Below is a partial list of some of the heroic Community Health Centers in our area:
Apicha Community Health Center
Family Health Centers at NYU Langone
Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
Community Health Centers provide care to people who disproportionately suffer from chronic disease and lack access to affordable, quality care. While their approach is community-based and local, collectively they are the backbone of the nation’s primary care system. Community Health Centers are clinics, that look beyond the medical charts to address factors that cause poor health, such as poverty, racism, homelessness, substance use, mental illness, lack of nutrition, and unemployment. They are a critical piece of the health care system, relying on federal, state, and local funding and collaboration with hospitals, social, health, and business organizations to improve health outcomes for the medically vulnerable.
While pivoting to include telehealth and COVID-19 testing, Community Health Centers continued to ensure their patients have access to basic necessities like food and housing resources. COVID-19 continues to exacerbate social, racial, and medical inequities across the country, in response Community Health Centers have reconfigured their services to provide for those in need. As unemployment rates rise and more people lose their employee-sponsored health insurance, Community Health Centers remain open to provide care for all, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.
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1. Utilizing Video Interview Tools
Phone and in-person interviews have been replaced with the video interview. These virtual interviews are highly interactive, allowing hiring managers to easily assess expressions, engagement, and body language from a safe distance.
2. Streamlining the Interview and Onboard Process
Open job slots will slow down business and allow goals to be missed. Time gaps between interviews may result in missing out on top talent who end up elsewhere. An efficient process lets everyone win.
3. Embracing Anti-discrimination Practices
It is unlawful to discriminate in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. Despite having laws on the books, businesses must be more proactive in protecting their workers.
4. Embodying Employee Rights
Many state and local governments are mandating paid sick leave and family leave during the outbreak. The virus has accelerated the implementation of these employee rights laws and policies. Candidates are seeking companies that are fair.
5. Engaging Thoughtfully with Talent
Building relationships is essential during the hiring process. The human element is imperative for making a good impression on potential candidates. Employers need to meaningfully convey company values and culture in order to attract and retain top talent.
Hiring has changed. In order to attract the best candidates, hiring managers need to stay on top of the changes.
Written by:
Kathy Lin, Marketing Communications Manager
Kathy writes content for Tal Healthcare, a healthcare career website. She has a background in recruiting, sales, and teaching. She holds a BA in Biology from the University of Vermont. When she isn’t writing you can find her outside running, skiing or biking.
Tal Healthcare is truly inspired by the amazing work of healthcare workers on the frontlines during this COVID-19 crisis. With a dire physician shortage pressing in on the area, Tal Healthcare has put a call out to help New York, New Jersey and Connecticut hospitals facing desperate physician shortages. We heard the plea and responded by reaching out to our network and database with a request for physician volunteers from around the country to assist.
Responding to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), Tal Healthcare’s Director of Healthcare Search, Fran Philips, spearheaded a collection for a local hospital, Greenwich Hospital. She secured shoe coverings and other PPE in short supply. At times like this, it is more important than ever that we all pull together and do our part.
To prevent the spread of the virus and protect the health and safety of staff and the public, Tal Healthcare has closed its physical office. However, our career enhancing programs continue to operate uninterrupted. Our recruiters remain steadfast in helping job seekers land their dream jobs while working remotely from the safety of their homes. Utilizing cutting edge technology and tools, the entire Tal Healthcare team is uniquely positioned to work with clients and schedule phone or video interviews using a multitude of platforms. We have taken actions to ensure the safety of our staff, clients and job seekers while seamlessly continuing to fill critical roles for our healthcare clients.
Our hearts go out to those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While it is difficult to navigate the unknown, know that Tal Healthcare is here for you, and we will always be here for job seekers who choose to continue growing their careers and for our trusted clients who are growing their teams. We are in this together and we are here for you.
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Fortunately, many New York City Medical Schools are finding real solutions for student debt. Columbia Medical School was the first, guaranteeing debt-free graduation for its doctors by instituting scholarship-only financial aid in 2017. New York University School of Medicine now offers completely free tuition for all of its medical students. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai implemented a program for its 2019 entering students that will cap their debt at $75,000. Weill Cornell Medicine offers all students who qualify for financial aid, scholarships that will cover tuition, room, board, and books. SUNY Downstate dramatically reduced its tuition for all in-state students, bringing it down to $6,620 per year for the 2018-2019 school year. Montefiore Health System, the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is also finding creative ways to address student loans. Once employed, they are offering to convert unused PTO to the repayment of their student debt.
