Assignment 2: How Current Trends Affecting Human Resources Management

1. Analyze two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Provide support for your analysis.
Small intro: Two current trends that would most affect hiring decisions for a Human Resource manager are; shortages of qualified physicians and nurses and the constant change in technology.
Shortage of qualified physicians and nurses: There has been an increase in patients due to the Affordable Care Act and more people acquiring health insurance for the first time. Because of this influx in patients there is a shortage of physicians and nurses and organizations are struggling to fill nursing jobs and other critical positions in the hospitals. The demand of care is becoming very hard to keep up with. The author of Addressing staffing shortages in an era of reform states, “It is estimated that by 2030 there will be a shortage of 900,000 nurses and 45,000 primary care physicians” (Sanford, 2013). Human Resource managers (HRM) are combating these increasing numbers and keeping up with the demands of the patient loads by opting to hire more Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners. Hiring the nurse practitioners and physician assistants will help lessen the blow when it comes to the decline of physicians.
Constant technological change: Technology is a trend
The HR professionals have the skills, knowledge and abilities to work with any department that an organization provides. HR is trained to adapt with many facets of an organization. HRM can assists in designing strategic plans to balance the needs of the organization as well as the needs of the employees and other stakeholders. HR can also support the organizational functions by recruiting new staff and by developing and retaining substantial team