Workforce Planning Tables and Endnotes

Workforce Planning

Yes,
still utilizing		 Yes,
but discontinued		 Planned,
but didn’t implement		 No No
response
Geographic cohorting 23 (79%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 2 (7%) 2 (7%)
Exempt providers at high-risk from care of COVID-19 patients 22 (76%) 0 (0%) 2 (7%) 3 (10%) 2 (7%)
Health care worker surveillance 18 (62%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 9 (31%) 2 (7%)
Restructure or expand teams 17 (59%) 3 (10%) 3 (10%) 4 (14%) 2 (7%)
Virtual visits 16 (55%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%) 9 (31%) 2 (7%)
Increase patient care units/beds covered? 15 (52%) 1 (3%) 7 (24%) 4 (14%) 2 (7%)
Decrease team census 13 (45%) 2 (7%) 1 (3%) 10 (34%) 3 (10%)
Reduction in non-essential services 11 (38%) 7 (24%) 4 (14%) 5 (17%) 2 (7%)
Decrease documentation requirements 10 (34%) 2 (7%) 4 (14%) 11 (38%) 2 (7%)
Change in rotation frequency 7 (24%) 1 (3%) 2 (7%) 17 (59%) 2 (7%)
Transfer patients to other facilities 7 (24%) 4 (14%) 5 (17%) 11 (38%) 2 (7%)
Community surge areas 3 (12%) 2 (8%) 8 (31%) 14 (54%) 2 (8%)

Table 1. High level adaptations

Yes,
still utilizing		 Yes,
but discontinued		 Planned,
but didn’t implement		 No No
response
Redeployment of residents 13 (45%) 5 (17%) 5 (17%) 3 (10%) 3 (10%)
Added/redeployed non-hospitalists 9 (31%) 2 (7%) 15 (52%) 1 (3%) 2 (7%)
Added/redeployed APPs 9 (31%) 5 (17%) 9 (31%) 4 (14%) 2 (7%)
Hospitalists caring for critically ill patients 8 (28%) 1 (3%) 9 (31%) 9 (31%) 2 (7%)
Added/redeployed fellows 7 (24%) 2 (7%) 9 (31%) 9 (31%) 2 (7%)
Hospitalists supervising other clinicians 2 (7%) 1 (3%) 18 (62%) 6 (21%) 2 (7%)
Locums 0 (0%) 2 (7%) 0 (0%) 24 (83%) 3 (10%)

Table 2. Team level adaptations

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