Integrated Talent Management Framework for Healthier Healthcare Performance – A Strategic Approach

In spite of the fact that the healthcare industry needs to face constant change because of the continuous development of rules and guidelines, health care delivery procedures and payment models along with increasing demand for quality health services, it can be expected that talent management in healthcare sector need to be given more importance than earlier. Managing talent is even more critical in healthcare industry as it directly impacts the quality of patient care apart from meeting various regulatory and quality standards. Needless to say that, without qualified healthcare professionals, it will be very difficult to provide quality service to patients, to their family members and the community. Acquisition and Retention of skilled healthcare professionals is a great challenge as healthcare workforce is aging thus causing a dearth of experienced talent in the industry thus intensifying the war for talent within the health care industry. An effective formulation and implementation of integrated talent management framework is the need of the hour for healthcare industry for healthier healthcare performance as shortage of skilled healthcare professionals grows at an alarming rate