Resources: Iowa (79)
Successful Practices in College/School Collaborations with State Pharmacy Association(s) and State Board of Pharmacy
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Highlights successful collaborations between state pharmacy associations, state pharmacy boards, and pharmaceutical education. Describes the collaboration, outcomes, barriers, and lessons learned. Provides contact information.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Best Practices and Model Programs, Colorado, Education and Training, Illinois, Iowa, Licensure and Certification, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Rhode Island
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2011 Iowa Advanced Practice Nurse Tracking System: Advisory Committee Meeting
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Provides data on supply, distribution, demographics, and specialty designation for advanced practice nurses in Iowa. Includes supply and distribution trends from 1999 - 2011. Offers supply data for other health professions on pages 29-32.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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2011 Iowa Dentist Tracking System Annual Report
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Provides data on supply, distribution, demographics, specialty field, education, provider access and number of retirements for dentists in Iowa. Includes trend data from 1997 - 2011. Offers supply data for other health professions on pages 78-81.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Iowa Direct Care Worker Advisory Council: Final Report
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Offers final recommendations regarding the implementation of education standards and credentialing for the direct care workforce in Iowa. Iowa is one of six states selected by a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to develop a model for education and credentialing of the state direct care workforce.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Licensure and Certification, Nursing Aides
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Teaching Cultural Competency through a Pharmacy Skills and Applications Course Series
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Describes the implementation of a course series on cultural competency for pharmacy students. Evaluates the cultural competency of students who did and did not complete the courses.
Author: Haack S, Phillips C
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(2), 27
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Iowa, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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2010 Physician-Population Data
Web site
Provides physician-population data by specialty for physicians who provide direct patient care based on the "Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S., 2012 Edition." Includes rankings of the number of physicians per population for Iowa.
Organization: Iowa Medical Society
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Iowa, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Iowa's Physician Workforce
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Provides an overview of Iowa's physician workforce. Provides physician to population ratios by specialty under "Data." Includes comparisons to other states.
Organization: Iowa Medical Society
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Personal and Home Care Aide State Training (PHCAST) Demonstration Program: Report to Congress on Initial Implementation
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Reports on state demonstration programs funded by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intended to address the training needs of direct care workers. Identifies key elements of the grantee programs including core curricula and competencies. Provides available curricula and supporting materials in Appendix B and program contact information in Appendix A.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Reform, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Licensure and Certification, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Policy
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Osteopathic Medical Students' Beliefs about Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment at 4 Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the decline in the use of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMT) by practicing physicians. Examines osteopathic medical students' attitudes towards osteopathic philosophy, perceptions of osteopathic predoctoral education, and plans for integrating OMT into future practice.
Author: Draper BB, Johnson JC, Fossum C, Chamberlain NR
Location: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 111(11), 615-30
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Iowa, Missouri, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians
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Team-Based Learning in Pharmacotherapeutics
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Compares student performance in pharmacotherapeutics before and after the implementation of team-based learning. Concludes that team-based learning improved class participation and student preparation. Identifies challenges for transitioning to this learning format.
Author: Grady SE
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(7), 136
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Iowa, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Selected Iowa Medical Residency Programs: Career Decisions of 2011 Graduates
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Links: Family Medicine Residencies, Other Specialties Residencies
Provides data on medical residents' post-graduation career plans for selected medical residency programs in Iowa.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Iowa, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P⁴): Site-Specific Innovations, Hypotheses, and Measures at Baseline
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Describes the innovations, hypotheses tested, and measures used in 14 family medicine residencies in the Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4) Project. Innovations address the patient-centered medical home, team-based care, and individualized curricula.
Author: Carney PA, Eiff MP, Green LA, Lindbloom E, Jones SE, Osborn J, Saultz JW
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 464-71
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Care Coordination, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Family Medicine Physicians, Interprofessional Training and Education, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Cost of Turnover in the Direct Care Workforce
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Provides an estimate for the cost of turnover in Iowa's direct care workforce.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Nursing Aides, Recruitment and Retention
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Iowa Health Professions Tracking Center Annual Physician Supply Report: January - December 2010
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Uses the Iowa Health Professions Inventory to track the supply of Iowa physicians. Includes physician supply, new practices vs practices closings, primary care, international medical graduates, and specialties.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, Iowa, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
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Reduced Resident 'Code Blue' Experience in the Era of Quality Improvement: New Challenges in Physician Training
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Link: Abstract
Addresses how resident duty hours limits and other academic medical center changes may impact code blue frequency and resident opportunities to gain clinical experience.
Author: Mickelsen S, McNeil R, Parikh P, Persoff J
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(6), 726-30
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Iowa, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Best Practice Approaches, Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development
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Identifies strategies to develop the dental workforce to increase access to care. Covers dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and mid-level oral health providers. Lists best practice criteria and offers state practice examples with detailed reports.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, National, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Vermont, Virginia
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Innovative University Partnership Meets Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program Need Amid Faculty Shortage
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Link: Abstract
Describes a pilot program at the University of Iowa College of Nursing to address the shortage of neonatal nurse practitioners in Iowa.
