Workforce Retention

From Institutional Excellence to Population-Level Access: How Pakistan Can Bridge Its Healthcare Divide

Healthcare systems are under pressure almost everywhere, but the strain is especially visible in lower-resource settings where demand is rising faster than infrastructure. In Pakistan, that pressure is playing out across a system that has to serve more than 250 million people with limited public investment. Public health spending remains below 1% of GDP,…

The Healthcare Talent Fix: Build Pipelines Early, Use Data, and Get the Experience Right

There’s a growing tension inside healthcare right now—between the people leaving the workforce and the patients still arriving every day. It’s a dynamic that leaders can no longer afford to ignore. The numbers make that clear: the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that the U.S. could be short of as many as 86,000 physicians…

Fixing the Physician Experience: Why Advocacy Is Healthcare’s Next Frontier

Physician burnout has become a defining challenge in healthcare, with research showing that a substantial portion of clinicians—anywhere from roughly a quarter to over half—experience emotional exhaustion, driven more by systemic pressures like administrative burden and reduced autonomy than by individual resilience alone. As healthcare systems face growing staffing shortages and rising patient demand, the…

The DAISY Foundation: Impacting Nurse Careers Through Recognition

Recognition is often described as a “nice to have” in healthcare, but on this episode of Care Anywhere, it’s framed as something far more essential. Host Lea Sims sits down with Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Chief Executive Officer of The DAISY Foundation, and Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, co-founder of the organization, to explore…

Leading Through Change: Dr. Kevin Stevenson on Workforce, Innovation, and the Future of Healthcare

Healthcare is at a critical turning point, where staffing pressures, shrinking reimbursements, and rising patient expectations are reshaping the future of healthcare. According to the AACN Nursing Workforce Fact Sheet, the federal government projects more than 203,000 new registered nurse positions will be created annually from 2021 to 2031, reflecting high demand from an…

Transforming Healthcare Workforce Development: Sustainable Solutions Through Early Engagement, Access, and Leadership

Healthcare systems continue to face intense workforce challenges, with nursing at the center of concern. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of registered nurses is expected to grow 5% between 2024 and 2034—faster than the average growth across all jobs in the U.S. economy. While this growth reflects rising demand for…

The Whole Nurse: Design Thinking, Self-healing, and Transformational Belonging

In this episode of Care Anywhere: The Global Health Workforce Podcast, host Lea Sims, Chief Marketing Officer of TruMerit, welcomes Kathryn Shaffer, EdD, RN, MSN, CNE, CCFP, Director of Innovation at Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Nursing. Kathryn brings a distinctive perspective on reimagining nursing education and practice through a holistic, self-healing lens. The…

Improving Employee Engagement Through CAREmunication — A Conversation with Burl Stamp

With the healthcare landscape seeing many evolving changes, employee engagement is no longer just a buzzword — it’s now a business imperative. Amid rising turnover and persistent staffing shortages, organizations are under pressure to build resilient, engaged teams. According to Gallup, 70% of the variance in team engagement is tied to one factor: the…

2025’s Hottest Healthcare Trends with David Willis, Principal with ECG

Healthcare leaders must navigate workforce shortages and deferred investments while seizing new opportunities in a rapidly shifting industry landscape

ICN: Investing in the Future of the Global Nurse Workforce

A projected shortage of 13 million nurses by 2030 demands immediate action on workforce sustainability and policy reform

Personalized Solutions Through Data Are the Future of Aligning Healthcare Staff Needs with Patient Outcomes

Healthcare systems are discovering that targeted workforce data can simultaneously ease staffing pressures and strengthen patient care outcomes

Navigating Clinician Burnout and Nursing Shortages with Dr. Megan Carter

Healthcare leaders are confronting a mass exodus of clinical staff that demands immediate systemic solutions beyond traditional recruitment tactics

The Trucking Industry Needs a Fitness Overhaul to Jumpstart a Trucking Health Revolution

Drivers facing a 16-year life expectancy gap reveal why the industry must prioritize wellness alongside productivity

Fostering a Culture of Engagement is Key to Combating Employee Disengagement and Quiet Quitting

Leaders are discovering that reversing historically low engagement rates requires moving beyond surface-level retention tactics to build workplaces where employ

Create a Sustainable Nursing Industry Future Through Enhanced Culture and Community Initiatives

Healthcare facilities must address cultural and community gaps to retain nurses and combat a workforce shortage extending over a decade

The Key to Increasing Profits? Integrating Diversity and Equity into Recruitments, Promotions and Retention

Strategic workforce initiatives centered on equity and inclusion directly strengthen organizational profitability and performance

Merging Risk Management with Employee Well-Being is the Secret to Unlocking Workplace Potential

Companies that align safety protocols with employee wellness initiatives see measurable gains in productivity and retention rates

Discussing the Void in the Nursing Community

More than 100,000 nurses have left the workforce in two years, and the exodus is accelerating as healthcare systems struggle to retain talent