patient acquisition and patient retention. It is commonly believed that getting individuals to their healthcare facility is the most challenging aspect that HCOs face. Of course, new patient acquisition could be a challenge without an efficient marketing strategy, but the challenge does not stop there. One of the biggest challenges for many practices today is maintaining a high patient retention rate. Pushing a patient from a one-time-visitor to becoming a frequent visitor of a specific healthcare organization involves much more effort than expected.
Tenure is the length of time an employee has worked for an organization. This metric is calculated using: Total months “stayed” / Number of current employees (SAMHSA, n.d.). Rational: Average employee tenure is in close relationship with employee satisfaction and turnover rate indicators. As discussed earlier, highly satisfied employees have more commitment and loyalty to their organization and probably stay for a longer period with the same company.
The Retention Practices at Marks & Spencer By: Anika Raisa Khan 213325337 Staffing Organizations, HRM 6100 – Fall 2014 Dr. Christa Wilkins York University December 12, 2014 Abstract This paper outlines the reasons behind the high rate of turnover at Marks and Spencer and analyzes the issues with retention bonus and succession planning as their retention strategies. Furthermore, this paper gives suggestions and recommendations to M&S in order retain their key talents by introducing family friendly policies, ensuring competitive salary and benefits, career advancement and professional growth, using evidence based practices for recruitment and selection decisions, feedback mechanisms and lastly training and development opportunities.
Introduction: Popeyes is a popular fast-food chain known for its delicious fried chicken, biscuits, and sides. However, it has been facing issues with retaining employees, which has been affecting its overall performance and profitability. The purpose of this report is to analyze the problem and suggest solutions to help Popeyes improve employee retention. Problem Identification: Employee turnover is a significant challenge for the restaurant industry, and Popeyes is no exception.
Medicare was initially formed as a health insurance program to provide aid in medical expenses for the elderly. President Lyndon B. Johnson influenced the path of these Medicare and Medicaid programs during his term as president in 1965. During the time that Ronald Reagan was president, new Medicare cost control approaches for health care providers emerged, which aided determining reasonable charges for the services provided and payment options. Medicare and Medicaid were the establishment of a mainstream model of federal medical assistance to people who are unable to secure it for themselves. Over time, many different policies have been endorsed to provide access to health care for specific groups who may be unable to pay for their own medical
In this industry the know-how is the most important asset. Decreasing the turnover is crucial for pharmaceuticals and other healthcare institutions to keep their competitive advantages. HR Staff providers like Novellas are more pressured to find the right talent, who is willing to stay. Staff providers are competing for the same talents, which make the task sometimes extremely complicated. Novellas Company have to stay up to date in the best HR practices and try to find new ways of achieving its goal while reducing its costs to keep/ gain competitive advantages, crucial for its
Create a comfortable and healthful environment. Employee retention is significant for the lengthy-time period, development and success of the corporations. So, eventually if we truly respect, appreciate, and treat the staff proper we can never lose them. Employee retention could be very beneficiary for the organization as well as the worker. It is the sole responsibility of the management to keep the best expertise.