There are many financial challenges that come with medical training, but several institutions are finding ways to help. These steps will help to increase the socio-economic diversity of our physicians. Many barriers remain for disadvantaged students; getting into medical schools is a huge hurdle, but at least at these New York medical schools, once there the journey will be a little smoother.
Written by:
Kathy Lin, Marketing Communications Manager
Kathy writes content for Tal Healthcare, a healthcare career website. She has a background in recruiting, sales, and teaching. She holds a BA in Biology from the University of Vermont. When she isn’t writing you can find her outside running, skiing or biking.
- 3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is well suited to the healthcare industry. Detailed images from CT scans and MRI imaging make it possible to quickly create devices that are an exact fit for a patient. Currently, 3D printing is being used to create prosthetics, surgical guides, implants, models, tissues and organs. With precision, speed and at a low cost, 3D printing is paving the way for amazing advances in medicine. The global 3D printing healthcare market is expected to grow at a rate of 2% from 2019 to 2026.
- Machine Learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, is a technology that uses algorithms to learn from large amounts of data. Machine Learning can surpass human capabilities in advanced diagnosis, diagnostics and data analysis. It is also being used to develop new medical procedures, streamline hospital administration processes, and map infectious diseases. Machine Learning allows humans to expand their thinking beyond their brains.
- Electronic Health Records, or EHR, have been time consuming tasks for physicians. Artificial Intelligence powered speech recognition can help. This technology is able to not only transcribe the patient physician conversation, but also fill in relevant data in the EHR. Spending less time doing EHR will enable physician to spend more time with patients.
- Wearables, or wearable medical devices, are designed to collect user’s health and exercise data. These devices vary in capabilities: fitness trackers, smart watches, ECG monitors, blood pressure monitors, and bio sensors. When used in conjunction with software, wearables can detect cancer cells, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease. They can monitor blood sugar levels and oxygen levels and alert individuals or healthcare providers in real time when the patient is in danger. Wearables can save lives.
- Value-Based Care, reimbursement that rewards healthcare providers with incentives based on the quality of care they provide to patients. It is a way to incentivize care based on reducing readmissions, prevention and outcomes rather than fees payed for services. The pros are increased quality preventative care and reduced costs. Once the logistics are ironed out, Value-Based Care will revolutionize medicine.
Each of these developments will have lasting and meaningful impact on healthcare for decades to come. For those striving to be healthier, they can be grateful for these healthcare trends that will propel healthcare forward.
Written by:
Kathy Lin, Marketing Communications Manager
Kathy writes content for Tal Healthcare, a healthcare career website. She has a background in recruiting, sales, and teaching. She holds a BA in Biology from the University of Vermont. When she isn’t writing you can find her outside running, skiing or biking.
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]]>Now that the eventful healthcare year of 2017 is behind us, what can we expect from the healthcare industry in 2018? Last year, healthcare faced many changes. In 2018, the rate of change will increase as healthcare continues to evolve. Entering the year 2018, these are some of the emerging trends to watch:
1. Continuing Shift from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Model
Value-based healthcare is a healthcare delivery model in which hospital and physicians are paid based on health outcomes. In this model, providers are rewarded for helping patients improve their health using evidence-based medicine. Whereas, in the fee-for-service model, providers are paid based on the amount of healthcare services they deliver. Value-based healthcare is beneficial because patients will spend less money while achieving better health. Providers will gain efficiency while reducing costs and risk. However, moving from a fee-for-service to value-based system is taking more time than expected. In 2018 the move to value-based healthcare will continue.
2. Predictive Analytics
Large amounts of healthcare data have been collected for years. These datasets are now large and complex. Predictive analytical techniques can be used with vast amounts of patient and medical data to inform individual patient treatment options. Precise predictions can be made regarding complications and outcomes of specific protocols.
3. Wearable Devices
Wearables, apps, and biosensors are helping providers to remotely track patient health, engage patients and create more efficient ways to care for patients. Sensor-based accessories have been designed to manage heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, sleep and more. You can expect additional wearable items to soon be available, all with the goal of increasing health, reducing trips to the doctor, and saving money.
4. Security
Due to the large amounts of confidential information being gathered in healthcare, which includes credit card numbers, social security numbers as well as patient health data, our industry is particularly exposed to security risks. Through education and regular checks and balances, healthcare organizations can develop a culture of security to reduce a portion of security breaches. Trending numbers of healthcare organizations are hiring Chief Security Officers (CSOs) or Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) to further address security issues.
