Diversity Management, News and Updates
The battle over whether employees can be forced to get a COVID-19 vaccine is continuing to gather steam, even in settings where vaccines shouldn’t be controversial, such as hospitals. Jamie Stengle of the Associated Press reported that “more than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get…
A prisoner serving a life sentence at the Iowa State Penitentiary was taken to a local hospital in 2015 where he had to be resuscitated five times after his heart stopped. Benjamin Schreiber was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole after being found guilty of first-degree…
Up to 70% of nurses and nearly 55% of physicians report symptoms of burnout, which costs workplaces millions of dollars a year due to lost productivity and employee turnover and absenteeism—and impacts patient quality of care. But the CareAdvantage program is poised to help. By Kristen Mascia Originally Published by…
Delta Air Lines has issued a formal apology to Tamika Cross, a physician who offered to assist another passenger during an in-flight emergency but was denied by flight attendants. The airline also announced training and policy changes. “When situations like the one described by Dr. Cross arise, we have a…
Financial pressures and uncertainty about the future of the American healthcare industry are changing the way independent physicians and other medical professionals run their practices, finds a survey by TD Bank (No. 39 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list). These concerns impact everything from the way a…
