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New Programs Addressing Health Care Shortage
June 19, 2013 -- Dozens of new health care professionals are serving Indiana and the nation, existing providers have expanded their skills and hundreds more are in the pipeline thanks to new programs at Indiana State University.
Source: Indiana State University
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Indiana, Interprofessional Training and Education, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Rural, Social Workers, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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The Latest Data on Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians: Can We Afford to Waste Our Workforce?
June 18, 2013 -- Article gives current data on physician and nurse practitioners (NPs) and discusses how quality primary care is by its nature collaborative whether physicians or NPs are the provider. Argues how one discipline can't do it all.
Source: Health Affairs Blog
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Policy Brief Looks at FPs' Working Relationships with NPs, PAs
June 18, 2013 -- Nearly 60 percent of family physicians work with nurse practitioners (NPs) physician assistants (PAs) or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) to provide a team-based model of care. A new policy brief looks at the trend toward team-based care more carefully.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Residency Program Graduates Head into Rural Medicine
June 18, 2013 -- Article tells of the Henderson County Residency Program in North Carolina. Since its inception in 1999 there have been 35 graduates, and of that number, 90 percent practice in rural communities.
Source: BlueRidgeNow.com
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural
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Rural Training a Valuable Experience for Future Docs
June 18, 2013 -- Article tells of four medical students who are undergoing clinical training as third-year medical students in rural Willmar, Minnesota. All four are interested in primary care, an area in high demand in rural Minnesota.
Source: Prairie Business
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Minnesota, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Study Measures Impact of Verbal Abuse on New RNs
June 18, 2013 -- Nurses who are verbally abused by nursing colleagues report lower job satisfaction, unfavorable perceptions of their work environment and greater intent to leave their job, according to a study of newly licensed RNs.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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What Does the Future of Medical Education Look Like? These 5 Medical Schools Offer Some Clues
June 18, 2013 -- Article describes innovative approaches five medical schools have proposed to obtain some of the $11 million in grants being offered by the American Medical Association over the next five years.
Source: MedCity News
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Technology in Education and Training
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Maine House to Consider Dental Hygienist Bill
June 17, 2013 -- A bill that would create a new category of dental hygienists called dental hygiene therapists is likely to be heard in the state House of Representatives this week.
Source: Boston.com
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Maine, Policy, Scope of Practice
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New Project Addresses Mental Health Care Gap
June 17, 2013 -- A new health care project in New Mexico, with an eye on expanding the project nationwide, will allow primary care doctors and mental health experts to connect electronically to provide better mental health care to rural and underserved residents.
Source: Politico
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinics, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, New Mexico, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Rural, Technology in Education and Training
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Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Application for Participation in the Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarship Program
June 17, 2013 -- IHS needs this information for program administration and uses the information to: solicit, process, and award Pre-graduate, Preparatory, and/or Health Professions Scholarship recipients; and to monitor and place the recipients.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National
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Ruling Jeopardizes Authority of State Medical Boards
June 17, 2013 -- The American Medical Association and others in organized medicine are concerned that a decision against a dental board will mean unfair antitrust scrutiny for regulatory agencies.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Licensure and Certification, National, North Carolina, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Scope of Practice, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
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Medical Residents to Train at MTMC
June 16, 2013 -- Middle Tennessee Medical Center (MTMC) is set to join a partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to train physicians once they earn their medical doctor degrees.
Source: Dnj.com
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Residency Programs, Tennessee
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Should Hospital Residency Programs be Expanded to Increase the Number of Doctors?
June 16, 2013 -- Proponents say yes, we need to be prepared for the coming surge in demand for medical care. Opponents say we need smarter care, not more doctors.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Should Physician Pay be Tied to Performance?
June 16, 2013 -- Article discusses how the idea of paying providers for their performance has found plenty of backers—and opponents—throughout the medical community.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians
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AMA Awards $11M to Transform the Way Future Physicians Are Trained
June 14, 2013 -- The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the final 11 medical schools that will receive funding as part of its Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative. This initiative is aimed at transforming the way future physicians are trained.
Source: American Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, Physicians
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APNs in New Jersey
June 14, 2013 -- Article tells how lawmakers in New Jersey aim to increase the number of advanced practice nurses (APNs) prescribing medications by eliminating the joint physician protocol.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Attracting, Retaining Staff a Challenge for County Health Department
June 14, 2013 -- Article tells how the issue of retaining employees and hiring new ones is crippling the rural Tuscarawas County Health Department in Ohio.
Source: Times-Reporter
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Letter from the CEO of the ACGME Regarding the Proposed Unified GME Accreditation System
June 14, 2013 -- In this letter to members of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Community, the author discusses unifying osteopathic and allopathic residency program accreditation.
Source: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Licensure and Certification, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Residency Programs
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MGMA: Physician Compensation Increasingly Based on Quality Measures
June 14, 2013 -- Quality measures are emerging as components in physicians' compensation, a trend expected to grow as value-based reimbursements gradually supplant fee-for-service, volume-based models, a new survey from the Medical Group Management Association shows.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Pilot Program Aims to Coordinate Children's Mental Health, Primary Care
June 14, 2013 -- Article tells how through a proposed pilot program in Bergen County, New Jersey, psychiatrists, primary care doctors and social workers would work together to treat children with mental health issues.
Source: NJ Spotlight
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, New Jersey, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers
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Why Access to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Matters
June 14, 2013 -- Winifred Quinn, Co-Director of the Center to Champion Nursing in America, discusses how outdated laws in the U.S. are limiting access to advanced practice registered nurses, and provides an update on legislative progress made in Nevada, Iowa, and Oregon.
Source: AARP Blog
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Access, Iowa, Midwives, National, Nevada, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medical Schools Not Graduating Enough Primary Care Docs
June 13, 2013 -- The nation’s medical education system, and the graduate medical education funding that supports it, are failing to produce the primary care physician workforce needed by Americans, particularly those who live in rural areas, according to new research.
Source: Physician's News Digest
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Ohio's has a Shortage of Dentists, Especially in Rural Areas
June 13, 2013 -- Two years ago, 59 of Ohio’s 88 counties were identified as having too few dentists to meet the needs of their communities and a new report shows the problem is getting worse -- especially in rural counties.
Source: WKSU News
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Access, Ohio, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Physician Pay Will Soon Depend on Outcomes
June 13, 2013 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking feedback from doctors as it builds a model for reimbursing physicians based on actual outcomes rather than process measures.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy
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Should Nurse Practitioners be Able to Treat Patients Without Physician Oversight?
June 13, 2013 -- Article discusses the pros and cons of why nurse practitioners should be able to treat patients without physician oversight.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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What Baseball Can Teach Physicians and Nurses about Working Together
June 13, 2013 -- Author discusses how there are lessons from baseball that are applicable to health care in regards to physicians and nurses working together as a team.
Source: American College of Physicians
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Evaluation and Initial Assessment of HRSA Teaching Health Centers; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request
June 12, 2013 -- George Washington Univ. will conduct an evaluation of the training, administrative and organizational structures, clinical service, challenges, innovations, costs associated with training, and outcomes of Teaching Health Centers. Comments are requested.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Five Steps Toward Filling a Healthy Leadership Pipeline
June 12, 2013 -- Article gives tips on maintaining executive leadership continuity and operational performance for health care organizations.
Source: Cejka Executive Search
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Administrators, Hospitals, National, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Health Care Providers Speak up for Immigrants
June 12, 2013 -- Article tells how health care providers are increasingly hiring bilingual staff to help serve growing immigrant populations.
Source: USA Today
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Hospitals, Immigration, Tennessee
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Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program: Physician's Certification of Borrower's Total and Permanent Disability Form; Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
June 12, 2013 -- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requesting comments on the information collection activities for the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) program.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Chiropractors, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Financial Aid, Health Administrators, National, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health, Vision Care Occupations
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Mentoring Project Aims to Increase Minorities in Medicine
June 12, 2013 -- A Web-based mentoring service launched in August 2012 has attracted 400 active users in its effort to help underrepresented minorities pursue careers in medicine.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline
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Minnesota Governor Signs Staffing Bill
June 12, 2013 -- House Bill 588, a nurse staffing bill, has been signed by Governor Mark Dayton and will go into effect on August 1, 2013. The new law will require Minnesota hospitals to develop a core staffing plan for each patient care unit.
Source: AORN
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses
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Primary Care: Our First Line of Defense
June 12, 2013 -- Article discusses Medical Homes and Medical Neighborhoods and how easier access to primary care is a key to both improving the quality of health care overall and reining in our country’s high medical costs.
Source: Commonwealth Fund
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Sen. Moran Introduces Bill to Preserve Rural Health Care Access
June 12, 2013 -- Senator Jerry Moran, (KS) along with Senators Jon Tester (MT), and John Thune, (SD), have introduced the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, to change CMS physician supervision requirements for many outpatient therapy services.
Source: Office of Senator Jerry Moran
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Kansas, Medicare and Medicaid, Montana, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Tennessee Governor Signs Law Protecting Nurses
June 12, 2013 -- A bill criminalizing the assault of health care providers has been signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
Source: AORN
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Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Policy, Tennessee
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American Red Cross and Walmart Offer Nurse Assistant Training
June 11, 2013 -- The American Red Cross will help 2,500 students receive training for entry-level healthcare careers through the Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training (NAT) program thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation.
