After hearing all of these terms thrown around the office, I decided it was time to educate myself on what they each mean. Hopefully you will find some use in the information that I gathered about the pros, cons, and qualifications of the following sectors in the Healthcare Industry.
* Per-diem
* Travel
* Locum Tenens
* Permanent
* Allied Professionals
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The costs of medication errors can have an enormous impact on the delivery of safe and effective patient care. Medication errors account for at least one patient death every day and nearly 1.3 million patient injuries each year in the U.S. alone(FDA, 2011). This is startling considering most, if not all could be preventable. Even more astonishing are these statistics include only those medication errors that have actually been “reported”.
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“Healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid growth in the elderly population.” 1 With hospitals making up roughly 40% of this new job Read more »
“To every complex question there is a simple answer and it is wrong…” (H.L. Mencken) As life throws things on us, we are all forced to make decision daily. Since life does not award us time out to answer the Read more »
Yes! Prophecy assessments are written and validated, including the new grad population to ensure that there is no adverse impact to this group. Prophecy assessments can assist in the selection of the best RN new grads coming out of school and into the workforce.
Everyone deserves a good start, so let’s work together to increase the likelihood of your new grads fitting in well with the specialty area and organizational atmosphere your veterans are accustomed to enjoying. Read more »
Prophecy enjoyed the honor of being a featured blogger on Concerro’s blog! In short, the blog focused on the top 5 benefits of keeping your healthcare workforce at a high level of engagement. Be sure to read the full blog Read more »
How do you make employee engagement a priority while improving workplace quality? As healthcare reform begins in earnest and the extent of its impact becomes clear, healthcare organizations will need to place renewed focus on the morale of those individuals who are working so hard with so much less.
As a cost-effective method to attract and retain motivated workers and increase morale, efforts to increase employee engagement will become a lifeline for hospitals, especially as economic conditions improve and competition for top talent increases. Read more »
Believe it or not, many hospitals, healthcare facilities, and staffing agencies are still behind the times when it comes to administering nurse competency exams. These organizations still rely on Pen & Paper tests to assess nursing job knowledge, skills, and abilities. Pen & paper assessments cause efficiency and validity breakdowns for many reasons. All of these challenges can be eliminated by using online healthcare competency testing (if the vendor’s software meets these requirements). And, organizations can leverage the online platform to transition facility-owned assessments online. Read more »
Over the next few years, physicians and medical administration alike will be pushing forward in the quest for an EMR. With incentives for adopting earlier rather than later offering extra financial advantages, current EMRs on the market seem to have the edge on competitors. Read more »
The growth of new health information technologies is spurring on a communication revolution pointed towards delivering better health care and encouraging proactive health strategies. Where do PHRs fall in the mix of eHealth developments? Read more »
The Prophecy Crew is a balanced team of clinical educators, RN’s, business managers, and IT professionals. With over 60% of our workforce coming from the clinical background, we rely on our first-hand experience in hospital and facility settings to meet each of our client’s unique needs. Read More >
