Disruptive Behavior

Disruptive Behavior / en Sun, 27 Apr 2025 02:09:16 -0500 Tue, 24 Oct 23 14:56:21 -0500 CDC reports increase in health worker harassment, poor mental health /news/headline/2023-10-24-cdc-reports-increase-health-worker-harassment-poor-mental-health The share of health workers who reported feeling threatened or harassed by patients or others at work more than doubled between 2018 and 2022 to 13.4%, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/" target="_blank">report</a> based on national survey data. Workers reporting harassment were five times more likely to report anxiety, three times more likely to report depression, and six times more likely to report burnout than workers who did not. About 46% of health workers reported feeling burnout often or very often in 2022, while 86% reported feeling pretty happy or very happy and 82% said their working conditions allow them to be productive. Surveyed health workers reported an average of 4.5 poor mental health days in the past month, up from 3.3 in 2018. &nbsp; “In this study, we saw that when working conditions are positive, and where health workers are supported and have the potential to thrive, poor mental health outcomes were less likely,” <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/s1024-Health-Worker-Mental-Health.html" target="_blank">said</a> L. Casey Chosewood, M.D., director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Office for Total Worker Health. “Employers can make a critical difference here by taking preventive actions and improving difficult working conditions that are linked with anxiety, depression, and burnout.” &nbsp; AHA strongly supports the bipartisan, bicameral Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, legislation that would give health care workers the same legal protections against assault and intimidation that flight crews and airport workers have under federal law. In addition, AHA’s <a href="/hospitals-against-violence/human-trafficking/workplace-violence" target="_blank">Hospitals Against Violence</a> and <a href="/workforce-home" target="_blank">workforce</a> initiatives offer a wide array of resources, strategies and best practices to support workforce well-being and promote a culture of safety. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:56:21 -0500 Disruptive Behavior Owning Disruption: A Consumer Driven Strategy at Providence St. Joseph Health /webinar-recordings/2018-09-05-owning-disruption-consumer-driven-strategy-providence-st-joseph <h3>This Webinar was Held November&nbsp;9 at 2PM CST</h3> <hr /> The proliferation of disruptors in healthcare coupled with the desire to connect with consumers provided the impetus for Providence St. Joseph Health to adopt and implement an aggressive and sophisticated digital strategy focused on the last mile consumer transaction and engagement. &nbsp; We are pleased to offer Owning Disruption: A Consumer Driven Strategy at PSJH.&nbsp; Join Aaron Martin, EVP and chief digital officer, Providence Ventures as he describes PSJH’s widely acclaimed digital strategy and journey to engaging healthcare consumers on an ongoing basis through a personalized health platform. Learning Objectives: •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Learn about PSJH’s innovative strategy to deliver a better, effective online experience. •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Understand ongoing engagement through a personalized platform. •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Hear the 4 key tenets engaging to engage current healthcare consumers and grow market share. &nbsp; •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Interact through Q &amp; A with Aaron. For questions on&nbsp;the webinar, contact Jumel Ola at <a href="mailto:jola@aha.org">jola@aha.org</a>. &nbsp; <hr /> Materials: <a href="/system/files/2018-11/owning-disruption-slides.pdf">Presentation Slides: Owning Disruption: A Consumer Driven Strategy (PDF)</a> <a href="https://aha.adobeconnect.com/pw1byo8usmyy/ ">Replay</a> <a href="/system/files/2018-11/Cain%20Kate%2011-9-18.mp3">Audio Recording (MP3)</a> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:52:55 -0600 Disruptive Behavior Are You a Health Care Innovator? /news/blog/2018-05-24-are-you-health-care-innovator The AHA is inviting members to become a change agent or health care disruptor—to solve real, complex health care problems and answer the strong demand for innovation in the field now.&nbsp; We’ve launched the <a href="/innovation-challenge">Innovation Challenge</a> to encourage AHA members to explore and rethink new ways to design and integrate care delivery, enhance the patient experience and lower costs. The AHA will recognize three challenge winners, with a top prize of $100,000, to help turn your ideas into reality. Hospitals and health care systems face unprecedented challenges to improve quality of care, improve access, increase efficiency and lower costs. Under our present system, just doing our best or working harder is not enough. We need game-changing breakthroughs to drive better outcomes, improve the care experience and reduce the total cost of care for specific high-need, high-cost populations. <blockquote> The AHA Innovation Challenge calls on the health care community to think bigger and bolder about ways we can achieve better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for the most vulnerable in our communities, including those with low incomes, the uninsured, minorities, young children, and older adults. </blockquote> The Challenge aims to connect entrepreneurs, tech designers, data analysts and clinicians working on the front lines of health care. It’s an opportunity to bring together the most creative thinkers, catalyze ideas and explore new approaches for integrated care delivery and financing models for populations with complex needs. So bring us your ideas. Let us test your new approaches. Let’s not just follow the trends, let’s lead them. &nbsp; To find out more about the challenge and how to submit your proposal, visit <a href="/innovation-challenge">aha.org/innovation-challenge</a>. The Challenge is open only to AHA members and the deadline for submissions is May 31. Please note that the letters of support, demonstrating the value of the idea, to be submitted with the application may come from both internal and external partners. Three awards, funded by First American Healthcare Finance, The Roger G. Larson Memorial Endowment and the AHA’s Health Research &amp; Educational Trust, will be presented at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego on July 27. Jay Bhatt, D.O., is chief medical officer of the AHA and president of HRET. Thu, 24 May 2018 13:31:41 -0500 Disruptive Behavior