Video: Is COVID-19 Becoming an Endemic?
After years of living with COVID-19 as a pandemic, health officials are cautiously optimistic that the situation could shift into a stage known as an endemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signaled as much when they released updated guidelines...
Impact Podcast: Hiring Trends in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Companies are talking a lot about diversity, but how do you know if DEI is a part of their DNA? By now, you probably know that DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. The way companies approach these efforts is extremely important for job candidates, and...
Checking the Pulse on Staffing, Supply Chains and the Medical Device Industry
The medical device industry finds itself at yet another crossroads. After years of disruption driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, there appears to be optimism on the horizon as the world emerges from the shadow of the Omicron variant. While firms have been able to...
Advice for International Groups with EHR Projects Going to Tender
After months of preparation, entering into the tender for any large-scale technology project can be a daunting experience. To avoid becoming overwhelmed by the bidding process, organizations with electronic health record (EHR) projects going to tender can prepare to...
Quarantine or Isolation? Understanding the Differences Between Two Key COVID-19 Infection Control Measures
In the ongoing battle against COVID-19, two separate terms are frequently referred to as strategies for reducing risk of transmission - quarantine and isolation. Although often used interchangeably, these two terms actually have different meanings. It is important to...
Industry 4.0: The Fourth Industrial Revolution is in Need of Talent
Industry 4.0 is a concept that has been driving conversations in manufacturing circles for over a decade. However, it’s definition can be so wide-reaching that it can often refer to a range of ideas. As TechRadar puts it, it’s the name given to, “the growing...
Healthcare IT Trends Then & Now: Looking Back on Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
It is impossible to reflect on 2021 without considering it through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. The year was a wave of emotions, flowing in bleakly at first, building hopes with the promise of vaccines, then ebbing expectations as the Delta and Omicron variants...
The State of Healthcare Insurance Hiring as COVID-19 Continues
What was originally hoped to be, “15 days to slow the spread” has lingered on into a multi-year healthcare crisis. In the past two years, COVID-19 has evolved as a disease, changing from the virus we first encountered into the Omicron variant we’re combatting today....
Venture Capital Investment in Life Sciences Drives Growth, Race for Biopharma Talent
Venture capital (VC) investment in life sciences is at an all-time high. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the biopharma industry attracted new interest after a series of highly visible accomplishments. Breakthroughs in vaccines certainly gave investors a glimpse...
Video: Omicron, Flurona and the State of COVID-19 with Dr. Scarlet Spain
As the world enters another year with COVID-19, the emergence of the Omicron variant raises new questions. How can we keep workplaces safe as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves? How is the Omicron variant different than others, such as Delta? What is "Flurona"? In a new...
Trend Report: Allied Healthcare Staffing
The demand for healthcare talent skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the world faces new variants and continued staffing shortages. Through it all, the need for allied healthcare talent remains high. For hospitals, medical practices, labs and healthcare...
Managing Burnout in the Workplace
Stress is a fact of professional life, but extreme and unrelenting pressures can lead to the debilitating state known as burnout. Three symptoms characterize burnout: exhaustion; cynicism, or distancing oneself from work; and inefficacy, or feelings of incompetence...