What is the AHA
Health Care Talent Scan?
• An annual snapshot of health care
employment
• Expert recommendations on recruiting,
training, retaining and supporting health
care workers
• A path for hospitals navigating familiar
and emerging workforce challenges
Health Care Trends Affecting
Workforce Planning
• Long-term prospects for
hospitals’ economic stability
• Cultural changes associated
with behavioral health
• A move toward diversity,
equity and inclusion
strategies
• The emergence of new
technology in care models
Focus Area #1:
Clinician Well-being
• Pandemic added and exacerbated
stressors
• Front-line clinicians need help to cope
and feel safe, valued and engaged
• Unique opportunity to reexamine and
reframe approaches to fostering
thriving workforces
• Normalize help-seeking behavior,
nurture resilience, promote self-care,
cultivate joy
Focus Area #2:
Education, Training and the
Evolving Practice Landscape
• New clinician training must be
revamped and ramped up
• Skills must meet what’s needed
for new delivery models (i.e.,
team-based care, telemedicine)
• Creative in-person and virtual
learning opportunities must be
offered; diverse learning styles
must be supported
Focus Area #3:
Keeping Pace with Future Demand
• Recruitment and retention must
remain top priorities
• Volatility in physician, nursing
workforce buoyed by increases in
medical school applications,
enrollment in BSN degree programs
• Adopt multifaceted workforce-
building approach to
• Address clinician needs
• Remain attractive to millennial/Gen
Z clinicians
• Strengthen diversity recruiting
Build a Thriving Workforce
in the New Normal
• Consumerism, technology and
societal factors that impact
health continue to redefine the
health care environment
• Workforce planning must
integrate with strategic
planning
• Rely on the AHA Health Care
Talent Scan to prepare for and
embrace change
Additional Resources
The AHA offers a wide variety of
workforce development resources including:
• Relevant news, reports and white papers
• Links to upcoming conferences and webinars
• Archives of past events
• Case studies
Visit www.aha.org/workforce