Navigating Visa Retrogression Today
Visa retrogression occurs when the demand for visas exceeds the limits set by the U.S. government. It has a profound effect on the nursing profession which falls into the large EB-3 subcategory alongside workers in many other fields, as well as applicant’s family members. EB-3 includes all occupations that require at least an associate’s degree […]
Addressing the Workers’ Comp Talent Shortage Challenge
Talent shortages remain a persistent problem across healthcare, and Workers’ Comp is no exception. The industry skews older, and the number of retiring baby boomers is growing. Additionally, the median age of nurses is 52 with 20% indicating they intend to retire within the next 5 years. As nurses age, retire or find employment outside […]
Navigating the Future of the Nursing Shortage
Monitoring past and current nursing shortage statistics can help organizations navigate the future and adapt to the changing demands of quality care, healthcare delivery, and the high necessity to attract skilled nursing professionals.
Shearwater Health Welcomes Khristine Olguin
Shearwater Health, a global leader in clinical solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Khristine Olguin has joined Shearwater as chief nursing officer (CNO), responsible for understanding clinical trends, engaging with clients and prospects to align on clinical success criteria, and partnering with operations to ensure execution. In her role, Olguin will help maintain […]
Shearwater Health Names Chief Growth Officer
Shearwater Health, a global leader in clinical solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Giri Namala has joined the executive team as chief growth officer (CGO). Namala brings more than two decades of leadership and business transformation expertise across various industry-leading Fortune 150 organizations to the team, including fifteen years of exclusive focus on […]
Addressing the Nursing Shortage: Shearwater Health’s Role in Nurse Education
The global nursing shortage remains a critical challenge. Discover how Shearwater Health delivers critical nurse education through proprietary training academies.
Bridging the Nursing Shortage: Shearwater Health’s Impact and Solutions
The global nursing shortage crisis is a formidable challenge. Discover innovative approaches to bridging the nursing shortage.
The Differences between Utilization Management and Case Management
Effective Care Management involves many people with differing roles and responsibilities, collaborating for the benefit and wellbeing of patients/members. Care Management itself is a wide umbrella, which Utilization Management (UM) and Case Management (CM) are both under. Depending on the structure of an organization, UM may be a stand-alone service in partnership with CM, or […]
The Season of Thanksgiving with Shearwater Health
In this season of Thanksgiving, Shearwater Health wants to acknowledge all the ways we’re grateful this year in 2023. Each year is unique, and our business is met with opportunities, challenges, changes, and everything in between. While obstacles have been a part of this year, Shearwater Health has succeeded in many ways, which excites us […]
Strategies to Address and Alleviate Nurse Burnout
The stresses in the nursing profession are well-documented. In 2021, the nursing workforce in the US saw its biggest decline in 40 years. In 2022, a survey of almost 30,000 registered and advanced nurses and more than 24,000 licensed practical or vocational nurses found that over 25% of them planned to leave the industry or […]