Organizational knowledge refers to the collective knowledge and expertise that is possessed by an organization. It includes explicit knowledge that is documented and codified, as well as tacit knowledge that is held by employees and is difficult to articulate or transfer. Organizational knowledge is a valuable resource that can contribute to an organization’s success by […]
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Overcoming the Challenge of Patient Boarding in Emergency Departments
The term is patient boarding and the problem is significant. Patient boarding refers to the practice of keeping patients in the Emergency Department after they have been admitted as an inpatient due to staffing and/or bed shortages. In an attempt to raise awareness of this growing problem among policymakers, the challenges facing Emergency Departments from […]
The Case for Innovative Solutions to Assist with Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Greater Satisfaction
In 2019, the World Health Organization declared employee burnout a global organizational phenomenon, and, since 2019, U.S. turnover and job vacancies have markedly increased. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the Department of Labor, reports that, thus far in 2022, 1.7 million health care workers left their jobs, and approximately 20 million U.S. […]