January 2012

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Top Stories

HWIC added 52 news stories since the December 2011 newsletter. View all 122 news stories from the past 60 days. Here is a selection of top stories:

Nurses Key to Care Coordination
January 17, 2012 -- Nurses play the leading role in delivering and coordinating care for patients, safeguarding them against medical errors, and acting as the patients' advocate at a time when patients are struggling with anxiety, fear, pain, and confusion.
Source: HealthLeaders Media

Weighing Costs of an Online Master's in Nursing
January 12, 2012 -- Discusses the non-monetary benefits that attract registered nurses to invest in a master's degree, which may not result in a large increase in pay.
Source: U.S. News & World Report

Workplace Empowerment for Front-Line Health Workers Creates Higher Job Satisfaction
January 12, 2012 -- Frontline health workers benefiting from supervisor support, team-based work practices, flexible work arrangements and incentivized pay had higher job satisfaction, according to a new study published in Health Services Research.
Source: Health Behavior News Service

Do No Harm — And Keep An Eye On Costs
January 11, 2012 -- Discusses the recent American College of Physicians ethics manual update that calls for "parsimonious care," with brief comments from physicians and health policy experts.
Source: Kaiser Health News

Doctors Going Broke
January 5, 2012 -- Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. Doctors list shrinking insurance reimbursements, changing regulations, rising business costs among the factors preventing them from keeping their practices afloat.
Source: CNN Money

Healthcare Professionals Selected for the New Innovation Advisors Program to Improve Care for Patients
January 3, 2012 -- After an initial orientation phase, Innovation Advisors will work with the CMS Innovation Center to test new models of care delivery in their own organizations and communities.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Press Release

Locum Tenens Physicians Figuring out Their Role in ACOs
December 28, 2011 -- As accountable care organizations sprout up nationwide, locum tenens physicians are likely to find themselves more in demand -- and have more demands placed upon them.
Source: American Medical News

Congress Provides Near-level Funding for Primary Care Training Programs
December 22, 2011 -- Congress has approved a final fiscal year, or FY, 2012 appropriations bill that provides nearly $40 million in funding for Title VII of the Public Health Service Act.
Source: AAFP News Now

How States Are Keeping Doctors from Moving Out
December 19, 2011 -- Widespread concerns about physician shortages have many states working to keep doctors trained in medical schools and residency programs there from crossing state lines to practice medicine.
Source: American Medical News

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Resources

HWIC added 225 resources since the December 2011 newsletter. Browse all 8,117 resources in our collection. Here are some of the most interesting publications and web sites we've seen this month:

Area Resource File
Web site
A collection of data from more than 50 sources. Includes data on the supply of health professionals, with extensive data on physicians as well as the most recent data on other major health professions. Also covers health professions training, with the most current data for number of schools, enrollments, and graduates for major health professions. Also includes data on health care facilities and population data. Newly available free online for download.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Association of American Medical Colleges Matriculating Student Questionnaire 2011: All Schools Summary Report
Provides detailed information on graduating allopathic medical students. Includes demographics, when students decided to pursue medicine and what influenced that decision, experiences with minority groups, factors impacting choice of medical school, career plans, and more. Compares 2011 data to 2009 and 2010 data.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 12/2011
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Caring in America. A Comprehensive Analysis of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Jobs: Home Health and Personal Care Aides
Presents the most complete picture possible of America’s home care and personal assistance workforce. Includes size of the workforce, state projected demand, demographic characteristics, training, compensation, and turnover.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Author: Seavey D, Marquand A
Date: 12/2011
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Health Care Worker Fatigue and Patient Safety
Addresses the effects and risks of an extended work day and cumulative days of extended work hours. Lists evidence-based actions that health care organizations can take to help decrease the risks of fatigue.
Organization: The Joint Commission
Location: Sentinel Event Alert, 48, 1-4
Date: 12/2011
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The History of Calls for Reform in Graduate Medical Education and Why We Are Still Waiting for the Right Kind of Change (Abstract)
Discusses the barriers to reforming graduate medical education (GME) and why reform is needed. Addresses previous reports calling for GME reform.
Author: Ludmerer KM
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(1), 34-40
Date: 1/2012
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Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes through Advanced Pharmacy Practice: A Report to the U.S. Surgeon General 2011
Discusses how pharmacists can help meet demand for primary care care providers and improve access to care. Covers physician-pharmacist collaboration models, policy barriers, payment models, and the literature supporting pharmacist-delivered patient care.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Author: Giberson S, Yoder S, Lee MP
Date: 12/2011
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Newly Licensed RNs Describe What They Like Best about Being a Nurse
Reports on a study examining what newly licensed registered nurses like about their jobs in order to identify strategies for reducing turnover.
Author: Djukic M, Pellico LH, Kovner CT, Brewer CS
Location: Nursing Research and Practice, 968191. Epub 2011 Oct 29.
Date: 10/2011
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Characteristics and Staff Morale in Safety-Net Clinics (Abstract)
Surveys and Scoring Algorithms
Examines the impact of patient-centered medical homes on health care providers and clinical staff part of the Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration. Focuses on morale, job satisfaction, and workload.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Lewis SE, Nocon RS, Tang H, et al.
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(1), 23-31
Date: 1/2012
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Where Are the Specialists?
Discusses shortages of physician specialists, such as orthopedic surgeons.
Author: Huff C
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 12/2011
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Funding Opportunities

HWIC has added or updated 118 funding programs and opportunities since the December 2011 newsletter. Browse all 507 active funding and opportunities. Here are some featured opportunities:

Faculty Development in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Grant or contract
The overall purpose of the program is to increase access to oral health care through continued training, recruitment and retention of a diverse and culturally competent dental workforce.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 9, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities
Grant or contract
The purpose of the program is to help states develop and implement innovative programs to address the dental workforce needs of designated dental health professional shortage areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 4, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Indian Health Service Scholarships
Scholarship
Provides funding for American Indian and Alaska Native students. Preparatory, pre-graduate and health professions scholarships are available.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: Indian Health Service

The Macy Faculty Scholars Program
Fellowship
The program is designed to identify and nurture the careers of educational innovators in medicine and nursing. The goal of the program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in medical and nursing education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 7, 2012
Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
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NLN Nursing Education Research Grants Program
Grant or contract
The NLN’s research grants program support rigorous, high-quality studies that contribute to the development of the science of nursing education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 23, 2012
Sponsor: National League for Nursing
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Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)
Loan repayment
Offers registered nurses the opportunity to receive loan repayment for up to 60 percent of their qualifying loan balance in exchange for 2 years of service at an eligible facility.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Public Health Traineeships
Grant or contract
To support traineeships for students in graduate educational programs in Public Health fields with severe shortages.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 5, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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State Health Access Reform Evaluation
Grant or contract
The program seeks to identify and fill gaps in research on health reform issues, especially related to state-level implementation of the ACA, including studies that examine health care workforce and health system capacity.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 22, 2012
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Events

HWIC has added 73 events since the December 2011 newsletter. View the calendar of 168 upcoming events. Here are just a few:

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