Why should hospitals consider online education for helping attract, retain and motivate employees?
Todd A. Rickel: “Employment is competitive. Hospitals that provide educational benefits will always attract a higher caliber workforce. Talent attracts talent and education builds talents in motivated staff. Educational benefits typically tie into length of employment or employees are required to make repayment to the hospital if they depart. Online learning is convenient, and opens educational pursuit to a greater population. Alongside the academic subject matter, it also teaches technology skills, thus making the general workforce more capable of supporting and engaging with hospital information systems and operational demands. Staff members who are shown appreciation through educational benefits are more likely to be retained than employees who do not share those same experiences. Online education does what classroom education does with the added benefits of speed and convenience. Another benefit is increased productivity. Armed with new skills, knowledge and confidence, employees w
