“By health centers’ own estimates, if all clinical vacancies were filled today, health centers could serve an additional two million patients.” This new report releeased by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) reveals the workforce challenges across the country and highlights solutions employed by health centers as...
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JAMA – Association Between Having a Highly Educated Spouse and Physician Practice in Rural Underserved Areas
“This study uses US census and national survey data to investigate the proportion of married physicians who have highly educated spouses, and the odds of the couple living and working in rural underserved areas. Physician undersupply in rural areas remains a problem, despite efforts to improve the workforce distribution....
View moreC-Suite Analytics – Hiring Nurses Who Stay
Through this report Dick Finnegan explains the importance of rethinking nurse hiring efforts in a hospital setting to increase retention.
View moreC-Suite Analytics – The Missing Piece
This white paper produced by C-Suite Analytics covers keys that you may be missing in your engagement and retention program and includes information on how Stay Interviews can help your retention efforts.
View moreCHWS – Trends in New York Registered Nurse Graduations, 2005-2015
This report discusses trends in New York nursing education based on a survey of RN program deans and directors.
View moreCHWS – The Primary Care Workforce in New York State
This July 2015 Research brief provides an overview of the New York’s primary care workforce.
View moreAJMC – Estimating the Staffing Infrastructure for a Patient-Centered Medical Home
“The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) offers an innovative method of delivering primary care. However, the necessary staffing infrastructure is not well established.” This study evaluates the set up of a PCMH staff.
View moreDSHS – The Mental Health Workforce Shortage in Texas
A 2014 report on the state of the mental health work force in Texas and efforts to improve and increasae its capacity.
View moreNCBI Manuscript – Project ECHO
The National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine has posted the manuscript “Academic Health Center Management of Chronic Diseases through Knowledge Networks: Project ECHO” discussing chronic disease management in underserved areas.
View moreNACHC – Increasing the Workforce Capacity of Health Centers: Reimbursement and Scope of Practice
Policy issues that health center providers face in caring for Medicaid and uninsured patients include the difficulty in securing funding for services provided by appropriately trained team members that are often non-billable or included in their payment rates and statutes that limit primary health care team members from practicing...
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