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Tackle the workforce crisis with human innovation

Explore human-focused innovations for solving healthcare workforce challenges while reaping benefits for all.

Develop effective systems for workforce efficiency and retention 

Healthcare workers are experiencing burnout and depression more than ever. This has created an impetus to reexamine traditional approaches to workforce management. Human-centered innovation is necessary in tackling the ongoing crisis.  

A new white paper by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services in association with Optum, "Tackling the Health Care Workforce Crisis Through Human Innovation," explores real-world ways today’s healthcare organizations are making lasting workforce improvements through:   

  • Designing compelling career paths  
  • Addressing mental health and well-being  
  • Innovating with the front line  
  • Building inclusive incentive schemes  
  • Making technology an enabler   

Now is the time to rethink and reframe what it means to be a healthcare employer. Discover creative, compassionate ideas from forward-looking organizations tackling today's workforce challenges. 

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