Resources: Kentucky (58)
2012 Kentucky Healthcare Market Report
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Examines the health care economy in Kentucky and how policy changes may affect the future health care industry in the state. Addresses health care providers in Chapter 2. Discusses changes in health care employment on pages 19-23. Lists the number of physicians, dentists, and nurses in each county in Appendix A.
Organizations: Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Author: Davis A
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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2012 Survey Results from the SREB Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing
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Reports on a survey of nursing education programs in a 16 state area and the District of Columbia. Covers program capacity, enrollment, admissions, graduates, ethnicity, faculty demographics and openings, and nursing education administrators. Includes separate information for associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral nursing programs.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Florida, Georgia, Health Administrators, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, Registered Nurses, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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ADEX Dental Examination
Exam
Provides information on the American Board of Dental Examiners Dental Examination (ADEX), an exam which is part of the state licensure process for dentists in numerous states.
Organization: North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Occupations, Dentists, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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ADHLEX Dental Hygiene Examination
Exam
Provides information on the American Board of Dental Examiners Dental Hygiene Licensing Examination (ADHLEX), an exam which is part of the state licensure process for dentist hygienists in numerous states.
Organization: North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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An Analysis of Oral Health Disparities and Access to Services in the Appalachian Region
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Examines access to oral health care in the Appalachian Region. Focuses on the oral health workforce in chapter three. Addresses workforce characteristics and supply trends, dental hygienist scope of practice, and policy issues. Includes maps.
Organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Author: Krause DD, May WL, Lane NM, Cossman JS, Konrad TR
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Georgia, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Scope of Practice, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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APRNs Are Safe Prescribers in Kentucky
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Discusses Kentucky's laws allowing advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe medications. Supports their effectiveness in establishing safe practices by highlighting statistics from the 15 years since they were established.
Author: Mercer SE, Beason C
Location: KBN Connection, 30, 24
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Kentucky, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice
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Commentary: The Battle of Louisville: Money, Power, Politics, and Publicity at an Academic Medical Center
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Discusses an incident where the entire clinical faculty for a department became employees of a local hospital. Addresses the economic and social trends contributing to the incident and offers lessons for other academic medical centers.
Author: Halperin EC
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(10), 1196-1200
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Faculty, Kentucky, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Creating Career Pathways for Frontline Health Care Workers
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Identifies promising practices from partnerships between health care employers and education institutions. Seeks to create successful career advancement strategies for clerical, technical, and direct service workers.
Organization: Jobs to Careers
Author: Zacker HB
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Oregon, Recruitment and Retention, Washington
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Decreasing Regional Neurosurgical Workforce-A Blueprint for Disaster
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Link: Abstract
Examines the number and distribution of significant head injuries in Kentucky and the state's supply of neurosurgeons for 2004-7. Identifies an increase in head injuries and a decrease in the number of neurosurgeons.
Author: Harbrecht BG, Smith JW, Franklin GA, Miller FB, Richardson JD
Location: Journal of Trauma, 68(6), 1367-72, discussion 1372-4
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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The Economic Benefits of Addressing the Nursing Shortage
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Identifies the number of projected registered nurse openings for 16 states and D.C. from 2002-2012, the average RN salary for each state, and the total projected income for these openings, including income tax revenues.
Organization: Southern Regional Education Board
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, Registered Nurses, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
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Effect of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists on Medication-Error Reporting in an Emergency Department
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Link: Abstract
Examines medication errors reported before and after the addition of an emergency medicine (EM) clinical pharmacist at an emergency department in Kentucky. Discusses how EM pharmacists can improve patient safety.
Author: Weant KA, Humphries RL, Hite K, Armitstead JA
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 67(21), 1851-5
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Four Health Care Organizations' Efforts to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
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Offers four case studies of accountable care organizations (ACOs). Includes a section on provider organizational capabilities. Identifies the number of primary care physicians and specialists in each ACO and payment models used.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Greater Cincinnati Health Council Nursing Supply and Demand Study 2012
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Reports on registered nurse supply and demand for hospitals in the Cincinnati area. Includes information on students and faculty from area nursing schools, turnover, vacancies, and demographics. Identifies an increase in educational levels and vacancy rates for RNs.
Organization: Greater Cincinnati Health Council Workforce Center
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Hospitals, Kentucky, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Health Care Costs and Access Disparities in Appalachia
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Examines access to health care services in the Appalachian Region. Address health care providers throughout. Focuses on health workforce supply in Chapter 5, on pages 63-4.
Organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Georgia, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Health Care Reform and Its Potential Impact on Academic Medical Centers
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Offers a perspective on how academic medical centers can anticipate health care reforms. Highlights what the University of Kentucky is doing.
Author: Karpf M, Lofgren R, Perman J
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(11), 1472-75
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Reform, Kentucky, National, Policy
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Healthy Families: Healthy Future Conference
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Provides presentations from a conference held September 7-9, 2011 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky focused on health in the Appalachian Region. Includes health workforce presentations addressing J-1 Visas, rural workforce, medical education, and AHECs.
Organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Area Health Education Centers, Education and Training, Georgia, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Rural, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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HRSA State Health Workforce Profile: Kentucky
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Provides data on the state's health workforce, including the number of physicians, nurses, dentists, and professionals from 26 other health care disciplines. Offers information for identifying and addressing health workforce gaps.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 2000
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Increasing the Medical School Applicant Pool: A Key to Training More Rural Physicians
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Analyzes applicants and matriculants for Kentucky's medical schools to determine how to increase the number of rural medical school applicants. Identifies a correlation between fewer applicants, county rurality, low physician-to-population ratio, and county residents' education level. Includes perspectives from summer health camp middle school participants.
Author: Anderson DM, Whitler ET, Johnson AO, Elam CL, Wilson EA, Asher LM
Location: Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association, 107(9), 355-60
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kentucky, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Industry Partnership Grant: Partnering Healthcare Initiative for Tomorrow
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Details the intent of the Bluegrass Healthcare Consortium (BHC) to develop a strategic plan for ensuring the region has health care professionals to meet industry demand. Includes results from a Kentucky Hospital Association survey on vacancy rates for nursing and allied health professions.
Author: Bluegrass Workforce Investment Board (BGWIB)
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Kentucky, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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An Innovative Approach for Calculating the Work Relative Value Units of Clinical Activities Otherwise Concealed
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Link: Abstract
Offers a formula for converting clinical efforts into work relative value units (wRVUs) that are not currently captured by wRVUs to help track clinical productivity in an academic setting.
Author: Berger JR, Maher RF Jr
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(7), 853-7
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Kentucky, Physicians
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The Intersection of State Regulations and Work-Based Learning: A Case Study on Addressing Regulatory Barriers to an Innovative Strategy for Worker Advancement
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Examines how a work-based learning program in Kentucky addressed regulatory barriers to preparing entry-level hospital workers to become registered nurses. Reports on how they dealt with their nursing faculty shortage.
Organization: Jobs to Careers
Author: Head D, Starr R
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Faculty, Hospitals, Kentucky, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses
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Jobs to Careers: Transforming the Front Lines of Health Care
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Discusses the Jobs to Careers program outcomes with training and development of the front line health care workforce. Covers wage increases, additional education, and more. Highlights main themes of the program's work-based learning system. Includes contact information for each project site.
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Arizona, California, Compensation, Connecticut, Education and Training, Hawaii, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, National, New York, Nursing Aides, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington
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Just What Are Rural Premedical Students Thinking? A Report of the First 6 Years of a Pathways Program
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Link: Abstract
Examines the outcomes of a program in Kentucky intended to help rural premedical students get into medical school. Identifies factors related to attrition.
Author: Crump WJ, Fricker RS, Crump AM.
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 26(1), 97-9
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Kentucky Board of Nursing Annual Report 2010-2011
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Includes information on nursing education in Kentucky on pages 14-17 and licensure statistics on pages 19-23. Covers NCLEX pass rates by school, admissions and graduates for LPN, ADN, and BSN programs.
Organization: Kentucky Board of Nursing
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Kentucky, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky Board of Nursing Licensure Statistic Reports
Web site
Provides detailed information on nurses in Kentucky. Identifies gender, ethnic group, county of residence, employment status, employment setting, and educational level for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. Lists the number of advanced practice registered nurses by county of residence and employment.
Organization: Kentucky Board of Nursing
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Diversity, Kentucky, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky County Data Profiles
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Provides economic and health care profiles for each county in Kentucky. Includes current and projected health care employment. Identifies the number of physicians and dentists for each county based on licensure data. Includes some specialty data for physicians.
Organization: Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Kentucky, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky Direct Care Fact Sheet
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Includes key facts for direct care worker advocates and their allies, legislators, policymakers, members of the media, and others interested in direct care issues in Kentucky.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky
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Kentucky Economic Impact of the Local Healthcare System County Reports
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Examines the economic impact of health care for each county in Kentucky, including the impact of health care employees and professionals. Highlights the role of the health care industry on rural economic development.