Source: Sacramento Bee
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, National, Nursing Occupations
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Latin American Doctors Fill U.S. Physician Shortages
June 11, 2013 -- The UCLA International Medical Graduate program aims to recruit doctors from Latin America, hoping to increase the number of Spanish-speaking physicians to treat the growing Latino population at a time when the state is poised to face a doctor shortage.
Source: Kitsap Sun
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Immigration, Licensure and Certification, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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New Residency Program to Help with Doctor Shortage
June 11, 2013 -- To help meet the need locally for more primary care physicians, two Yakima health centers have taken matters into their own hands by opening residency training programs.
Source: Yakima Herald Republic
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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UW-Parkside Pre-Med Initiative to Help Identify Future Rural and Urban Docs
June 11, 2013 -- Article tells of the Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (RUSCH) initiative designed to select and nurture students from diverse backgrounds who show an interest in practicing medicine in under-served rural and urban areas of Wisconsin.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Physicians, Rural, Wisconsin
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With Nurses at Risk of Compassion Fatigue, Hospitals try to Ease their Stress
June 11, 2013 -- Finding ways to help nurses relax, reflect, refocus or re-energize is critical in helping them to prevent or overcome burnout, according to researchers and nurse managers.
Source: Washington Post
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, District of Columbia, Health Care Quality, Maryland, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses
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12 Statistics on Rural Hospital CEO Compensation
June 10, 2013 -- In partnership with the National Rural Health Association, Yaffe & Co., a healthcare compensation consulting firm, released data for its most recent rural hospital executive compensation survey.
Source: Becker's Hospital Review
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Administrators, Hospitals, National
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As Hospital Hiring Slips, Robot Workers Lurk
June 10, 2013 -- In the news this week: Healthcare job growth hits a skid; Robots are programmed for direct patient care jobs; Tennessee strengthens laws to protect nurses and physicians from workplace violence.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Tennessee, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Gov. Bentley Signs Nurse Practitioner Bill
June 10, 2013 -- Historic legislation was signed into law today following a unanimous vote in May that will allow for the expansion of privileges to increase prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners in Alabama.
Source: WTVY.com
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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How to Help Medical Practice Staff Avoid Burnout
June 10, 2013 -- Article discusses how physicians, staff and administrators need to work together to identify, treat and ultimately prevent burnout,
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Administrators, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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How Well Do Physicians Know the ACA?
June 10, 2013 -- Individual practices and medical organizations are educating their doctors on the 2,000-page Affordable Care Act statute, and some say they're ready for 2014.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Immigration Bill Lowers Hurdles for Foreign-Born Docs
June 10, 2013 -- Under pending federal legislation, recruiting foreign-born, but U.S. trained physicians could become easier for hospitals and physician practices in underserved areas.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Hospitals, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Job Front: Nursing Program for Rural Areas
June 10, 2013 -- UC Davis' nursing school is offering two new master's degree programs this summer for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, with an eye toward bolstering primary care in rural and underserved communities.
Source: Sacramento Bee
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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Marquette University Receives Nursing Grant for Veterans' Health Care
June 10, 2013 -- A $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will enable more nursing students to enroll this fall at Marquette University. The grant will go towards training nurses in health care for veterans.
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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Montana Dentist Starts Dental Assistant Program
June 10, 2013 -- A Montana dentist has come up with a novel solution to a chronic shortage of experienced dental assistants: He started his own program, which touts hands-on training by dentists.
Source: DrBicuspid.com
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Assistants, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Montana, Supply and Demand
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NY Bill Would Mandate Hospital Nurse Staffing
June 10, 2013 -- A push to increase the number of nurses per patient at New York's 185 acute care hospitals pits promises of fewer patient deaths and complications against a billion dollars or more in annual health care costs.
Source: Yahoo! Finance
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, New York, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Rutgers Program Encourages Minority Undergrads in Quest to Become Doctors
June 10, 2013 -- Three universities have come together to create the Access-Med program, which is designed to provide a "diversity pipeline" with academic enrichment, support, and advising for minority groups currently underrepresented in medicine.
Source: Rutgers Focus
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Diversity, Education and Training, New Jersey, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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The Academy GE Fellows Program Launches Nurse Executive Track
June 8, 2013 -- GE Healthcare this week has announced it will renew its collaboration with The Health Management Academy and expand it to include a Nurse Executive track.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Administrators, National, Nursing Occupations
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A Model Program for Surgical Residents
June 7, 2013 -- Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, have developed a novel graduate medical education initiative that enables surgical residents to hone their skills in quality improvement (QI).
Source: Medical News Today
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, Illinois, Physicians, Residency Programs
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CMS Announces Fifth Round of Closed Hospital Residency Slots Redistribution
June 7, 2013 -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice on May 31st announcing another round of closed hospital Medicare residency slots.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Health Reform, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, New York, Pennsylvania, Residency Programs
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Colorado Adopts Licensure for Practitioners
June 7, 2013 -- A bill has been signed by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to license occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs).
Source: American Occupational Therapy Association
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Licensure and Certification, Occupational Therapy Occupations
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Cutting Student Costs to Improve Success in Nursing Training
June 7, 2013 -- Article tells what West Kentucky Community and Technical College is doing to reduce student expenses of required supplies, textbooks and exams for nursing programs.
Source: Community College Times
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Kentucky, Nursing Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Hospitals Jobs Decline by 5,900 in May
June 7, 2013 -- Employment at the nation's hospitals fell by 0.12% in May to a seasonally adjusted 4,829,900 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 5,900 fewer people than in April but 48,800 more than a year ago.
Source: AHA News Now
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National
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More Slots Added to Nursing Training Program
June 7, 2013 -- The Arkansas Rural Nursing Education Consortium announced the recent approval from the State Board of Nursing to increase acceptance for 16 additional students and with current applications, plans to accept 26 additional students program-wide.
Source: Magnolia Reporter
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Surgeon Shortage Linked to Burst Appendices
June 7, 2013 -- Living in an area with few general surgeons may make People with appendicitis more likely to turn into ruptured appendix cases by the time they get to surgery, according to new research.
Source: Fox News
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Access, National, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Important Legislative Win for Nurses and Patients in Nevada
June 6, 2013 -- On Tuesday, June 4, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 170 into law, giving advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) full practice authority and expanded prescriptive authority.
Source: Center to Champion Nursing in America
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Midwives, Nevada, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Legislative Leaders OK Medicaid, Physician Workforce Investments
June 6, 2013 -- The Wisconsin state legislature’s powerful Joint Committee on Finance voted to preserve much of Gov. Scott Walker’s Medicaid proposal following last week’s support for several physician workforce investments.
Source: Wisconsin Medical Society
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Wisconsin
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Walden School of Nursing Degree Programs Earn CCNE Accreditation
June 6, 2013 -- Walden University's School of Nursing announced that its Doctor of Nursing Practice program has received professional accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Informatics Jobs Growing
June 5, 2013 -- A new report from Burning Glass Technologies shows that the health informatics sector continues to produce jobs. Since 2007, postings for health informatics jobs have increased 10 times faster than healthcare jobs overall, according to Burning Glass.
Source: Healthcare IT News
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Tagged keywords: Health Informaticians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, National, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Improving Workflow Efficiency in Nursing
June 5, 2013 -- In an effort to address declining reimbursements and increased length of stay, Magnet hospitals chief nursing officer developed a pilot program to improve work efficiency by encouraging nurses to embrace their role as coordinators of care.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, New York, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Your Doctor is Likely Unhappy: Do You Know Why?
June 5, 2013 -- Over three-fourths of physicians Forbes surveyed last year were pessimistic about the future of the medical profession. What has happened to make doctors so pessimistic about their profession? What can society do to change their perception?
Source: Forbes
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Call for Submissions: Roles of Family Medicine Curricula
June 4, 2013 -- This open call for curricula focuses on the Roles of Family Medicine. Accepted submissions will be peer reviewed and published on the National Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum website. The submission deadline is Sept. 1, 2013.
Source: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Primary Care
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Diversity in Nursing Education Helps Students Learn Respect and Appreciation for Differences
June 4, 2013 -- Mable Smith, PhD, JD, MSN, BSN, RN, founding dean of the College of Nursing at Roseman University of Health Sciences, discusses the value of diversity in nursing education.
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Nevada, Nursing Occupations
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Fostering Emotional Intelligence in Medical Training: The SELECT Program
June 4, 2013 -- Article tells of SELECT, a new partnership of medical schools who created a program to train health care leaders to apply emotionally intelligent leadership, teamwork, and quality and safety competencies.
Source: Virtual Mentor
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Florida, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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How to Fix Hawaii's Doctor Shortage
June 4, 2013 -- Hawaii has hundreds fewer physicians than it needs, particularly in primary care. Here's what's being done to fix the growing shortage.
Source: Honolulu Magazine
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Hawaii, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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Nurse Practitioners Gain Right to Dispense Prescription Drugs
June 4, 2013 -- Patients who see a nurse practitioner for their primary care needs may not have to visit a pharmacy to get their prescriptions filled under legislation that passed the Oregon House unanimously on Monday.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Nurse Practitioners, Oregon, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Patients Warm to Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
June 4, 2013 -- Two studies out this week indicate both patients and doctors are “open to a greater role” to primary care professionals who are not medical doctors at a time when physicians are in short supply.
