What is the 'Care Anywhere' podcast about?

'Care Anywhere' is a podcast series focused on the global healthcare workforce shortage and how credentialing practices are evolving to meet the demand for flexible, cross-border care. It brings together industry leaders to discuss systemic challenges and potential solutions reshaping healthcare delivery.

Why is healthcare credentialing central to addressing the workforce shortage?

Credentialing determines where and how healthcare professionals can legally and safely practice, making it a critical bottleneck in deploying workers across regions and borders. Streamlining and modernizing credentialing processes is seen as essential to expanding access to care in underserved or high-demand areas.

Who is the target audience for the Care Anywhere podcast series?

The series is aimed at healthcare industry leaders, workforce planners, credentialing professionals, and policy influencers grappling with staffing shortages and regulatory complexity. It is designed to provide strategic insights relevant to both health systems and advisory professionals.

Care Anywhere: The Journey Begins

The 'Care Anywhere' podcast series launches to explore the global healthcare workforce shortage crisis and the role of credentialing in enabling care delivery across borders. Hosted under EY's healthcare practice, the series examines systemic challenges reshaping how and where healthcare professionals are deployed. It aims to surface practical insights for industry leaders navigating workforce and credentialing complexity.

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By Lea Sims · September 18, 2024, 5:03 AM UTCCare Anywhere PodcastCgfns InternationalHealthcare CredentialingHealthcare Workforce

Key takeaways

A new podcast series focused on global healthcare workforce shortages and credentialing challenges is launching.

The series is positioned to address how credentialing systems must evolve to support cross-border and flexible care delivery.

EY's healthcare expertise provides the backdrop for exploring structural and operational solutions to the workforce crisis.

In the inaugural episode of Care Anywhere: The Global Health Workforce Podcast, host Lea Sims, CMO of CGFNS International, Inc., introduces the organization's mission to address global healthcare workforce challenges. Joining the discussion are Dr. Peter Preziosi, President and CEO of CGFNS International, Inc., and Julia To Dutka, Chief of the CGFNS Global Health Workforce Development Institute, who explore the evolving landscape of healthcare, workforce shortages, and the need for innovation in credentialing and workforce development.

CGFNS: A Global Leader in Workforce Solutions

Dr. Preziosi describes CGFNS as a global health workforce solutions company with a focus on career mobility, credentialing, and workforce development. “We have a real opportunity here to lift up the health workforce all around the world to better prepare them for the major challenges,” he explains, highlighting CGFNS's pivotal role in shaping the future of global healthcare.

We have a real opportunity here to lift up the health workforce all around the world to better prepare them for the major challenges.
— Dr. Peter Preziosi, President and CEO of CGFNS International, Inc.

Julia To Dutka adds that CGFNS's strengths in assessment and certification, along with the creation of the Global Health Workforce Development Institute, position the organization to address healthcare challenges during a critical time.

Addressing Workforce Shortages and Collaboration

The conversation turns to the global workforce shortage, with Dr. Preziosi stressing that the issue is not just about numbers but about deploying healthcare workers more effectively. He notes that many countries face insufficiencies in skills and proper placement, and ministries of health and labor are looking for solutions.

Julia To Dutka emphasizes the importance of breaking down professional silos to improve collaboration. “Unless we can move in those directions, we're not going to get anywhere,” she remarks.

Unless we can move in those directions, we're not going to get anywhere.
— Julia To Dutka, Chief of the CGFNS Global Health Workforce Development Institute

Global Certification for Healthcare Workers

A significant focus for CGFNS is global certification. Julia To Dutka discusses the recent launch of the global certification exam for rehabilitation nurses, which sets a new standard in validating healthcare worker skills. “We now have a model we can apply to other high-need areas,” she says, underscoring the organization's commitment to workforce development.

With a focus on career mobility, certification, and global collaboration, CGFNS is well-positioned to address the complex challenges facing healthcare today and lead future innovations.