Organization: Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Kentucky Health Facts
Web site
Provides health indicator data by county for Kentucky. "Access to Care, Health Care Providers and Facilities" includes information on the supply of physicians, primary care physicians, dentists, pharmacists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
Organization: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kentucky, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky Institute of Medicine Task Force Report: Comprehensive Statewide Physician Workforce Study
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Reports on the supply and projected demand of Kentucky's physician workforce by specialty. Addresses demographics, distribution, trends, methodology, student debt, and graduate medical education. Offers recommendations for addressing the state's physician workforce issues.
Organization: Kentucky Institute of Medicine
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Kentucky Medical Association Physician Workforce Committee: Final Report
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Reports on Kentucky's medical school enrollment trends, tuition, and resolutions related to the state's physician workforce.
Organization: Kentucky Medical Association
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Physicians
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Kentucky Medical Opportunities Website (KMOW)
Job board
Lists job openings in Kentucky for solo, partnership, and employed medical practices. Identifies openings for physicians, advanced practice nurses, dentists, and several allied health fields.
Author: University of Kentucky
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Kentucky Occupational Outlook to 2020: A Statewide Analysis of Wages, Employment, Growth and Training
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Presents labor market data for Kentucky. Includes 2010 employment, 2020 projections and average annual wages. Focuses on health care occupations on pages 40-42.
Organization: Kentucky Office of Employment and Training
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Kentucky, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky Physician Workforce Profile
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One-page profile of the state's physician supply, medical school enrollment, and graduate medical education. Based on data included in the AAMC's 2011 State Physician Data Book.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kentucky, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Kentucky Public Institutions: Degrees Conferred by Level, Major, and Year
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Additional Link: Degrees Awarded by Institution
Provides data on graduates of public education programs in Kentucky by degree level and program for 2005-10. Includes information for health care programs primarily under CIP codes beginning with 51 (pages 3, 8, 14, 24, 28, 35-7, 42-3).
Organization: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kentucky, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Local Programs Help Patients Navigate Medical Care
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Highlights several patient navigator (PN) programs across the country. Addresses several roles PNs fill, including cancer care navigation, care coordination, and chronic disease management.
Organization: Rural Assistance Center
Author: Helseth C
Location: The Rural Monitor
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Georgia, Kentucky, Patient Navigators, Texas, Vermont
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Measuring Clinical Productivity in Community-Based Dental Education Programs
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Describes the redesign of the community-based dental education programs at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. Examines clinical productivity and discusses how it can be used to develop benchmarks, improve site selection, and support the benefits of extramural education.
Author: Arevalo O, Saman DM, Rohall V
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(9), 1200-7
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Kentucky
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Medical Student Mentorship in a University Setting as a Strategy for a Career in Surgery
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Link: Abstract
Highlights programs at the University of Louisville School of Medicine that encourage more women to go into surgery. Offers a perspective on how a medical school can evaluate their programs and mentor medical students in regards to gender balance in surgery.
Author: Barry PN, Fallat ME
Location: American Surgeon, 77(11), 1432-4
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Kentucky, Physicians
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Methods to Increase Underrepresented Minority Student Enrollment and Retention at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry
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Describes how the University of Louisville School of Dentistry (ULSD) increased the enrollment and retention of underrepresented minority students.
Author: McCants JB
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 75(12), 1542-7
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Kentucky
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - September 10-12, 2000
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Covers rural health concerns and programs for addressing rural health care in Kentucky. Discusses rural Medicare issues and reform.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 9/2000
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Kentucky, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Rural
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Nurse Licensure Compact
Web site
Provides information on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). Offers a map of participating states with contact information for each state. Includes legislation, frequently asked questions, and fact sheets.
Organization: National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin
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Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives Provide Quality, Cost Effective Care but Barriers to their Practice Decrease Patient Access to Care
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Discusses studies supporting expanded use of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. Addresses quality of care, cost-effectiveness, disease management, access to care, and prescribing authority. Identifies regulatory barriers.
Organization: Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy
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Nursing Schools in Kentucky
Directory
Lists nursing programs in Kentucky that are approved by the state nursing board. Offers breakdowns of nursing programs by location and program type. Includes NCLEX pass rates by nursing program.
