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A Lookback on 2024: What Will Be Crucial in 2025’s Healthcare Industry to Address Workforce Challenges?
As we approach 2025, what are some key trends that will continue to play a crucial role in the upcoming year?
Revolutionizing Nurse Retention and Transition to Practice: A 92% New Nurse Retention Success Story with CommonSpirit Health
Learn how we did it
Beyond Recruitment: The Struggle to Retain Nurses and How to Overcome It
Nurse retention is essential for healthcare stability: Dawna Cato, PhD., RN, NPD-BC shares how strategic solutions can make a difference
Workforce Development As a Strategy for Building a Resilient Healthcare Workforce
Viewing the education and training of healthcare employees can driving measurable improvements in performance and patient outcomes.
Celebrating Our Pioneers: The Class of 2024 MBA in Healthcare Graduating Class
Congratulations to the Spring Graduating MBA in Healthcare Class of 2024!
Strategies for Retaining Top Nursing Talent
Addressing the nursing shortage before it’s too late: recruitment and retention strategies.
How Patient Engagement Affects Health Outcomes
Strategies providers can take to improve engagement and outcomes
Overhauling Workforce Development: How to Solve the Healthcare Staffing Shortage Crisis
How can healthcare leaders rethink their workforce development strategies to increase retention, lower costs and improve employee well-being?
How to Lower the Many Barriers to Health Care
Identifying the reasons behind why people don’t get the care they need and want
Your Next Healthcare Leadership Skill: Managing Business Paradoxes
Healthcare is full of complex problems that don’t have simple solutions — Giuseppe “Joe” Carella, PhD, Faculty and Former President at Eller Executive Education, gives advice on how to tackle these business paradoxes
What Have the Past 6 Months Taught Health Leaders About Work During a Crisis?
We asked experienced health leaders Doug Watson, CFO at Dignity Health Arizona, and Ginger Figg, former CAO at Norton Medical Group, what leaders can learn from managing the COVID-19 crisis
5 Trends in the Senior Living Industry
Opportunity is abundant to make significant advancements in senior living
Mental Health Innovation and Trends That Will Continue in 2023
The pandemic was a catalyst for many positive changes in mental health
4 Strategies for Improving Health Equity
Provider skills and services to create equitable access to care
What Makes OpusVi Different? An Interview With Chief Product Officer Kurt Hayes
Our CPO Kurt Hayes explains what makes our programs different from any other offerings in the health space
Student Spotlight: Ann Marie Roque, Charge Nurse at the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at St. Joseph Medical Center
We spoke to a nurse leader of 5 years about learning online for the first time, organizing her studies around her travels, and finding her personal leadership style
Why Are Entrepreneurship and Innovation Critical in Post-Pandemic Healthcare?
What forms do entrepreneurship and innovation take in healthcare? And why do all health leaders need to hone in on these skills?
Leveraging Your Online Course To Cultivate a Professional Network
Online courses provide a safe environment to ask questions, seek input, and compare experiences and being interactive throughout the course helps cultivate a cohort of professionals that can serve as a resource far beyond the classroom
More Than Essays and Quizzes: 6 Ways To Design Online Assignments
Online courses provide a safe environment to ask questions, seek input, and compare experiences and being interactive throughout the course helps cultivate a cohort of professionals that can serve as a resource far beyond the classroom
9 Concrete Strategies for Active Learning in Online Instruction
Designing online lessons that engage students in discussion can be challenging — these tips help online instructors create impactful lessons for active learning
Healthcare Workforce Leaders Join Forces To Create Solutions for Nursing Worker Shortage
Futuro Health and OpusVi announce collaboration to grow trained and diverse healthcare workforce for California
How Social Determinants of Health Are Informing New Trends in Community Health Planning
Social determinants of health increasingly shape the overarching strategy of all healthcare organizations, big and small
Learning at Home — 4 Strategies To Stay Focused With Children Around
Whether you’re planning on taking an online program or recently had to shift to working from home, here are four strategies to reduce the frustration of distractions (and get your children and pets to let you focus)
How To Make Time To Study Online
Successful online learning requires strong time management — these tips help online learners to make the best use of their time
7 Steps to Moving Patient Education Online in the Wake of COVID-19
Kurt Hayes, Chief Learning Experience Officer at OpusVi, gives advice on how health educators can move their services online
Shifting the Focus From Credentials to Skills in Healthcare Education
Here’s why learning in healthcare should be less about building CVs, and more about building skill sets
The Hemingway Method for Productivity — a Strategy for Online Learners
Taking on an online program can seem like an overwhelming task. Setting yourself daily quotas — what I call the Hemingway Method — can be a great time management strategy. Here’s how you do it
Why Must Healthcare Executives Invest in Leadership Training for Middle Managers and Emerging Leaders?