5. Transparency
In healthcare, everyone wants greater transparency. Patients want transparency in access to information regarding costs, insurance coverage, and alternative treatments. Physicians want transparency in accessing information regarding which potential referral partner has the best outcomes. Payers and providers want transparency in quality, utilization and patient satisfaction. Continued increases in transparency will result in improved health outcomes and reduced costs.
6. Electronic Health Records
Fairly new, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have come into widespread use within the decade. Quick access to patient medical records is only the beginning of how EHRs can benefit healthcare. EHR innovations will transform healthcare. They will be used to solve public health mysteries, facilitate precision medicine, and perhaps take medicine in a whole new direction.
7. Physician Burnout Prevention
Physician burnout is an epidemic. Healthcare organizations are recognizing the impacts of burnout on patients, quality, and finances. Promoting physician wellness will become a priority for practices and healthcare organizations. Interventions such as workflow redesign, discussing difficult cases with other providers, and improving communication within the practice have been shown to be effective.
8. Convenience
Patients will continue to demand more accessible healthcare options. Growth in urgent care centers, pharmacy care, mobile care delivery and telemedicine have offered patients the convenience of healthcare during the right hours. It turns out this widely requested convenience is good for health.
9. Scope of Practice
The scope of practice is an issue regarding who can practice what kind of medicine, in what settings and under what type of physician supervision. It is an issue that involves all practitioners – physicians, nurses, chiropractors, pharmacists, dentists, therapists, psychologists, physician assistants, and midwives. The shortage of psychiatrists and primary care physicians have caused Medicare and some states to consider removing barriers to the scope of practice. In 2018 we will see some roles redefined.
10. Health Systems Partnering with Community Organizations
Partnerships between Health Systems and Community Organization have shown to be effective means for improving the well-being of larger populations. Instead of waiting for patients to come through the doors, hospitals can make a preventative impact on the population. This collaboration allows for the mediation of root causes of disease before people become ill.
This is a challenging yet exciting time for healthcare. Technology and data are driving efficiency and improving outcomes. 2018 is the year to embrace change.
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Healthcare remains local in an increasingly global economy. As such, it has become the largest employer in the United States. Reasons for this growth range from an aging population to its structure as both a private and publicly subsidized industry. Globalization may never move healthcare jobs across oceans, but it is disrupting US healthcare in less apparent but equally dramatic ways. As both physicians and diseases move more easily through borders, global health is more at risk and better able to able to address that risk at the same time.
While healthcare has been growing, manufacturing has fallen off in the United States, with globalization taking much of the blame after automation is taken into consideration. A stable workforce does not represent healthcare’s immunity to globalization, however. Though globalization has not impacted the size of the healthcare sector, the complex phenomenon is changing it dramatically and irrevocably.
A strong correlation can be shown between the wealth of a nation and the overall health of its population. While some societies which have embraced globalization have flourished, its relationship with the strength of an economy is complex and often confounding. Furthermore, there is no one metric to indicate a nation’s acceptance of globalization. For this reason, it is difficult to argue that globalization itself only improves healthcare worldwide.
Globalization has driven physicians from the poorest countries into the richest. In the United States, graduates of foreign medical programs are in demand as the shortage of physicians continues. Particularly affected are specialties where this shortage is most dire, such as psychiatry and family medicine. In wealthy nations, this influx of highly skilled labor is positive. The same cannot be said for the developing nations losing valuable expertise.
In epidemiology, globalization presents as categorically bad for the health of the world. In addition to shifting talent from poorer to richer nations, globalization has altered the world of medicine by facilitating international travel. The power such travel gives to potential epidemics represents a dire threat to every country. Diseases that would have burned out quickly can now spread rapidly and unpredictably.
Ironically, international travel creates a potential remedy to the problems it causes for healthcare. Such travel allows physicians to meet needs in far-flung places where modern healthcare was once inaccessible. Historical failures to halt the spread of diseases has made epidemiologists vigilant, and access to rapid international travel and resources has empowered them to act on this vigilance. During recent outbreaks, this ease of movement for physicians has helped stop the growth of potential epidemics.
As the world draws closer together, this proximity has mixed results. Diseases travel more easily, but so do physicians. Whether going from a wealthy country to one in need or looking for a better life as a medical professional emigrating to a developed nation, the international movement of healthcare talent because of globalization is a powerful force that isn’t going anywhere.
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