Source: Forbes
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Revamp Nurse Staffing Policies and Cut Costs
June 4, 2013 -- The more disordered a nursing unit is with its staffing, the more turnover and costs will go up. A thorough assessment and overhaul of scheduling, tracking, and staffing policies can put an end to the chaos.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Scope of Practice in Team-Based Care: Virginia and Nationwide
June 4, 2013 -- Fueled by the need to control escalating health care costs and provide better and more coordinated patient care, proposals for reforming the way medical care is delivered and paid for in the U.S. emphasize team-based approaches.
Source: Virtual Mentor
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Scope of Practice, Virginia
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Approaching Interprofessional Education in Medical School
June 3, 2013 -- Article comments on results of how a U.S. medical school has decided to embrace the current health care changes and incorporate exposure to interdisciplinary teamwork into its medical curriculum.
Source: Virtual Mentor
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians
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ASHP Offers New Continuing Education Service for Pharmacy Technicians
June 3, 2013 -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is introducing a new online learning portal to help pharmacy technicians keep up with their continuing education needs.
Source: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides
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Developing a New Generation of Nurse Scientists, Educators, and Transformational Leaders Is Aim of Future of Nursing Scholars Program, Launched Today by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
June 3, 2013 -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that it is investing $20 million in the new Future of Nursing Scholars program to support some of the country’s best and brightest nurses as they pursue their PhDs.
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Emerging Workforce Trend: Millennials Look to Health Care
June 3, 2013 -- According to a recent study published by the National Society of High School Scholars, the millennial generation (those between 15 and 27) are increasingly looking to health care as a career goal.
Source: Michigan Health Council
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Tagged keywords: National, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Family Medicine Wins … or Loses?
June 3, 2013 -- Blog by Daniel Spogen, M.D., a family doctor from Nevada, discusses how we have a need for more family physicians, and we have more available students to match to family medicine. Yet, a lower percentage of U.S. graduates are choosing that specialty.
Source: AAFP Leader Voices Blog
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Nevada, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Career Camp for Rural Kids Coming to Rockford
June 3, 2013 -- A Rural Health Careers Camp will come to Rockford this summer to teach local high school students living in rural areas more about health professions.
Source: WREX News
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New AAMC, APA Collaboration Expands Mental Health Educational Resources
June 3, 2013 -- The AAMC and APA are calling for resources and tools to help educate providers and individuals teaching tomorrow’s doctors and other health professionals about the importance of delivering mental health care as part of comprehensive health care.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Nurses Asked to Know, Do More
June 3, 2013 -- Article discusses how in the evolving health industry, nurses are being asked to do more — and know more. Today, industry experts said employers can be choosy.
Source: Times Union
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nursing Industry is Growing, Flexible
June 3, 2013 -- Article tells of several fast-growing nursing specialties that could be an easy fit for a veteran with training as a military nurse:
Source: Marine Corp Times
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Physician Career Moves: List Before You Leap
June 3, 2013 -- Recruiters say doctors can save a lot of time, money and trouble by following a priority checklist to get the job that best suits them.
Source: American Medical News
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Physician Shortage Not Affecting St. Claire
June 3, 2013 -- In response to a report that Kentucky needs thousands of additional physicians and other medical professionals to meet current demands, St. Claire Regional Medical Center issued a statement that it is currently in “very good shape.”
Source: Morehead News
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Optometrists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Redefining Leadership and Medical Teams
June 3, 2013 -- Article discusses how the increasingly specialized nature of medical knowledge and clinical technology has created the need for teams rather than individuals to deliver comprehensive care.
Source: Virtual Mentor
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Serious Work Put Into Making Primary Care Fun Again
June 3, 2013 -- Amid alarming rates of physician burnout, hundreds of clinics nationwide are redesigning their practices with a goal in mind beyond improving the quality of care. They are aiming to make life as a primary care doctor enjoyable once more.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Care Coordination, Clinics, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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VA Hires Over 1600 Mental Health Professionals to Meet Goal
June 3, 2013 -- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has met the goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals outlined in President Obama's Executive Order of Aug. 31, 2012.
Source: Health News Digest
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What Doctors Should Look for in Job Seekers’ Social Media Presence
June 3, 2013 -- Medical practices can get information on potential employees from Facebook or Twitter, but they should know what to watch for and what’s off-limits.
Source: American Medical News
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Midlevel Health Care Providers Seen as Part of the Solution
June 2, 2013 -- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are increasingly being called on to bridge the gap due to the anticipated shortage of primary-care doctors. In Tennessee legislative action will be required to address barriers to scope of practice concerns.
Source: Knoxnews.com
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AAMC Pediatric Program Focuses on Competency-based Learning
May 31, 2013 -- The pilot programs funded by this grant, Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum, will explore the feasibility of moving from the traditional model to competency-based advancement from medical school through residency and practice in pediatrics.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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ANA Hails Iowa Court Ruling as Nurses’ Scope of Practice Win
May 31, 2013 -- The ANA hailed today’s Iowa Supreme Court decision affirming Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners’ ability to supervise a certain high-tech X-ray and imaging procedure.
Source: American Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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HRSA Releases FY 13 Operating Plan, Clarifies Funding for Workforce Programs
May 31, 2013 -- HRSA released an updated Sequestration Operating Plan for 2013 detailing expected 2013 funding levels for HRSA programs including the Title VII health professions, Title VIII nursing workforce, & Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education programs.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Medicare Program; Notification of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunity to Apply for Available Slots
May 31, 2013 -- This notice announces the closure of two teaching hospitals and the initiation of an application process where hospitals must apply to CMS for consideration of Infirmary West Hospital's and Montgomery Hospital's full time equivalent resident cap slots.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Health Reform, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Residency Programs
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New Hampshire AFP's Mentoring Activities Entice Students, Residents to Choose Family Medicine
May 31, 2013 -- The New Hampshire Academy of Family Physicians (AFP) has spent countless hours and thousands of dollars helping medical students and family medicine residents pursue their interest in family medicine during the past several years.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, International, New Hampshire, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Site Registration Now Open for the NHSC Scholar Virtual Job Fairs
May 31, 2013 -- Looking to fill job vacancies? Site registration is now open for NHSC Scholar Virtual Job Fairs on July 20 and August 10. These job fairs are your primary opportunity to recruit NHSC Scholars who are currently in the job placement process.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations
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The Family Caregiver Turns Pro
May 31, 2013 -- Blog discusses how family caregivers accrue marketable skills that can easily translate to the field of direct care.
Source: New York Times
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages; Notice of Meeting
May 30, 2013 -- HRSA announces that a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages will be held June 5, 2013, Rockville, Maryland. Members will discuss the legislatively mandated 13th Annual Report.
Source: Federal Register
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For New Doctors, 8 Minutes Per Patient
May 30, 2013 -- Article discusses how doctors-in-training are spending less time with patients than ever before.
Source: New York Times
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GAO Makes MedPAC Appointments
May 30, 2013 -- The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), has announced the appointment of one new member and the reappointment of five existing members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Health Services Research Call for Papers: Theme Issue - State Health Policy Research
May 30, 2013 -- Health Services Research (HSR) and the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) initiative are partnering to publish a Theme Issue on State Health Policy Research. HSR invites papers for consideration on research on provider supply and other topics.
Source: Health Services Research
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Primary Care, it's the Awesomest! To be the People's Doctor, There's No Better Way to Be!
May 30, 2013 -- Article provides a recent letter written by four soon-to-be residents who have chosen to go into various primary care fields. The day after their graduation, they sent this letter to all medical students at their alma mater, SUNY Downstate.
Source: Future of Family Medicine
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AHRQ Reports Indicate Quality of Health Care Improving, Access Worsening
May 29, 2013 -- Health care in America is far from perfect, according to a pair of reports just released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Report authors conclude that overall quality of care is improving, but access to care is worsening.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Health Organizations Brace for Doctor Shortage
May 29, 2013 -- Hospitals in La Crosse have been trying to combat the doctor shortage for a few years now, but that may not be the only change they're facing. The evolving model of patient care could play a big role in how many doctors are needed in the future.
Source: WKBT News
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Wisconsin
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New Research Shows Continuing Medical Education Saves Healthcare Costs
May 29, 2013 -- A study has shown that continuing medical education can save significant costs to the healthcare system even when a modest number of doctors change their practice as a result of what they have learned.
Source: PR Newswire
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Practice Redesign, Patients, and Interprofessional Education
May 29, 2013 -- Malcolm Cox and Mary Naylor reflect on the inextricable linkage between education reform and practice redesign. It is excerpted from proceedings (coming soon) of the 2013 Macy Conference, co-chaired by Cox and Naylor.
Source: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
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Rural Scholars Program Grooms Primary Care Docs in AL
May 29, 2013 -- Article tells of the University of Alabama's Rural Medical Scholars Program that helps students prepare for the rigors of medical school—and careers as primary care physicians.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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Health Care is Spread Thin on Alaskan Frontier
May 28, 2013 -- Article describes the challenges health systems face in rural Alaska and how their 150 community health aides, mostly women, learn medical skills that include trauma response, pregnancy testing and vaccination to help fill the health care gap.
