Updates from an institution that cares. Just as it’s important for patients to find healthcare providers they can trust, UMA believes in offering trustworthy information to the decision-makers who help shape this industry. Our contributors to this blog carefully cover a range of topics centered around workforce training solutions in the healthcare field.
n healthcare, the pace barely slows. Shift handoffs blur, charts pile up, and yet, through it all, a group of professionals quietly holds it all together: allied health workers.
Healthcare industry trends in 2024 include a focus on healthcare accessibility for underserved communities, propelled through an increased use of telemedicine and personalized medicine. Technological advancements in AI are set to mitigate growing issues the industry is facing this year — not only in patient-facing care, but in areas including allied healthcare and cybersecurity. How […]
Healthcare plays a fundamental role in every society, worldwide. The industry is powered by healthcare workers who provide care and services both patient-facing and administrative. Therefore, healthcare staffing shortages on the horizon foretell challenges for the industry. If you are a healthcare executive concerned about the lifeblood of your organization, where should you begin understanding […]
Examining Challenges, Trends, and Other Staffing News At Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA), the state of healthcare staffing is important to us. We aren’t only interested in learning how to prepare our grads to pursue careers, but we also want to know how the current landscape may be impacting our employer partners. Gaining a better understanding […]
Staying on top of workforce trends can help healthcare employers plan for upcoming employee needs. The start of a new year is a smart time to consider what lies ahead for the industry, to better prepare for future changes and reduce the likelihood of getting caught off guard. In this first of six articles created […]
Fourteen percent of U.S. workers are employed by the healthcare industry, making this one of the largest sectors nationwide, in addition to being one of the fastest growing.1 While this may be good news for job seekers who are looking for an open position, many organizations in the healthcare space are facing challenges when it […]
The coronavirus pandemic has had a deep impact on the healthcare industry, including the workforce needed to manage our response to the virus. As COVID-19 continues to cycle through the loop of detection, tracing, and more recently, vaccination, new jobs have emerged to bolster our efforts in this fight. Mike Puleo, Senior Director of Career […]
With 150 million Americans now fully vaccinated and COVID-19 deaths dropping across the US, many people who spent much of the last year working remotely are now headed back to the workplace. However, in the wake of a worldwide medical crisis, it’s clear that those returning to the office will likely not be going back […]
While the pandemic isn’t quite in the rearview mirror, we can begin to understand the larger trends that are impacting the post-pandemic world. Very few, if any, industries were left unscathed from last year’s COVID-19 outbreak, with healthcare, travel, and restaurants being among the most heavily affected. A recent McKinsey study predicts that entertainment, recreation, […]