Patty White, former President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, urges fellow seasoned leaders to invest in a new generation of leaders in order to maximize outcomes and facilitate change effectively
It’s Time To Rethink Transferable Skills in Healthcare
Health education leader Andrew Malley spoke to global skills evangelist Kelly Ryan Bailey about how educators need to hone in on transferable skills — and why the notion of transferability might be wider than people think
3 Critical Workforce Challenges in Healthcare Right Now
The U.S. healthcare workforce is facing tremendous challenges from burnout to labor shortages
12 partners, 8 programs, and 20+ scheduled releases in 2020 — OpusVi’s first year of operation in review
12 Partners, 8 Programs, and 20+ Scheduled Releases in 2020 — OpusVi’s First Year of Operation in Review
Here’s How the OpusVi Product Team Creates the Most Relevant Learning Experiences for Healthcare Professionals
12 Partners, 8 Programs, and 20+ Scheduled Releases in 2020 — OpusVi’s First Year of Operation in Review
Medical Assisting — an Entry-Level Healthcare Position in High Demand
The medical assistant role is expected to have tremendous growth over the next ten years
What Is a Pracademic in Healthcare Management?
Pracademics, also called scholar-practitioners, are people who are both academics and active practitioners in their field. With skills and training in both domains, pracademics help to combine scholarly research and clinical knowledge — making pracademics highly sought-after collaborators.
Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing Leadership Positions
Pracademics, also called scholar-practitioners, are people who are both academics and active practitioners in their field. With skills and training in both domains, pracademics help to combine scholarly research and clinical knowledge — making pracademics highly sought-after collaborators.
Healthcare Accounting vs. Healthcare Finance: Ins and Outs of the Health Financial System
Healthcare accounting and finance shape our healthcare system — learn more here
Nurse Hero Stories: Katherine Jane Werth Shares a Moment of Team Motivation
To support healthcare workers through the COVID-19 pandemic, we launched a Nurse Hero Scholarship a few weeks ago.
How Strategic Systems Leadership Can Transform Population Health
Systems leadership is an important model that continues to gain momentum in public health
How To Address Inequities and Communication Barriers in Healthcare
Learn ways to address barriers to communication and diversity in healthcare settings
Risk Management in Healthcare: What It Is and Why It Matters
Learn how risk managers reduce medical errors and other risks to make healthcare safer
Entrepreneurs in Healthcare: 10 Examples of Innovators in Healthcare Management
Healthcare entrepreneurs continue to revolutionize the way healthcare is delivered to patients and communities — discover ten stellar examples of entrepreneurship in healthcare here
Addressing Patient Needs in Rural Healthcare
Explore ways to enhance operational efficiencies and organizational success in rural healthcare settings
Supply Chain Challenges in the Global Healthcare Sector
The healthcare supply chain continues to evolve in response to breaks resulting from manufacturing and trade restrictions mandated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Executive Healthcare Careers for Master of Business Administration Graduates
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare degree opens you up for some of the top healthcare management careers — here are some of them
Accessing Affordable Care: How Much Is Health Insurance in Arizona?
Explore Arizona health coverage statistics and medical assistance topics and get insurance questions answered
Are Online Master’s Degrees Worth It? 6 Factors for Healthcare Management Students To Consider
Healthcare management professionals may want to know if an online master’s degree is worth it — explore six factors potential graduate students should consider
The Importance of Male Representation in Nursing
With the nursing shortage, male nurses are needed more than ever to diversify healthcare teams and improve healthcare outcomes
Why Healthcare Project Management Jobs Are on the Rise
From meeting new quality regulations to creating detailed emergency preparedness plans, project management skills are increasingly valuable in healthcare management roles
MHA vs. MBA: Which Degree Should You Choose?
Learn more about the differences between an MHA and MBA in Healthcare, as well as the career outlook and salary for graduates with these advanced degrees
How To Report PDUs to the Project Management Institute
Stay up-to-date with your valuable certifications
Ethics in Healthcare — Strategies and Tips for Improving Patient-Centered Care
What is ethics in healthcare and how does it benefit patient-centered care?
How To Lead a Successful Healthcare Marketing Strategy
What is ethics in healthcare and how does it benefit patient-centered care?
Trends and Challenges in the U.S. Healthcare Payment System
What are the top challenges in the U.S. healthcare payment system? Find out how the healthcare industry is reining in costs by moving toward value-based care.
Are Online Master’s Degrees Worth It? 6 Factors for Healthcare Management Students To Consider
Healthcare management professionals may want to know if an online master’s degree is worth it — explore six factors potential graduate students should consider
Are Online Master’s Degrees Worth It? 6 Factors for Healthcare Management Students To Consider
Healthcare management professionals may want to know if an online master’s degree is worth it — explore six factors potential graduate students should consider