February 9, 2024
February 9, 2024
Health Workforce Strategy highlights sick rate
Sick time can be inevitable. Staff are encouraged to stay home while sick to protect colleagues and patients. (more...)
Mental Wellness Moment - Understanding signs and types of eating disorders
Dr. Nicholas Mitchell discusses the different types of eating disorders. February is Eating Disorder Awareness Month. (more...)
OneDrive migration coming soon
AHS will soon begin moving all staff from using personal network drives to Microsoft OneDrive, a new cloud-based storage application. (more...)
Help maintain the quality of our data ecosystem
AHS has developed a website to highlight the importance of data quality. Visit Insite to learn more. (more...)
Explore the ethics of care planning after a suicide attempt
Join an Ethics Lunch 'n' Learn session about care planning after a suicide attempt. Offered Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. (more...)
February 9, 2024
Health Workforce Strategy highlights sick rate
Sick time can be inevitable. Staff are encouraged to stay home while sick to protect colleagues and patients. However, we know burnout can also be reflected in sick rates, which can put strain on our teams.
Sick rate is the percentage of sick time to total hours paid out to non-casual employees. The sick rate for the Health Workforce Strategy (HWS) Q2 year-to-date is 4.6 per cent, down from 5.1 per cent in 2023.
We want to continue to support staff well-being.
Through the HWS, we are streamlining recruiting processes and filling vacancies to relieve pressure on our workforce. Initiatives such as the Rural Capacity Investment Funds focus on attracting the right people to locations where they’re needed most in our rural and remote communities. We’re also working to improve the navigation of Wellness and Mental Health resources for employees.
Learn about retention and recruitment initiatives, and review Health & Wellness Resources.
February is Eating Disorder Awareness Month. In his latest Mental Wellness Moment, Dr. Nicholas Mitchell — Provincial Medical Director of Addictions and Mental Health with Alberta Health Services — discusses the different types of eating disorders and how people develop them.
In the coming weeks, AHS will begin moving all staff from using personal network drives to Microsoft OneDrive. OneDrive is a cloud-based storage application that enables your personal work documents to be accessed from any computer.
IT will copy all documents and folders from your personal network drive to your new OneDrive on your behalf. You will receive an email with more details before this process begins, including instructions on how to access OneDrive.
In preparation for this migration, please review your personal drive and delete any data that’s no longer required or not work-related. Visit InfoCare to review document storage policies and best practices.
More information, including an FAQ and Cheat Sheet, are available on Insite.
Our healthcare system generates a wealth of data that can be leveraged for operational dashboards, clinical decision-making, research, planning and quality improvement.
To realize the full potential of this important resource – and to maintain confidence in its integrity – it’s important to follow best practices around how data is collected, such as those prescribed in AHS’ clinical documentation guidelines.
When the quality of data entered in the system is poor, it not only impacts patient care but it can also hinder our ability to use it later to analyze public health trends and improve the quality and safety of our health system. Information we collect is also used to help us accelerate the pace of innovation and grow as a learning healthcare organization.
AHS has developed a website to highlight the importance of data quality. Visit insite.ahs.ca/dataquality to learn more about resources and some of the potential impacts of data quality.
Ethical decision-making is a normal part of any AHS role. The Clinical Ethics Service offers education to help guide and support staff through ethics decision-making.
The Ethics Lunch ‘n’ Learn series explores common healthcare issues, identifies the ethical concerns at play, and provides an ethical framework for thinking through challenging situations.
Register for the next session, Ethical Considerations in Care Planning after a Suicide Attempt, on Feb. 22 at 11:30 a.m. or Feb. 23 at noon.
