As we move deeper into the digital age and face a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, Chicago hospitals are bracing for new and intensifying staffing challenges in 2025. Here's a look at the top 5 issues, informed by government data and industry trends, and how DirectShifts can help
The U.S. healthcare system is facing a staffing crisis of unprecedented scale. A recent report from McKinsey & Company predicts a shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025, while the demand for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) is expected to surge by 40% in the same period. The Bureau of Labor Statistics paints an equally bleak picture for medical technicians, forecasting a 5% decline in the workforce by 2031. This translates to a potential loss of over 29,000 technicians in the coming years.
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At DirectShifts we work with hundreds of Advanced Practice Provider (APP) leads and physicians to add Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) who are collectively referred to as Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to build their teams. Through these interactions, we have found 3 keys to success when building an APP service or practice. When hiring managers decide to start an APP service, it helps to start by writing a description of the job as part of building a business case.
Healthcare provider privileging is the process in which hospitals and clinics educate, train, and document the skills and procedures of all medical staff. Traditionally this process has been considered a cumbersome, administrative burden, but more recently has become an opportunity.
The seamless management of all clinical staff consists of three critical components (i) timely tracking, (ii) quick processing, and (iii) accurate approval of timesheets. Timesheet challenges affect organizations of all sizes the large health systems, their administrators and startups or private healthcare partners.
Telehealth has redefined healthcare in more ways than one, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. From democratizing access to healthcare to widening insurance coverage, telehealth has caused a ripple effect across the healthcare spectrum for the better. However, the road doesn't end here.
Diversity is important, in every walk of life, more so important in healthcare. Clinicians interact with people with diverse backgrounds, race, gender, language and more, on the daily. If you are a clinician already working in the field or gearing up to join the workforce, it is imperative to understand the part you can play in making your current or potential workspace, a more healthy, diverse and inclusive environment.
The increase in medically complex patients in today's times warrants the need for multidisciplinary healthcare teams to collaborate with one another to provide care. Failure to clearly define roles and align them with the scope and standards of practice are the biggest mistakes that healthcare teams make when on-boarding Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and other healthcare team members.
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