Source: New York Times
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Physician Assistants Officially Recognized as Key Healthcare Providers
May 28, 2013 -- Today, Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius emphasized the essential value of Physician Assistants (PAs) while speaking before a general session at the American Academy of Physician Assistants' 41st Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Source: PRNewswire
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Psychiatric Hospital Workers Warn of Short Staffing
May 28, 2013 -- Doctors at a second state psychiatric hospital have complained that staffing shortages are so severe that the care of patients and safety of workers are at risk.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Health Care Access, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention
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Renewing Joy in Primary Care Spotlighted in Annals Study
May 28, 2013 -- Research published in the Annals of Family Medicine points to declining levels of work satisfaction among primary care physicians. They highlighted high-functioning practices and visited some to learn how to revive the joy and mitigate physician burnout.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Michigan, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Senate OKs Bills Addressing Medical Provider Gap
May 28, 2013 -- Over the objection of doctors, the state Senate on Tuesday passed two of three health reform-related bills intended to address California's medical provider gap. The bills expand the role of nurse practitioners, optometrists, and pharmacists.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Policy, Rural, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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When 'Mean Girls' Wear Scrubs
May 28, 2013 -- For many nurses, leaving high school doesn't mean leaving the bullies behind. Bullying has been called nursing's "dirty little secret," but judging by the numbers, it's hard to believe it could be kept secret at all.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Doctors and NPs Sharply Divided Over Scope of Practice
May 27, 2013 -- Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) are split over the role NPs should play in boosting the supply of primary care, said a study that reported the results of a survey of 505 doctors and 467 NPs practicing in primary care settings.
Source: American Medical News
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Most Medical Residents Dissatisfied with the Quality of Substance-Abuse Training
May 27, 2013 -- A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the nation's leading teaching hospitals, found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other substance use disorders as fair or poor.
Source: Medical News Today
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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'It is Getting a Lot Harder to Do This': Doctor Shortage Strains Practices
May 25, 2013 -- Article reports that here just aren't enough doctors in our country. The shortage has hit rural America especially hard, but there may be some solutions.
Source: The Daily Nightly
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Texas, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Bucking Burnout: Cultivating Resilience in Today’s Physicians
May 25, 2013 -- Studies indicate that burnout affects 25 to 60 percent of all physicians. In response to this problem, a number of medical schools have considered offering students resiliency training.
Source: AAMC Reporter
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, New York, Physicians
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Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals Strive to Create a Culture of Innovation
May 25, 2013 -- A growing number of medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health care systems are hiring chief innovation officers to find novel solutions to every day health care problems.
Source: AAMC Reporter
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Massachusetts
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AAMC, Khan Academy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Collaborate to Produce Online Tutorials for the 2015 MCAT® Exam
May 24, 2013 -- A new AAMC collaboration with Khan Academy and the Robert Wood Foundation will create a free online learning tool that will help prospective medical students study for the revised 2015 Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT®).
Source: AAMC Reporter
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Comics and Medicine Course Helps Medical Students Communicate
May 24, 2013 -- “Graphic medicine,” a new field that uses comic writing and illustration to tell medical stories, is now part of the curricula at several medical schools.
Source: AAMC Reporter
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Health Care Groups Request Funding for Workforce Commission
May 24, 2013 -- On May 21st the Association of American Medical Colleges was among three dozen organizations that sent a letter encouraging House and Senate appropriators to provide $3 million for the National Health Care Workforce Commission in FY 2014.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Senate Bill Seeks to Empower Long-Term Care Ombudsmen, Strengthen Eldercare Workforce
May 24, 2013 -- Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Source: McKnight's Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Policy, Primary Care
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Texas Legislature Approves Increased Scopes of Practice for Nurses and Physician Assistants
May 24, 2013 -- A Senate bill which would provide advanced practice nurses and physician assistants with broader authority to prescribe controlled substances, has been approved by the state legislature and now awaits the signature of the Governor.
Source: Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation
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Tagged keywords: Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Policy, Scope of Practice, Texas, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Birth of Forensic Nursing
May 24, 2013 -- Article tells how Virginia A. Lynch's determination to stop clinicians from unintentionally obstructing justice inspired a new nursing specialty called forensic nursing.
In 2012 forensic nursing was recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Licensure and Certification, National, Nursing Occupations, Specialty Choice
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Unique ‘Nurse Navigator’ Helps Cancer Patients at Morristown Medical Center
May 24, 2013 -- Article tells how cancer patients at more and more hospitals are getting crucial help navigating the course of their life-threatening illness in the form of the nurse navigator medical care model.
Source: New Jersey Hills
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American Nurses Association Publishes New Staffing 101 Guide
May 23, 2013 -- The ANA has published a guide to help nurses develop effective approaches to optimal staffing decisions and plans for safe, quality care. It is also a tool for identifying and developing the processes and policies needed to improve nurse staffing.
Source: American Nurses Association
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Health Centers Honoring Veterans.. and Hiring Them
May 23, 2013 -- The White House, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and NACHC will be working together to boost the number of veterans employed at community health centers.
Source: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Hundreds of Nurses Walk Out at Two San Jose Hospitals
May 23, 2013 -- A large group of registered nurses walked off the job Thursday morning at two hospitals in San Jose. The nurses are in a dispute over wages, benefits, pension and staffing levels.
Source: CBS San Francisco
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill With Provider Provision
May 23, 2013 -- On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a bipartisan immigration bill (S 744) with a provision that would make it easier for U.S.-trained foreign physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to work in the U.S.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Access, Immigration, International, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention
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We Need More Nurses to Provide Primary Care
May 23, 2013 -- Deb Whitman, AARP’s executive vice president for policy, strategy and international affairs, highlights the importance of ensuring nurses practice to the full extent of their training to address the shortage of primary care providers.
Source: AARP Blog
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctors and Hospitals’ Use of Health IT more than Doubles Since 2012
May 22, 2013 -- HHS has met and exceeded its goal for 50 percent of doctor offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have EHRs by the end of 2013. EHRs give doctors, hospitals, and other providers the ability to better coordinate care and reduce errors.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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Graduates of NJ Nursing Initiative Will Help Replenish Teaching Ranks
May 22, 2013 -- New Jersey’s nursing school faculties will soon be replenished with 10 newly minted professors, thanks the New Jersey Nursing Initiative, a program that is aiming to strengthen nursing education.
Source: NJ Spotlight
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Minnesota and Vermont Lawmakers Allow PCAs to Unionize
May 22, 2013 -- State legislatures in Minnesota and Vermont have passed bills giving personal care aides (PCAs) the right to join a union. The bills are expected to be signed by each state's respective governor
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Minnesota, Vermont
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National Center Announces Advisory Council Members
May 22, 2013 -- The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education has selected 16 leaders from the fields of health practice and policy, business, learning and education, and academic research to serve as members of the their national advisory council.
Source: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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Q&A: Rural Health Practitioner of the Year, Larry Rhodes, MD
May 22, 2013 -- Article interviews West Virginia pediatric cardiologist Larry Rhodes, MD. For his advocacy of rural health issues and efforts to improve access, Rhodes was named the 2013 Rural Health Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health Association.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, National, Physicians, Rural, West Virginia
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ACCME Announces Proposal for Simplifying and Evolving the Accreditation Requirements and Process
May 21, 2013 -- The ACCME announces a “Proposal for Simplifying and Evolving the Accreditation Requirements and Process.” The purpose is to streamline the accreditation process and requirements and to strengthen support for continuing medical education.
Source: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
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Bowie State University Adds New Track to So. Md. Nursing Program
May 21, 2013 -- Bowie State University will offer a nurse educator track for the Master of Science in Nursing degree program. This track will prepare today’s nurses to be instructors in academic or health care settings.
Source: Southern Maryland Online
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Doctor Shortages May Undercut Kentucky Medicaid Expansion
May 21, 2013 -- Kentucky’s longstanding physician shortages, combined with refusals by some doctors to take new Medicaid patients because of low reimbursements, threaten to undercut Medicaid expansion efforts — particularly in rural areas.
Source: Courier-Journal
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Kentucky, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Ministry Health Care Announces Workforce Cuts
May 21, 2013 -- Ministry Health Care plans to lay off hundreds of employees, citing a decline in patients and reimbursement rates as well as the impact of the federal sequestration bill.
Source: Central Wisconsin Business
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, Wisconsin
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More Men are Being Educated as Registered Nurses
May 21, 2013 -- A review of data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the National League for Nursing confirms that men represent an increasing percentage of nursing students.
Source: American Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Nighttime Docs at ICUs Don't Boost Patient Outcomes: Study
May 21, 2013 -- Although many hospital intensive care units have a nighttime attending physician on staff to help improve outcomes, new research suggests this may have no clear benefit to patients.
Source: MedLine Plus
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Residency Programs
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Patient Care Workers Set to Start Walkout at Five UC Hospitals
May 21, 2013 -- Respiratory therapists, nursing aides and surgical technicians are striking over staffing, pay and pension reform. Citing safety, a judge rules that about 450 employees cannot take part.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Nursing Aides, Respiratory Therapists, Surgical Technologists
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UC Hospitals Cancel Surgeries, Divert Patients Amid Strike
May 21, 2013 -- The walkout by patient care workers shuts down some services at medical centers in L.A., Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco and Sacramento.
