ATD Research: Healthcare Employee Training Remains Steady
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Many healthcare organizations are using talent strategies to attract and retain staff to help with staffing shortages, increased burnout, and reduced productivity, according to a new Association for Talent Development (ATD) research report.
- ATD's 2024 State of Healthcare Training report found that staffing shortages were still having an adverse effect on healthcare workers.
- — ATD's 2024 State of Healthcare Training report
Seventy-five percent of healthcare organizations were at least moderately affected by staffing shortages, with the greatest effects of the shortages being a higher workload for remaining staff (69 percent), increased turnover (57 percent), increased burnout (53 percent), and lower employee engagement (34 percent), according to ATD's 2024 State of Healthcare Training report. - Organizations tried to attract and retain staff by increasing employee recognition or incentive programs (55 percent), offering increased training opportunities (48 percent), and increasing opportunities for internal advancement (45 percent).
- The report surveyed 275 talent development professionals in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices and focused on three key topics: training indicators, including spending on training and learning hours used; delivery of training content; and staffing shortages.