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Workforce shortages remain a top concern for healthcare organizations. In order to meet patient demand, providers need to focus on new and innovative approaches.
Leora Westbrook, president of workforce strategy and optimization at AMN Healthcare, explains the key tenets of a successful and effective workforce management strategy, including the important role of data and predictive modeling.
Westbrook also shares examples from healthcare organizations seeing lower turnover and cost savings with their workforce optimization initiatives.

Amid growing pressure for healthcare organizations to embrace environmental sustainability, addressing emissions directly from facilities is key, with data showing it makes up about 17% of the industry’s carbon footprint.

In this new podcast episode, Mark Kenneday, director of market strategy and development for healthcare at Gordian, explains how healthcare organizations can begin their environmental sustainability journey today.

Tune into the podcast where he shares:
Common misconceptions and barriers to reducing your organization’s carbon footprint How to assess the feasibility and determine the ROI of starting sustainability projects Real-word examples from hospitals and health systems practicing sustainability

Amid fierce competition, healthcare organizations must embrace new methods for sourcing and engaging top candidates.
The latest episode of Healthcare Insider features David Ellis, head of healthcare sales, North America, at LinkedIn, joining us to discuss hiring in the face of clinical talent shortages and the ways in which LinkedIn supports healthcare professionals and talent leaders. 
Ellis shares insights on job search and engagement activity among the nearly 8 million U.S. healthcare professionals using LinkedIn, closing out with a real-world success story from Christus Health.
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Most technology innovation in healthcare has so far focused on clinical decision-making, overlooking operational functions. As a result, hospitals and health systems still face inefficiencies and waste, leading to financial constraints, poor patient health outcomes and high staff turnover.

In this podcast, featuring Rom Eizenberg, the chief revenue officer of Kontakt.io, we discuss how healthcare providers can leverage technology to unlock the patient journey — and everything else — to achieve operational efficiency.

Eizenberg will share why understanding how patients navigate the health system is fundamental to true transformation and the role of technology in realizing this goal. 

Direct sourcing has emerged as an effective staffing solution for hospitals and health systems as they continue to face labor shortages, competition for talent, and financial pressures. 
In this podcast, Richey Brownfield, vice president of enterprise solutions at AMN Healthcare, describes: 
The key tenants to successful implementation of direct sourcing How to integrate direct sourcing into your organization’s current workforce management strategy Common challenges providers face when building out their direct sourcing solution and how to overcome them.