Source: Los Angeles Times
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Respiratory Therapists
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Frockt Bill to Expand Health Care Access Signed into Law
May 20, 2013 -- A bill to help repay school loans for health professionals who work in rural and underserved areas was signed into law today by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Source: Bothell Reporter
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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Medical School Enrollment Outpacing Available Residency Slots
May 20, 2013 -- Results of the 2012 AAMC medical school enrollment survey show that enrollment at U.S. medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine is increasing. Medical school deans are concerned about about insufficient numbers of residency training positions.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Personal Care Attendants: KanCare's Unheralded Workers
May 20, 2013 -- Article looks at how the transition to KanCare has been going for the state’s personal care attendants who are Medicaid service providers.
Source: Kansas Health Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Kansas, Medicare and Medicaid
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Darrington's Sole Doctor is Always In
May 19, 2013 -- Article tells how mountain rescues, midnight calls and hurt hens are all part of the job for Dr. Gary Schillhammer, Darrington's only doctor.
Source: Daily Herald
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Washington
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Getting More Doctors, Nurses into Rural Oregon Should Win Legislature's Support
May 19, 2013 -- A bill has been introduced to pay full tuition and fees for up to 40 students at Oregon Health & Science University as long as they commit to practice in an underserved area for a period of time equaling the years they were subsidized plus one year.
Source: Oregon Live
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Authors Needed for MedEdPORTAL® DREAM Collection
May 17, 2013 -- MedEdPORTAL® Publications is seeking authors to provide analysis of assessment measures used in health sciences education for the DREAM (Directory and Repository of Educational Assessment Measures) collection.
Source: MedEdPORTAL
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Surgical Residents Disapprove of 2011 ACGME Duty Hour Regulations, Survey Finds
May 17, 2013 -- Article tells of a recent study that found that the majority of surgical residents who were surveyed reported that they disapprove of the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Common Program Requirements.
Source: Medical News Today
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rhode Island
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UND Honored for Contributions to Building the Family Medicine Workforce
May 17, 2013 -- The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences was recognized the American Academy of Family Physicians as one of the top 12 medical schools that have contributed the most to the pipeline of family physicians.
Source: University Letter
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Washington, West Virginia, Workforce Pipeline
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UofL Rural Medicine Program among Nation’s Best, Trailing Only East Tennessee State, LSU
May 17, 2013 -- The University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Rural Campus in Madisonville recently was rated third best in the nation for identifying, nurturing and educating medical students who have an identified interest in future rural practice.
Source: KyForward
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Kentucky, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Tennessee
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Geriatrics House Calls: Seeing the Whole Person
May 16, 2013 -- A house call during his first year of residency has helped a doctor remember that every patient is a human being with a story not just a disease.
Source: Primary Care Progress
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Hard-Nosed About Physician Teamwork
May 16, 2013 -- A Michigan healthcare system tells physicians: Be part of a multidisciplinary team or go away. Though many physicians are not collaborative by nature, a team-based approach is the only way to ensure success, says Spectrum Health.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Increasing Medical Residencies Could Help Inland Empire
May 16, 2013 -- As the Inland Empire grapples with a shortage of primary care physicians, experts say the solution hinges on creating more medical residencies.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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North Dakota's Shale Boom Brings Opportunity for Women
May 16, 2013 -- Article reports on the rise in salaries and employment opportunities for women in western North Dakota. Two nurse practitioners have opened up a family health center in Watford City.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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Docs, Nurses Disagree Over Expanded Nurse Roles
May 15, 2013 -- As nurse practitioners lobby to expand their authority and scope of practice in many states, a New England Journal of Medicine study released Wednesday documents a deep chasm between how doctors and nurses regard the issue.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Doctors Transform How They Practice Medicine
May 15, 2013 -- Article focuses on how doctors are changing how they work in response to turmoil in the health care system.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, New Jersey, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Healthcare Leaders Sound Off on Organized Labor
May 15, 2013 -- How much of a threat does organized labor pose to healthcare organizations? Hospital and health system leaders weigh in on this sensitive issue, which ranked among their top three concerns in a recent industry survey.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: California, Georgia, Health Administrators, Hospitals, National, New Hampshire, Texas
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Improving Economy Drives Medical Staff Turnover
May 15, 2013 -- With stronger investment portfolios in place, late-career physicians are ready to set retirement dates, continuing the historical relationship between turnover and the economy.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Millennials Fancy Healthcare, Tech Jobs
May 15, 2013 -- Healthcare and technology jobs have the most appeal to Generation Y, according to the sixth annual Millennial Career Survey, published May 13 by the National Society of High School Scholars. Eight healthcare organizations landed among the top 25 choices.
Source: Healthcare IT News
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Report: NM Facing Medical Access Difficulties
May 15, 2013 -- A report released by the Legislative Finance Committee said New Mexico residents could encounter growing problems of access to medical care due to the potential need of 2,000 physicians, 3,000 registered nurses and as many as 800 dentists.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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Rural Healthcare Can Entice the Best and Brightest
May 15, 2013 -- Article tells the story of Ali Chisti who intends to pursue a career in primary care, not as a neurosurgeon as he planned. The story illustrates the sacrifices that young physicians are forced to make if they want to provide primary care in rural America.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Specialty Choice, Supply and Demand
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American Nurses Association Empowers Nurses to Create Solutions to Staffing Challenges
May 14, 2013 -- The American Nurses Association is convening a unique staffing conference, November 8-9, 2013, to empower nurses to discover, learn, and create inventive solutions to the complex challenge of determining and delivering appropriate nurse staffing.
Source: American Nurses Foundation
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Family Physicians, Patients Embrace Direct Primary Care
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of direct primary care, a practice model in which patients pay a monthly fee for unfettered access to their physicians and a wide variety of primary care services. Some think it could be a solution for the looming physician shortage.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Kansas, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Washington
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First Analysis of Dental Therapists Finds Increase in Access for Children, Low-Income Adults
May 14, 2013 -- A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to people who need it most: children and those who can't afford care.
Source: Science Codex
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Minnesota, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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How a Florida Medical School Cares for Communities In Need
May 14, 2013 -- With community-based health care a central part of its curriculum, Florida International University's medical school turned an RV into a mobile health clinic so that students could treat families in neighborhoods where medical care is scare.
Source: NPR
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Hybrid Healthcare Training Partnership Opens Options for Students
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of the partnership that launched eHealth careers, an occupational therapy assistant program at Bristol Community College. Most of the class occurs online, but students usually meet once or twice a week, to acquire hands-on experiences.
Source: Community College Times
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Online Nursing Master's Program Stresses Leadership
May 14, 2013 -- Article tells of an online university program for aspiring family nurse practitioners that promises "an exact replica" of the rigorous clinical and leadership training offered on campus.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Med Schools on Track to Hit 30% Enrollment Growth Target
May 13, 2013 -- Enrollment in U.S. allopathic medical schools has risen by 3,029 students since 2002, an 18% increase that puts nationwide progress in line to meet a goal of 30% enrollment growth by 2017, according to an Assn. of American Medical Colleges report.
Source: American Medical News
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Nurses Up the Hiring Ante
May 13, 2013 -- Recruiting, retaining, and managing nurses has never been more important. As a group, nurses are better educated and more politically active than ever before. A new report from HRSA gives an overview of nurses progress.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Health Professionals Split Over Allowing Psychologists to Prescribe Drugs
May 12, 2013 -- A bill making its way through the Illinois legislature that would allow specially trained psychologists to write prescriptions, which advocates say will fill a critical need, especially in rural and other underserved areas.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Policy, Psychiatrists, Psychologists
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Nurses Without Jobs: A Sign of the Times
May 11, 2013 -- The need for nurses will never disappear, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that 711,900 new nursing jobs will be created by 2020, but in the current economy, the job prospects for a nurse are surprisingly uncertain.
Source: Georgia Health News
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Senate Bill Would Establish Nurse Staffing Ratios
May 11, 2013 -- U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has introduced the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, legislation that aims to improve patient care and address the nationwide shortage of nurses.
Source: Nurse.com
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Congress Looks to Avoid Student Loan Interest Rate “Cliff”
May 10, 2013 -- Article tells of recent legislation that has been introduced in Congress that addresses federal student loans.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Council on Graduate Medical Education; Notice of Meeting
May 10, 2013 -- This public meeting, in webinar format, will be held May 30, 2013. The council will finalize work on its 21st Report and will discuss recent developments in the physician workforce and in graduate medical education.
Source: Federal Register
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DoD Budget Seeks to Cut More Than 5,000 Civilian Healthcare Workers Over Five Years
May 10, 2013 -- The Department of Defense plans to cut its civilian workforce by 5% to 6% by the end of fiscal year 2018, including more than 5,000 from the Military Health System.
Source: U.S. Medicine
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Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers
May 10, 2013 -- Comments are being requested by CMS on a proposal to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems for acute care hospitals. Also, are a number of changes relating to direct graduate medical education and indirect medical education.
