News & Updates: California (20)
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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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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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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Reform, Hospitals, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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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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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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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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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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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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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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Tagged keywords: California, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides
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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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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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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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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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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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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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New California Bills Focus on Doctor Shortage
April 17, 2013 -- New proposed bills would add more residency slots to medically underserved areas, expand a medical school loan repayment program for practicing in shortage areas for three years, and prioritize licensing applications from doctors serving in these areas.
Source: mydesert.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Reform, Licensure and Certification, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Physicians, Residency Programs, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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UCSF School of Nursing Dean Hopes to Double Number of Men in Nursing
April 15, 2013 -- The dean of nursing at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) hopes to double the number of men enrolled in the UCSF nursing program over the next five years.
Source: Nurse.com
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Tagged keywords: California, Diversity, Faculty, Nursing Occupations
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Extra Mile: The Singing Nurse
April 10, 2013 -- Article profiles Jared Axen, R.N. who uses singing to improves the patient experience in the wound care clinic at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, Calif.
Source: Hospitals & Health Networks
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Registered Nurses
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Physician Assistant Bill Clears First Hurdle
April 9, 2013 -- The California Senate Committee on Business and Professions approved SB 352 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), a bill designed to allow physician assistants and other providers to oversee work by medical assistants.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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State Loan Repayment Help Not Enough to Remedy California Doctor Shortages
April 7, 2013 -- The State of California tries to offset economic or other drawbacks of working in an rural or underserved area by helping primary care doctors repay their loans, but providers worry that this isn't enough.
Source: California Public Radio
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Immigrant Docs Help Ease California's Primary Care Shortage
April 4, 2013 -- A program at UCLA offers immigrant Latino doctors a stipend along with board preparation classes, mentorship and references to help them find a good residency slot in primary care in California, in exchange for working in an underserved area.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Immigration, International, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural
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