The STAR² Center returned with a webinar series on one of the most pressing topics facing health centers: burnout. This series featured speakers that are on the front lines of this issue and addressed topics such as team-based care and the role of provider satisfaction, clinician experience and how the...
View moreSHRM – Developing Employee Career Paths and Ladders
This article discusses the types of career paths and career ladders that an employer can use to assist employees in their career progression within the organization. Traditional career paths and ladders are discussed, as well as nontraditional methods of career progression developed in response to changes within society, organizations...
View moreSTAR² Center – Data Metrics Learning Collaborative
Would you like to start incorporating workforce data into your clinician recruitment and retention efforts? Do you have the time to explore this concept, but want some guidance as you develop a strategy? Answer yes to both of these questions, and you were made for this learning collaborative opportunity!...
View moreWBUR – Burnout Among Doctors Is A Public Health Crisis, Report Says
This radio interview and accompanying article introduce research published by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massachusetts Medical Society and Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association which defines physician burnout as a public health crisis. Click here to access this research paper.
View moreA Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout
Burnout among the nation’s physicians has become so pervasive that a new paper published today by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Massachusetts Medical Society and Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association has deemed the condition a public health crisis.
View moreNAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience
In 2017, the National Academy of Medicine launched the Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, a network of more than 60 organizations committed to reversing trends in clinician burnout. The Collaborative has three goals: Raise the visibility of clinician anxiety, burnout, depression, stress, and suicide Improve baseline understanding...
View moreEmployee Engagement Learning Collaborative
Engaged employees are happier, more productive and far more likely to stay for the long-term, and skilled managers are key to developing a highly engaged team. For 12-weeks from March through May, a cohort of 30 participants will spend 30 minutes each week in a mix of webinars, group...
View moreHRSA – Behavioral Health Workforce Analysis
HRSA’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis recently conducted analyses on the adult and pediatric mental health and substance abuse disorder workforce. This site contains estimates and projections for behavioral health workforce staff in a variety of roles. Past releases of this data analysis are also included for your...
View moreSTAR² Center Burnout Assessment Tool
This Burnout Self-Assessment Tool has been designed to assist your health center in identifying topics for further exploration. The tool includes 7 questions to gauge the need for intervention to prevent burnout at your organization. It should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. The Burnout Self-Assessment Tool’s primary purpose...
View moreSTAR² Center Retention Planning & Strategies: Behavioral Health Edition
The STAR² Center returns this fall with a series of retention planning workshops for a limited cohort of health center workforce staff. Series faculty week will spend three sessions reviewing aspects of organizational retention planning at a “201” level and build upon those discussions with three sessions detailing strategies for retention specifically as...
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