Source: Federal Register
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Senate Finance Leaders Seek Input on Physician Payment Reform
May 10, 2013 -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today urged physicians and other stakeholders to submit specific suggestions on how to improve Medicare payment for physicians.
Source: AHA News Now
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VA Will Introduce Productivity Models for Five MD Specialties This Year
May 10, 2013 -- Under pressure to develop an accurate method of assessing physician output and determining appropriate staffing levels at medical facilities, the VA has agreed to establish productivity models for five additional specialties by the end of this year.
Source: U.S. Medicine
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Walden University Announces $200k in 'Nurses of the Year' Scholarships
May 10, 2013 -- In recognition of National Nurses Week, and to help nurses worldwide make a greater impact in their organizations and their fields, Walden University announced Friday it is offering nine nursing scholarships totaling more than $200,000.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Holds SGR Replacement Hearing
May 10, 2013 -- The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a May 7 hearing, the third this year, in a series focused on Congress’s continued efforts to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and transform the Medicare physician payment system.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Achieving Meaningful Use as a Rural Solo Nurse Practitioner Practice
May 9, 2013 -- Article focuses on how nurses are achieving meaningful use and how Electronic Health Records and nursing have evolved over time.
Source: Health IT Buzz
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California Weighs Expanded Role for Nurse Practitioners
May 9, 2013 -- California is one of 15 states expected to consider legislation this year that would give advanced practice nurses more independence and authority.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Empowered Nurse Advocates Build Effective Patient-Centered Health Care Teams
May 9, 2013 -- Article discusses how empowered nurses possess highly effective conflict resolution skills and understand the skillful application of nursing ethics which are among the prerequisite skills of nurse advocates working on a strong patient care team.
Source: Wing of Zock
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Health Centers to Help Uninsured Individuals Gain Affordable Health Insurance Coverage
May 9, 2013 -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new funding of approximately $150 million to help community health centers provide in-person enrollment assistance to uninsured individuals across the nation.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Leaders Glad Medical School in Springfield One Step Closer
May 9, 2013 -- Springfield’s medical and business leaders welcomed the news that Missouri legislators have approved $10 million in operating costs to help fund a medical school campus in Springfield.
Source: News-Leader.com
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Physician Volume Drops: 4 U.S. Regions Feeling the Impact
May 9, 2013 -- While the number of actively licensed physicians in the United States grew 3 percent overall from 2010 to 2012, the number decreased in four regions across the country, according to data from the Federation of State Medical Boards.
Source: Becker's ASC Review
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U.S. Doctor Shortage Will Get Worse Unless Congress Ups Funds
May 9, 2013 -- Increasing medical school enrollment is helping to avert the doctor shortage, but this will not result in new practicing physicians unless Congress acts to lift the cap on residency training positions, according to a new report.
Source: United Press International, Inc.
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A Shift Toward Improving Patient Safety in Medical Education
May 8, 2013 -- David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health discusses how he has noticed a groundswell of interest in improving the methods in which patient safety measures are taught, across the board, in medical education.
Source: Philly.com
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Lower Nurse Turnover Linked to Higher Quality Care in Rural Hospitals
May 8, 2013 -- A new study suggests that rural hospitals that have lower nursing turnover and better practice environments may fare better when it comes to ensuring that heart failure patients receive optimal care.
Source: Nursezone.com
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Nurse Staffing Ratios Linked to Peds Readmissions
May 8, 2013 -- Pediatric nurse staffing ratios are significantly associated with hospital readmission for children with common medical and surgical conditions, according to a study led by a nurse scientist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Ohio
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Primary Care Physicians Generate More Revenue for Hospitals than Specialists
May 8, 2013 -- A new survey shows that primary care physicians (PCPs) generate more annual revenue for hospitals than specialists do. This provides PCPs with a strong argument that they should be compensated more generously by hospitals.
Source: Medical Economics
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Bill Introduced in Congress
May 8, 2013 -- Federal legislation has been introduced in Congress that empowers registered nurses (RNs) to drive staffing decisions in hospitals and, consequently, protect patients and improve the quality of care.
Source: American Nurses Foundation
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UT Regents Expected to OK $334.5 Million Plan for Med School
May 8, 2013 -- A committee of the University of Texas (UT) System Board of Regents is scheduled to review the university’s $334.5 million medical school proposal Wednesday, and the full board is expected to sign off Thursday.
Source: American Statesman
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Herzing University Adds $100k in Scholarships to Honor Nurses Week
May 7, 2013 -- In honor of National Nurses Week Herzing University has a new scholarship program. In addition to current scholarships, Herzing is earmarking another $100,000 for students who enroll, or are already enrolled in, one of its many nursing programs.
Source: Advance for Nurses
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Wages, Hours and Training are Biggest Barriers to Recruiting Home Care Workers
May 7, 2013 -- Compensation, lack of full-time hours and training are the largest barriers to recruiting and training direct-care workers in home and community-based programs, according to the findings of a new set of surveys of Michigan providers.
Source: Home Health Care News
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Michigan, National
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2014 Predicted to Mark Faster Decline in Primary Care Access
May 6, 2013 -- The stress that 30 million additional insured people will place on the health care system under the coverage expansions that will start in 2014 requires funneling more resources into primary health care training, witnesses told a Senate panel on April 23.
Source: American Medical News
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Attract Quality Physicians to an ASC: 6 Steps to Better Recruitment
May 6, 2013 -- Article lists six steps ambulatory surgical centers can use to attract quality physicians to their facility.
Source: Becker's ASC Review
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Healthcare Job Creation, Confidence Diminish
May 6, 2013 -- As the national economy rebounds, healthcare jobs are off their previous gangbuster pace. Last weeks Bureau of Labor Statistics April jobs report showed that the healthcare sector showed signs of softness.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Hospitals, National
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Home Care Workers' Wage Plight Attracts Media Attention
May 6, 2013 -- In recent days, numerous national media outlets have reported on the home care workforce as it waits for a long-promised change to federal law that would grant them basic wage protections.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Supply and Demand
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Medical School Enrollment Forecast Tempered by Residency Concerns
May 6, 2013 -- Despite a rosy enrollment forecast, 40% of medical school deans surveyed have expressed "major concern" that the number of available residency training positions will fall short, says the Association of American Medical Schools.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Need for Advanced Nursing Education Rises
May 6, 2013 -- A nationwide push for nurses with advanced degrees is taking place. Yet nurses considering advanced degrees may see the value of higher education, but issues such as family responsibilities and budget constraints make obtaining it a challenge.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Missouri, National, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Washington
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Nursing Residencies Help City Hospitals Train, Retain Graduates
May 6, 2013 -- Article tells of Alaska Regional Hospital's first registered nurse residency program. This structured residency program, that bridges the gap from classroom to hospital, is an important way for Anchorage hospitals to hire and retain nurses.
Source: Anchorage Daily News
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program.
May 6, 2013 -- Comments are being requested by the Administration for Children and Families on proposed data collection activities as part of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program.
Source: Federal Register
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Q&A: An ONC HIT Workforce Development Program Success Sory
May 6, 2013 -- Government Health IT spoke with Robert Reedy about why he wanted to enter the Health Information Technology (HIT) field, and why he was draw to the ONC’s HIT Workforce Development Program.
Source: Government Health IT
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Informaticians, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Sebelius Lauds Nurses, Pledges Continued Support
May 6, 2013 -- Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of HHS, recognized National Nurses Week with a written statement of the administration’s support of nursing. She singled out several education initiatives and scholarship and loan repayment programs available to nurses.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctor Shortage Growing
May 5, 2013 -- Article tells what some health care organizations in Indiana are doing to help solve the shortage of primary-care physicians.
Source: South Bend Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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AAFP Honors Medical Schools for Their Outstanding Contributions to Building the Family Medicine Workforce
May 3, 2013 -- Twelve of the nation’s 126 allopathic medical schools were honored today by the American Academy of Family Physicians for contributing the most to the pipeline of family physicians.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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AAMC Concerned about Proposed Cuts to Doctor Training in FY 2014 IPPS Rule
May 3, 2013 -- CMS has issued the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule containing changes to the Medicare Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems. AAMC is concerned about the impact on graduate medical education payments and residents training.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Notice of Meeting
May 3, 2013 -- HRSA announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry on May 20-21, 2013. They will finalize work on the Report to Congress pertaining to interprofessional education of primary care providers.
Source: Federal Register
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Health Care Adds 19k Jobs in April
May 3, 2013 -- Health care added 19,000 jobs in April mostly in ambulatory health care services at 14,000. Ambulatory care includes doctors' offices and outpatient care centers.
Source: DOTmed.News
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Hospitals Add 2,700 Jobs in April
May 3, 2013 -- Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.06% in April to a seasonally adjusted 4,836,200 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 2,700 more people than in March and 57,700 more than a year ago.
Source: AHA News Now
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Health Workforce Webinar: NCHWA’s Nursing Workforce Research Activities and Findings
May 2, 2013 -- The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis has announced the next Webinar in its Health Workforce Webinar Series - NCHWA’s Nursing Workforce Research Activities and Findings. This Webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 2:00PM ET.
