Although bad debt is up, fewer patients are paying their co-pays, and admissions of insured patients are down, there is a "silver lining on the recession cloud," according to Trevor Fetter, the CEO of Tenet: Fewer hospital workers are leaving their jobs. "Turnover has dropped dramatically," Fetter told the Wall Street Journal Health Blog. Pali Capital analyst Sheryl R. Skolnick said in a research report that Tenet employee turnover dropped 27%.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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