According to the Advisory Board, healthcare organizations have a 30.3 percent first-year turnover rate, and the American Health Care Association reports the median turnover rate for direct care staff in skilled nursing care centers is 43.9 percent.
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Valentine and Guy M. Masters, Premier, Inc.Following the, 2017 will be a transition year shaped by changes proposed by President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Congress.
Chief healthcare concerns include legislative proposals to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), along with the continued movement to implement alternative payment models (APMs) as called for in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). We will address the potential changes ahead when it comes to shifting health benefits, provider supply, new care models, transparency, and the continued.
2017 will be a dynamic year as we pivot and move in a new political direction. Inpatient Volume Will Experience a Push-Pull EffectAs the population continues to age and grow, health status indicators decline, and the population with health insurance remains about the same for 2017, volume of both inpatient and outpatient services should continue to grow, but market trends will keep that growth in check. These mediating forces include new care models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, chronic disease management, and patient-centered medical homes that can help curb acute care utilization) and use of incentives and technology to improve efficiency (e.g., use of hospitalists, case managers, clinical protocols, and economic incentives to shift care to less expensive settings).