Bruce Cummings
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Bruce Cummings
- Aug 21
- 2 min
The McKinsey Health Institute Study: Addressing Employee Burnout
A recent study by McKinsey Health Institute shows healthcare leaders hold the ultimate practices to help reduce clinician burnout.
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Paul DeChant
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Healthcare Physicians Unionizing
A recent article in Becker’s Healthcare reported on a growing trend – physicians joining a union. Let's dive into why this may be happening.
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Bruce Cummings
- Aug 2
- 2 min
The Burden of Clinician & Physician Burnout - A Study
A study on physician burnout including compelling statistics and how the underlying cause of burnout always comes back to the workplace...
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