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Bruce Cummings
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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
Mar 21, 20245 min read
Is the Staffing Crisis Over in Healthcare? No, There's Still Time to Act.
But senior leaders need to reimagine and redesign the workplace. Now.
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Bruce Cummings
Mar 12, 20245 min read
Tackling and Taming the EHR Monster
Mercy Health delivers a textbook example of effective EHR remediation.
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 27, 20247 min read
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 20, 20245 min read
Are Introverted Leaders More Likely to Remediate the Healthcare Workforce Crisis?
“Quiet people have the loudest minds” — Stephen Hawking
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Bruce Cummings
Feb 13, 20244 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20243 min read
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
Dec 29, 20233 min read
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 13, 20233 min read
Word of the Year, “Riz”, Meet Healthcare Phenomenon of the Decade, “Labordemic”
Still more reasons for hospital leaders to think, act, and prioritize differently...
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Bruce Cummings
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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 14, 20232 min read
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 23, 20232 min read
Findings From the Mass General Physician Organization (MGPO) Multi-Year Burnout Study
Mass General Brigham conducted a multi-year study of burnout among its own physicians and clinicians ultimately showing sobering data...
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Bruce Cummings
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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 25, 20232 min read
Burnout and The Cost of Physician Turnover — Latest Data
Bruce D. Cummings, MPH, LFACHE analyzes recent data regarding the real costs of physician turnover and how it impacts clinician burnout.
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Bruce Cummings
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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, 20234 min read
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 21, 20232 min read
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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