Source: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medical School Enrollment on Pace to Reach 30 Percent Increase by 2017
May 2, 2013 -- U.S. medical schools are on track to increase their enrollment 30 percent by 2017, according to results of the annual Medical School Enrollment Survey conducted by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) Center for Workforce Studies.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medical Schools’ Efforts to Address Primary Care Needs
May 2, 2013 -- Several new medical schools have taken measures to address the nation’s critical need for primary care physicians. Many are in states or regions with particularly strong needs for an increased health care workforce, and they want their graduates to stay
Source: Wing of Zock
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Education and Training, Florida, Michigan, National, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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No Answer to the Call Button: Nursing Shortage Looms in Michigan
May 2, 2013 -- There are renewed warnings of impending nursing shortages in Michigan. Hiring bottlenecks persist at the very nursing schools that could turn out more nurses, and an aging nursing faculty is poised to leave more teaching vacancies as they retire.
Source: Michigan Live
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Nominees Sought for Family Medicine-focused Fellowship
May 2, 2013 -- Practicing family physicians, family medicine educators and family medicine residents are invited to apply for the James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine Fellowship at the Institute of Medicine.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Nursing: The Most Trusted Profession in America
May 2, 2013 -- Article give an overview of the nursing profession, a caring career that holds numerous opportunities for service. Last year, Americans voted nurses the most trusted professionals in America for the 13th time in 14 years in the annual Gallup poll
Source: Boston Globe
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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The Changing Face of Medical School Admissions
May 2, 2013 -- Article tells how admissions policies have been quietly but radically changing in a handful of medical schools, and those changes have yielded surprisingly successful results.
Source: New York Times
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A New Approach to Recruitment and Retention
May 1, 2013 -- Author discusses the need for a new approach to family doctor placement. A website that would bridge the gap between rural and urban job placement and provide support and encouragement to retain recruits in the job of their dreams could be the answer.
Source: AAFP Leader Voices Blog
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Experts Call for Medical Leaders to Establish Guidelines, Embed Honesty in Academic Cultures
May 1, 2013 -- Two academic physicians call on leaders in medical education to establish guidelines and change the culture of medical school and training programs in regards to cheating on exams and other unethical behavior among physicians-in-training.
Source: Medical News Today
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Home Services Workers Balk at Regulation
May 1, 2013 -- The Assembly Committee on Human Services in California yesterday voted to approve a bill designed to register and regulate home health care workers, but many home services agencies and workers oppose it.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Is There a Doctor in the Hills?
May 1, 2013 -- According to HRSA's widely accepted ratio, every geographic area, whether urban or rural, should have at least one primary care physician for every 3,500 people, but achieving that ratio in rural Western North Carolina isn’t easy.
Source: MountainXPress
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Health Care Access, North Carolina, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Luring Doctors and Lawyers to Rural America
May 1, 2013 -- Dr. Byron Crouse, associate dean for rural and community health and director of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, was a featured guest May 1st on NPRs "Talk of the Nation," where he discussed how to attract physicians to rural communities.
Source: National Public Radio
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wisconsin
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Macy Faculty Scholar Wrenetha Julion on Cultural Competency Training
May 1, 2013 -- Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, associate professor at Rush University College of Nursing, discusses her work to develop a cultural competency course for health professions students.
Source: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation,
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Illinois, Nursing Occupations
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Nurse Turnover Affects HF Care at Rural Hospitals
May 1, 2013 -- Lower nursing turnover and better practice environments can help rural hospitals ensure high-quality care for heart failure patients, according to a study in the May issue of the journal Medical Care.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Rural
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Nurses Go Back to School to Get their Bachelor's Degree
May 1, 2013 -- During the past five years, more Illinois nurses with two-year degrees have enrolled in accelerated nursing programs in pursuit of a bachelor's, a trend that is unfolding nationally too.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Hospitals, Illinois, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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College Preps Health Jobs In Lebanon
April 30, 2013 -- Training for health care workers is becoming a bigger part of Lebanon College’s curriculum as the school hopes to meet the growing need for skilled professionals at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the region’s other health care providers.
Source: Valley News
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Tagged keywords: New Hampshire
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Nurses Uniquely Suited to be Care Coordinators
April 30, 2013 -- As patient-centered medical homes become more commonplace, so too will care coordinators, a role that many believe is perfect for nurses to step into. Good care coordinators have lots of experience.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Policies Targeted Toward Aging Physicians May Keep Doctors Working Longer, Smarter
April 30, 2013 -- Some hospitals and health care systems are starting to adopt official policies that require physicians to undergo health assessments upon reaching a certain age. Such policies may benefit patient safety, but also keep doctors working longer.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Texas, Virginia
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Primary Care Physician Pay Rose 2.9% Nationally
April 30, 2013 -- Primary care physicians nationally reported receiving first-year guaranteed compensation of $180,000 last year, up from $175,000 in 2011, according to an annual survey done by MGMA-ACMPE, the association for executives of medical group practices.
Source: Business Watch
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Central Coast Faces Doctor Shortage
April 29, 2013 -- According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, there's a critical shortage of primary care physicians on California's Central Coast. And the problem is projected to get a lot worse.
Source: KSBY.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Community Health Workers Direct Brockton Patients to the Services they Need
April 29, 2013 -- Article tells of the Massachusetts HealthCorps Navigators program. Navigators work on projects that promote health education, patient access and developing fitness programs and nutrition tips under Community HealthCorps, an extension of AmeriCorps.
Source: EnterpriseNews.com
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Health Care Access, Massachusetts, Workforce Pipeline
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Doctors Troubled by FTC's Role in Scope-of-Practice Issues
April 29, 2013 -- Physician leaders are growing increasingly alarmed at efforts by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to weigh in on proposed state legislation regarding clinical roles of nonphysicians, even though most of those efforts have failed.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Florida, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Idaho AFP Champions Rural, Underserved Opportunities Program
April 29, 2013 -- The Idaho AFP has supported the University of Washington School of Medicine's Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program for 24 years. The program aims to fill the primary care pipeline with young physicians who will stay in the state to practice.
Source: AAFP News Now
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Washington, Workforce Pipeline
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Immigration Bill Aims to Ease Doctor Shortage
April 29, 2013 -- Proposed reforms from a bipartisan group of senators would revamp J-1 visas and other programs that improve access to physician services in rural and underserved areas.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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MetroHealth Joins Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals with Policy to Not Hire Tobacco Users
April 29, 2013 -- Smokers who want to work at MetroHealth System will be out of luck June 1 when the safety net hospital launches a new policy to not hire tobacco users.
Source: The Plain Dealer
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Ohio
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National Nurses Week Emphasizes Quality Care and Innovation, May 6-12
April 29, 2013 -- This year’s National Nurses Week theme is “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care,”
For Nurses Week, ANA is offering a free continuing education highlighting RNs’ efforts to improve patient outcomes.
Source: American Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Obama Administration Mulls Rule to Give Home Health Aides Better Wages
April 29, 2013 -- In 2011, the president called for a change in the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide minimum wage and overtime guarantees for these workers. But the proposal has been strongly opposed by some industry and disability groups.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Radiology Still One of the Highest Paid Specialties
April 29, 2013 -- The yearly compensation for radiologists dropped from first place to third place according to Medscape's 2013 Physician Compensation Report.
Source: DOTmed.News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
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Save The Date: Corps Community Day 2013!
April 29, 2013 -- The National Health Service Corps announces that Corps Community Day will take place on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Corps Community Day celebrates the important work of the Corps to increase access to primary care where it is needed most.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Translating Veterans’ Medical Skills into Nursing Careers
April 29, 2013 -- Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new program to help military veterans with health care experience or training, such as medics, pursue nursing careers.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations
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As Demand for Nurses Increases, so too Does the Requirement for More Education and Training
April 28, 2013 -- The number of students enrolled in baccalaureate degree completion programs increased by 13.4 percent from 2010 to 2011. Master’s programs reported a 7.6 percent jump in enrollments in 2011.
Source: The Patriot-News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Hospitals, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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CMS Issues Proposed Inpatient Payment Regulation; Policies to Promote Safety and Program Integrity among Proposals
April 26, 2013 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update fiscal year (FY) 2014 Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays at general acute care and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Policy
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Leadership in Academic Medicine: Department Chairs Require a Blend of Characteristics
April 26, 2013 -- Department chairs play important leadership roles at medical schools and teaching hospitals, but health care and medical education are changing, and in many places, the job of the department chair is changing along with them.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Administrators, Hospitals, Mississippi, National, Residency Programs, Tennessee
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Match Day Results Show Need to Increase Graduate Medical Education Slots
April 26, 2013 -- This year, 1,097 U.S. senior medical students did not match in the first round, up from 815 last year. The results indicate a need to increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Florida, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas
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Physician Compensation Survey: A Little More Money and a LOT More Paperwork
April 26, 2013 -- Despite reported cuts in reimbursements, the average physician enjoyed a moderate-to-significant boost in income this year. But that came at a price, docs are spending way more time on paperwork.
Source: MedCity News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians
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Senate Panel Lauds Medical School Primary Care Efforts
April 26, 2013 -- On April 23rd the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging met to discuss health care workforce shortages, notable primary care programs at medical schools, and a number of federal programs.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Specialty Choice
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Doctor: ‘I Gave up on Health Care in America’
April 25, 2013 -- Article tells of a family physician from Colo. who was disillusioned with how stressful and expensive it had become to practice in the U.S. He explored opportunities to work abroad as a locum tenen, or freelance doctor and now works in rural Australia.
