To adapt to COVID-19, the healthcare industry has undergone dramatic shifts. Some changes were temporary measures that hospitals and healthcare organizations are unlikely to continue after the pandemic, while others have proven valuable and sustainable. Adaptations in the use of technology for employee management were especially impactful and will have staying power. In this blog, we discuss the healthcare trends that will likely play an important role in the medical industry and healthcare workforce in 2021 and beyond.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall healthcare employment is expected to grow 15% over the next decade. The predicted growth in the healthcare workforce is largely due to the U.S.’s aging population: Older Americans will require more care for more complex, acute, and long-term health issues. This factor is compounded by the expectation that a large percentage of the clinical workforce is approaching retirement age. The projected growth in employment in healthcare far outpaces the average for all other occupations, and home healthcare services are a key driver of the anticipated healthcare workforce expansion.

The recent pandemic has injected stress into the healthcare workforce outlook, as well. It’s still too early to tell what the long-term mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could be for healthcare workers, but it’s possible that provider burnout and dissatisfaction could lead to an uptick in turnover in the healthcare workforce. So not only will there be a number of new healthcare jobs available, but a higher-than-average number of existing positions may need to be filled as well.

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