Hospital Employee Engagement Key to Performance, Says Gallup

Hospital employee engagement, in which employees are devoted to their roles and deeply committed to their work, is key for health care providers to battle uncertainty and struggles adapting to changes required by the Affordable Care Act, according to a Thursday Gallup Business Journal report.The report was authored by Jeff Burger, a managing consultant at Gallup, and Luke Sutton, a senior consultant at the research company. They call efforts to improve hospital employee engagement a critical step to achieving organizational growth, advancements in patient care and increased patient safety.Hosp...