Source: FOX 8 Cleveland
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Is Nursing Still an Attractive Career Choice?
April 25, 2013 -- Article discusses how licensed practical and vocational nurses are getting pushed out of hospitals and even a registered nursing job no longer offers a sure-fire career path, but demand is booming for nurses with advanced degrees or specializations.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses
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Lawmakers Support Direct-Care Worker Wage Increases in Minnesota, Massachusetts
April 25, 2013 -- State lawmakers in Minnesota and Massachusetts have taken steps to raise the wages of direct-care workers.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Massachusetts, Minnesota
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Midlevel Health Jobs Shrink
April 25, 2013 -- The health-care sector, one of the last redoubts of stable and well-paying jobs for less-educated workers, is beginning to look less secure.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses
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New York City Summit Examines Home Care Jobs as Medicaid Transitions to Managed Care
April 25, 2013 -- Home health care professionals met at a New York City home care summit to discuss how best to support home care workers as the State Medicaid program transitions from a fee-for-service home care system to managed long-term care and workforce demands grow.
Source: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Medicare and Medicaid, New York, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Osteopaths 'Real Doctors' who Use Holistic Approach
April 25, 2013 -- The Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine announced they will open a college in Jefferson. It will be the state's third medical school, and first osteopathic college, when it opens for classes in 2015.
Source: Daily Union
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Osteopathic Physicians, Wisconsin
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Resident Doc Hours Not Tied to Patient Deaths: Study
April 25, 2013 -- Researchers found no increase in deaths over the three years following a rules change that restricted resident doctors to working a maximum of 80 hours per week. In fact, the team reports a decline in deaths during the fourth and fifth years.
Source: Reuters Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Senate Gives Rural Health Care Access a Shot in the Arm
April 25, 2013 -- The Oregon Senate voted today to address the shortage of primary care providers by expanding the state’s loan repayment program for health care providers.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Oregon, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Sharp Drop in Black Male Enrollment in Med Schools
April 25, 2013 -- Fewer Black males were enrolled in the first year of medical schools last year than 32 years ago. It’s a trend that, if left uncorrected, could hamper efforts to provide quality health care to underserved communities.
Source: Daytona Times
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Student Debt Load, Workforce Pipeline
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States Plan for Future Healthcare Workforce Needs
April 25, 2013 -- As the national commission created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to research and analyze healthcare workforce issues continues to wait for funding, the states are doing their best to monitor their health workforce situations and plan for the future.
Source: AMN Healthcare
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Health Reform, Montana, National, Nursing Occupations, Scope of Practice
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When 'Doctor' Doesn't Mean 'Physician'
April 25, 2013 -- Article tells of a nurse practitioner who has been elected twice by physicians to be head of the medical staff at a critical access hospital in upstate New York. He is leading the charge in performance improvement.
Source: Hospitals & Health Networks
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Rural Oregon County Sees More Physician Assistants
April 24, 2013 -- The number of physician assistants has more than doubled in Malheur County over the past five years, helping to fill a gap in medical care for a rural county at the edge of Eastern Oregon that has trouble attracting doctors.
Source: NorthJersey.com
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Tagged keywords: Oregon, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Best and Worst Jobs of 2013
April 24, 2013 -- CareerCast has produced updated lists for the 10 Best and 10 Worst Jobs. They examined 200 jobs and ranked them based on income, outlook, environmental factors, stress and physical demands. Many of the best jobs are in health care.
Source: NBC News
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, Compensation, Dental Hygienists, National, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Physical Therapy Occupations
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Concern in Pennsylvania about Insufficient Medical Resident Positions
April 23, 2013 -- An insufficient number of in-state residency slots may not be preparing enough future doctors to take care of Pennsylvania’s growing health care needs.
Source: Physicians News Digest
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Tagged keywords: Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Dr. Donna Shalala Addresses the Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
April 23, 2013 -- Dr. Shalala, former secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, provided her reflections on the removal of barriers to practice and care and the future of health care delivery at the American College of Health Care Executives Annual Congress.
Source: Center to Champion Nursing in America
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) to Explore Use of Interstate Compact for Physician Licensure
April 23, 2013 -- The House of Delegates of the FSMB has approved a resolution calling for the FSMB to explore the creation of a new system that would utilize an “interstate compact” to increase efficiency in the licensing of physicians who practice in multiple states.
Source: Federation of State Medical Boards
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians
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In Rural California, Physician Shortages Expected to Increase
April 23, 2013 -- Health-care professionals are warning there may not be enough primary care doctors to meet the increased demand. The problem will be even more amplified in rural California, which already suffers a physician shortage and dwindling workforce.
Source: HealthyCal.org
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Med Students, Rural Providers Continue to Question Future of Rural Clerkships
April 23, 2013 -- Medical students at Oregon Health & Science University are circulating a petition asking OHSU to keep rural clerkships, but the administration says the program will expand, not contract.
Source: The Lund Report
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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Nurse Practitioners Often do Primary Care on their Own
April 23, 2013 -- Author makes a case for expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Source: New Haven Register
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Nurses Fighting State by State for Minimum Staffing Laws
April 23, 2013 -- Legislatures in at least seven states and the District of Columbia are debating bills that would require hospitals to have a minimum number of nurses on staff at all times.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Iowa, Michigan, National, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Texas
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Public Health Workforce Data Accessible for Research
April 23, 2013 -- TRAIN, a national learning management system committed to improving public health workforce training, is updating its workforce datasets to make 2012 data available. Researchers are invited to request customized workforce data to meet specific needs.
Source: Public Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Raises for Care Workers in House Health Budget
April 23, 2013 -- The Minnesota House passed a health and social programs budget late Monday with a small salary increase for nursing home and long-term care workers, but some lawmakers questioned whether they were enough for struggling homes in rural areas.
Source: Post-Bulletin
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Minnesota, Nursing Aides, Rural
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Vermont Nurse Practitioner Testifies Before Congress about Primary Care Workforce Needs
April 23, 2013 -- Deborah Wachtel, Vermont's state representative for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, addressed the U.S. Senate about the nation's primary care workforce needs and the vital contributions of nurse practitioners in the field.
Source: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues, Vermont
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From New Hires to New Health Systems, RNs Must Focus on Value of Enculturation
April 22, 2013 -- Article discusses how finding nurses who will mesh with a hospital’s mission, values, philosophies — and even approach to care — is supremely important. Nurse enculturation is important not only for nurse retention but for optimal patient care.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Technology in Education and Training
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Homebirth: Tradition into Law
April 22, 2013 -- With advances in midwifery and a growing culture of self-determination, more women are choosing to give birth at home. Homebirth advocates are asking how (or whether) law should address the threshold of life.
Source: Daily Yonder
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, National, Policy, Rural
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How Do Health Care Jobs Impact Your Community?
April 22, 2013 -- Article gives highlights of a report showing that Michigan’s health care professionals are an essential part of communities in the state. Health care professionals and employers are responsible for creating almost one out of every four jobs in Michigan.
Source: Michigan Health Council
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Michigan, Research and Data Collection Methods
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HR Roundup: Sequestration Leads to Layoffs
April 22, 2013 -- The effects of sequestration are becoming apparent with at least one health system announcing job cuts and reductions to executive salaries. Elsewhere this week, the legislative fight for nurse-to-patient staffing ratios is gathering steam.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Immigration Bill could Import Foreign-Born Doctors
April 22, 2013 -- A bipartisan Senate immigration bill could boost the nation's healthcare workforce, and might have a partial solution to the doctor shortage in underserved areas.
Source: Politico
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Immigration, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Rural, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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MedPAC Examines Nurse Practitioner Pay
April 22, 2013 -- The debate about the increasing role of nurse practitioners was taken up by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) early in April, when the commission addressed issues of reimbursement for NPs and other non-physician practitioners.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for Up to $11.3 Million in Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Medical Professional Training Program Grants
April 22, 2013 -- Applications are available for SBIRT grants to develop and implement programs to teach health professionals the skills needed to provide screening, brief intervention and treatment, and referrals to patients who are at risk for a substance use disorder.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Nurse Takes Education to the Next Level
April 22, 2013 -- Article profiles the first graduate of Seton Hall University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The program addresses the critical skills needed to translate evidence-based care into practice, to improve systems of care, and to measure outcomes.
Source: The Paramus Post
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations
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Transition-to-Practice Programs May Contribute to New Grad Success
April 22, 2013 -- Article highlights several transition-to-practice programs and discusses why they are important tools for newly graduated nurses in preventing clinical errors and employee turnover.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Illinois, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Wanted! LPNs to Serve on NCSBN NCLEX-PN Standard Setting Panel: Applications Due May 8, 2013
April 22, 2013 -- The North Dakota Board of Nursing would like to recruit LPN nominees to serve on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2013 NCLEX-PN Standard Setting Panel of Judges being held September 25-27, 2013 in Chicago. The deadline to apply is May 8th.
Source: North Dakota Center for Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, North Dakota
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