title: Benefits plans focus on flexibility. Hospitals increase choices for employees as emphasis moves from recruitment to retention.
abstract: As hospitals turn their attention from employee recruitment to employee retention, flexible benefits plans are becoming increasingly popular as a means of meeting workers' preference for choice when it comes to issues such as healthcare coverage, insurance and vacation days. At the same time, such programs can help hospitals hold down their long-term costs.
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authors: Berg
mesh_terms: D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000639:trends*; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D010067:Ownership; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States