DATIS CEO, Erik Marsh, reveals the preliminary findings from our 2019 Executive Priorities Survey. Find out how Health and Human Services (HHS) executives are addressing their current workforce management initiatives and which strategies they’re implementing to overcome common industry challenges related to employee engagement, recruiting and retention, and the drive towards digital.

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2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES
SURVEY RESULTS

2. ABOUT THE SPEAKER
2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS
As President & CEO at DATIS, Erik's focus is on
delivering value, productivity, and efficiencies for
Health and Human Service organizations through a
fully unified HR and Payroll platform. With over 25
years of experience in Finance and Technology, Erik
combines this knowledge to help organizations
better manage their workforce and achieve their
mission.

3. • Take a first look at the results of the 2019
Executive Priorities Survey
• Employee Engagement
• Recruiting and Retention
• The Drive Towards Digital
• Discuss common workforce management
challenges, strategies, and trends
• Q&A
SESSION OVERVIEW
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4. 2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS
A QUICK LOOK AT
DEMOGRAPHICS
Organization
Size
201-350
351-500501-750
751-1000
1001-2000
> 2000
4%
34%
26%
10%
10%
16%

5. A QUICK LOOK AT
DEMOGRAPHICS
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Services Offered
Mental/Behavioral Health
Child & Family
Substance Use Disorders/Rehabilitation
Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Senior Care
Education
Long-Term Care
Primary Care
Acute Care
Other
Hospice 6%
7%
7%
11%
12%
13%
16%
17%
30%
35%
36%
59%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

6. INCREASING
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
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7. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
CHALLENGES
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What is the biggest challenge that your
organization faces regarding employee
engagement and satisfaction?
Disengaged employees
Disengaged upper management
1%
Lack of employee
engagement strategy
Lack of funds to allocate
to engagement
Poor employee/
manager relationships
Unable to measure
and assess engagement
No challenges
Unsure
25%
19%
29%
8%
8%
4%
6%

8. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
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• 75% say they make a conscious effort to engage employees
• 75% say they’ve implemented strategies this year
• Only 40% of organizations have a recently updated employee engagement plan
• Top employee engagement strategies include:
Increasing communication and transparency across the organization
Increasing employee recognition (birthdays, work anniversaries, achievements)
Increasing opportunities for employees to provide feedback
(surveys, 1-on-1s, open door policies)
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9. IMPROVING RECRUITING
AND RETENTION
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10. 2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS
What is the biggest obstacle your organization
faces when it comes to recruiting top talent?
What is the biggest challenge that you believe
causes turnover at your organization?
39% Lack of qualified applicants
37% Inability to offer competitive
pay and benefits
10% High turnover rates
RECRUITING AND RETENTION CHALLENGES
39%
Unable to offer competitive
pay and benefits
31%
Stressful/taxing work
environment
11%
Limited opportunities
for advancement

11. RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGIES
2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS
Holding team and/or
company-wide meetings
regularly to increase
communication
Offering professional
development
opportunities
Offering flexible schedules
(remote work, better
hours, more PTO, etc.)
60% 52%66%

12. THE DRIVE TOWARDS DIGITAL
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13. 2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS
CHALLENGES IN THE DRIVE
TOWARDS DIGITAL
Lack of time/resources to
dedicate to implementation
Budget restraints
Low “digital maturity” of organization
Concerns about employee adoption
Lack of qualified talent to manage tools
Security concerns
Homegrown/highly customized system
None of the above
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
56%
56%
38%
36%
34%
21%
15%
4%
What challenges does your organization
face regarding implementing new
digital strategies?

14. WHAT CAN DIGITAL TOOLS IMPROVE AT
YOUR ORGANIZATION?
• The most common challenges that are
driving the need for digital tools are:
• Inefficient/outdated processes and workflows
• Weak reporting and analytics
• The most common tasks that executives
reported they are still doing manually include:
• Performance reviews
• Employee onboarding
• Credential tracking
2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS

15. LOOKING AHEAD
Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent
Increasing Employee Engagement
The Drive Towards Digital &
Maintaining Regulatory Compliance
2019 EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS
Priorities remain largely the same for
the remainder of the year:
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16. SUMMING IT ALL UP
• Workforce management initiatives require ongoing
attention and planning
• Despite common challenges like lack of funds, executives
are able to find innovative solutions that work around
these challenges
• Executives are staying on track, with priorities remaining
roughly the same now as they were at the start of the year
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17. QUESTIONS?
Let’s Talk!
info@datis.com
877.386.1355
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18. Thank You For Joining Us
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