Organization: Kentucky Board of Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kentucky, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Nursing Supply and Demand Study 2010
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Reports on registered nurse supply and demand for the Cincinnati area. Includes information on students and faculty from area nursing schools, turnover, vacancies, and demographics.
Organization: Greater Cincinnati Health Council Workforce Center
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Hospitals, Kentucky, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Outcomes of a Preclinical Rural Medicine Elective at an Urban Medical School
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Examines the effect of a rural medicine elective on medical students. Concludes that the program increased the likelihood of medical students choosing rural practice.
Author: Crump WJ, Fricker RS, Ziegler CH
Location: Family Medicine, 42(10), 717-22
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Kentucky, Physicians, Rural
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Primary Care & Oral Health Workforce Study
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Reports on a comprehensive primary care and oral health needs assessment and workforce study for Jefferson County, Kentucky. Includes detailed workforce data for the area.
Author: Louisville Primary Care Association
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Kentucky, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care
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PubMed Search: Kentucky Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the Kentucky health workforce. Includes articles addressing supply and demand, distribution, recruitment, use of personnel, and education.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Kentucky
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Robot Saves ED Stroke Patients, Addresses Subspecialist Shortage
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Link: Abstract
Describes how a medical center uses a robot to provide neurologist consults for stroke patients.
Location: ED Management, 23(2), 13-5
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Kentucky, Physicians
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Role of International Medical Graduates in Kentucky Medicine: Implications for Workforce Planning and Medical Education
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Examines the impact of international medical graduates on Kentucky's physician workforce and whether they overcome the shortage of US medical graduates. Addresses distribution and practice patterns.
Organization: Kentucky State Office of Rural Health
Author: Faulkner AL, Wilson EA, Whitler ET, Asher LM
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Physicians, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Self-Scheduling for Nursing Assistants: A Pilot
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Examines a certified nursing assistant (CNA) self-scheduling pilot project to help improve employee attendance and retention at a long-term care facility.
Organization: LeadingAge
Author: Howard D, Blackburn D
Location: LeadingAge magazine, 1(2), 36-39
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Kentucky, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Southeastern Kentucky Physician Assistant Needs Assessment
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Provides data to help determine the need for a regional physician assistant (PA) campus in Hazard, Kentucky. Examines whether Southeastern Kentucky has a shortage of PAs, future demand in the area, and the depth of potential applicants.
Organization: Kentucky State Office of Rural Health
Author: Gross DA, Bowling B, Bates W, Clemons K, Casey BR
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kentucky, Physician Assistants, Rural, Supply and Demand
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SRTA Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists and dental hygienists for six states and accepted by thirty states in lieu of a state exam.
Organization: Southern Regional Testing Agency
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Kentucky, Licensure and Certification, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Surgical Workforce in the American South
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Link: Abstract
Examines trends in the surgical workforce in the southern United States from 1981 to 2006 using the AMA Physician Masterfile. Identifies a shortage of general surgeons.
Author: Charles A, Gaul K, Poley S
Location: American Surgeon, 77(2), 133-8
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, General Surgeons, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Physicians, South Carolina, Supply and Demand, Tennessee, Texas, Trends and Emerging Issues
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University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral
Tutorial or training
Provides continuing education opportunities for health care professionals with a focus on physicians and pharmacists. Offers many free, web-based activities accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Author: University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Medical Center
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Kentucky, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians
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University of Louisville Area Health Education Centers Annual Report 2009-2010
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Reports on the activities of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in Kentucky. Identifies the number of participants, the economic value of faculty contributions, and student service hours by discipline. Summarizes the state's pipeline programs for each regional AHEC office.
Organization: Kentucky AHEC Program
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Kentucky, Workforce Pipeline
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University of Louisville Area Health Education Centers Annual Report 2011-2012
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Reports on the activities of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in Kentucky. Identifies the number of participants, the economic value of faculty contributions, and student service hours by discipline. Summarizes the state's pipeline programs for each regional AHEC office.
Organization: Kentucky AHEC Program
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Kentucky, Workforce Pipeline
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West Area Health Education Center: Health Career Recruitment
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Summarizes the programs offered by West AHEC to promote student interest in careers in healthcare.
Organization: West AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Kentucky, Workforce Pipeline
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Which U.S. Medical Schools Are Providing the Most Physicians for the Appalachian Region of the United States?
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Identifies medical schools with the most graduates practicing in rural, urban, and economically distressed areas of Appalachia based on data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
Author: Baker HH, Pathman DE, Nemitz JW, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 498-505
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Education and Training, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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