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The RN Shortage in the US: Another Truism That's Not, Well, True
To change the staffing results, change the conditions...
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Bruce Cummings
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Question: What Major National Healthcare Organization is Missing in Action on Clinician Burnout? Answer: The American Hospital Association
A venerable organization serves up up pablum instead of meaningful, actionable advice.
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Bruce Cummings
- Mar 26
- 5 min
Yet Another Data-Rich Case Study Highlighting the Nexus Between the Workplace and Health
McKinsey shows how employers doing good for their people results in both organizations and their people doing well.
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Bruce Cummings
- Feb 27
- 7 min
Toward Organizational Wellbeing: A Clarion Call for Leading Hospitals, Health Systems, and Medical Group Practices Differently
Compelling new research from McKinsey explains why. We explain how...
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Bruce Cummings
- Feb 13
- 4 min
A Comprehensive, Sustainable Approach to Resolving Hospitals’ and Group Practices’ Workforce Challenges
Change the work environment, reap the benefits.
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Bruce Cummings
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Exploding The Myth of Personal Resilience Programming as an Antidote to Clinician Burnout
A popular workplace trend not supported by evidence.
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Bruce Cummings
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Word of the Day: “Shibboleth.” Or, What Do Eliminating SAT’s and Clinician Burnout Have in Common?
The trap of conventional wisdom...
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Bruce Cummings
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Note from Hospital Employees to Hospital Leaders: “It’s Not Me, It’s You.”
Note to leaders: if you want more front-line employee engagement and alignment, take a look at reducing the frequency of meetings.
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Bruce Cummings
- Dec 29, 2023
- 3 min
A New York City Physician's Legacy is Realized in Massachusetts
A tribute to Dr. Lorna Breen and to the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation...
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Bruce Cummings
- Dec 6, 2023
- 3 min
Curing Clinician Turnover: The Unvarnished Truth for Healthcare Executives
A nursing researcher and a former hospital CEO walk into a bar…
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Bruce Cummings
- Nov 28, 2023
- 3 min
Nurses to Senior Leaders: We Don't Trust You
A MIT study recalls to mind this line by Yigrette (nurse) from the Game of Thrones epic: "You know nothing, Jon Snow (senior executive)"
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Bruce Cummings
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
CEO Turnover: Burnout Engulfs the C-Suite, Too
Healthcare clinicians and physicians are not alone in experiencing unprecedented levels of burnout...
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Bruce Cummings
- Nov 14, 2023
- 2 min
Pay Attention to Mayo Clinic's Emerging Workforce Strategy
Pivoting from Herculean recruiting efforts to improving clinicians’ workflow.
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Bruce Cummings
- Oct 30, 2023
- 3 min
CDC's Marquee Publication, MMWR, Highlights Declines in Healthcare Worker Mental Health
Discussion on recommendations from the CDC about what's needed to counteract intensifying stress of front-line healthcare workers.
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Bruce Cummings
- Oct 17, 2023
- 2 min
Another Cost of Inadequate Action on Clinician Burnout
Here's why physicians and clinicians may decide to turn to a union for seeking a renewed sense of agency and obtaining relief from burnout
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Bruce Cummings
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Yet Another Study Showing Key Factors in Burnout Reduction and Employee Retention Strategies
A recent study from Huron Consulting shows yet another year-over-year increase in clinician burnout. Here’s why.
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Bruce Cummings
- Oct 2, 2023
- 2 min
Getting it Right: Providence Health Using AI to Promote More Flexible Work Schedules
Kudos to Providence Health, who has recently developed an AI-enabled staffing algorithm for fostering greater flexibility in work schedules.
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Bruce Cummings
- Sep 18, 2023
- 2 min
Dissecting Hospitals’ Limited Action So Far in Addressing Clinician Burnout
Healthcare Leaders and hospitals are still not aggressively, consistently, and comprehensively tackling the epidemic of clinician burnout...
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Bruce Cummings
- Sep 5, 2023
- 4 min
Tackling The Nursing Burnout, Turnover & Retention Crisis: Findings From AONL & AMN
If you are a hospital or health system leader, these effective measures can mitigate turnover, reduce burnout and improve staff retention...
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Bruce Cummings
- Aug 28, 2023
- 3 min
Servant Leadership Exemplified by Healthcare Executives? Not So Much.
It's not enough to have a servant leader's mindset. One must demonstrate specific actions as both a healthcare leader and organization...
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