Author: Siewert RC, Rasmussen LB, Lofgren MA, Clinton P
Location: The Journal of Nursing Education, 50(3), 159-162
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Mercy Medical Center: Reducing Readmissions through Clinical Excellence, Palliative Care, and Collaboration
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Examines how a hospital in Iowa reduced its readmission rates. Includes a section that focuses on the impact of investing in advanced practice nurses (APNs) to implement best practices and guidelines.
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations
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National AHEC Organization 2010 Annual Report
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Highlights efforts and outcomes by Area Health Education Center programs throughout the United States.
Organization: National Area Health Education Center Organization
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, National, North Carolina
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The Wichita-to-New Hampton Six: How One Rural Hospital Hired a Half-Dozen Family Doctors All at Once
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Highlights how flexibility, a warm community welcome, and a new clinic helped a rural hospital in Iowa recruit six family physicians.
Author: Szabo J
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Iowa, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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2011 Nursing Practice Survey
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Provides data on the nursing workforce in Iowa. Covers vacancies, age, education, recruitment efforts, and more.
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Iowa 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, Iowa, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Survey of UI Medical Graduates Training in Selected Specialties in Non-Iowa Residency Programs: Interest in Returning to Iowa, 2011
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Reports results of a survey of Iowa medical graduates completing their residency training in another state. Presents data on interest in returning to Iowa to practice by specialty from 2007 to 2011.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Iowa, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Iowa Direct Care Worker Wage and Benefit Report
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Provides compensation information for direct care worker's in the state of Iowa.
Organization: Iowa Caregivers Association
Author: Child and Family Policy Center
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Nursing Aides
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - September 15-17, 2010
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses the state of health care in Iowa including the public health system, child obesity, early childhood development and access to facilities. Covers Accountable Care Organizations and payment bundling for health care services under health reform. Addresses a public comment about medical education.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Iowa, National, Rural
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Systems of Care Coordination for Children: Lessons Learned Across State Models
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Analyzes innovative models of care coordination from five states and discusses shared features.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Silow-Carroll S, Hagelow G
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, North Carolina, Rhode Island
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Using Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories
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Describes 8 pioneering projects in the area of health information technology and how they demonstrated improvement in health care delivery, quality, and access.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Au M, Felt-Lisk S, Anglin G, Clarkwest A
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Iowa, Massachusetts, National, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma
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Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines oral health access and its impact on emergency department use in seven states. Supports increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists and expanding the scope of practice of allied health dental workers to improve oral health access.
Organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Author: Shortridge EF, Moore JR
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Florida, Health Care Access, Iowa, Maryland, Medicare and Medicaid, Policy, Rural, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin
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Developing Your Practice to Support a Resident
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Discusses what is needed to provide a quality pharmacy residency experience. Offers the Iowa Medicaid Pharmaceutical Case Management program as an example.
Author: McDonough R
Location: Pharmacy Today, 25
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Residency Programs
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Reimbursing Medical Providers for Preventive Oral Health Services: State Policy Options
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Describes Medicaid reimbursement policies in five states for primary care physicians providing preventative oral health services. Covers services included, training programs for physicians, procedure codes, costs and savings, legislation, evaluation, and participation.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Hanlon C
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Occupations, Iowa, Medicare and Medicaid, Minnesota, North Carolina, Physicians, Policy, Utah, Washington
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Collaborative Simulation Project to Teach Scope of Practice
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Link: Abstract
Describes a simulation project where nursing students practiced and applied principles related to delegation, leadership, scope of practice, supervision, and cultural competence.
Author: Simones J, Wilcox J, Scott K, Goeden D, Copley D, Doetkott R, Kippley M
Location: Journal of Nursing Education, 4, 1-8
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Iowa, Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Scope of Practice
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Strategic Plan, Phase I: Health Care Delivery Infrastructure and Health Care Workforce Resources
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Presents the results of a series of meetings which focuses on health and long-term care workforce concerns in Iowa. Identifies existing recommendations regarding the state's health workforce.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Public Health
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2010-2020 State of Iowa Occupational Projections by Major Occupational Group
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Presents labor market data for Iowa. Provides 2010 employment and 2020 projections for occupations including most health care professions under SOC codes 29 and 31. Includes wage data, education and training requirements, and top preferred skills for each profession.
Organization: Iowa Workforce Development
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Iowa, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Center for Rural Health and Primary Care, 2010 Annual Report
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Makes available state data, national information, and program information affecting medically underserved and rural areas of Iowa. Part three addresses the health workforce. Identifies state loan repayment recipients by profession.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Dentist Workforce Trends in a Primarily Rural State: Iowa: 1997-2007
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Link: Abstract
Describes the creation and monitoring of an enhanced surveillance system called the Iowa Dentist Tracking System (IDTS) which is used to collect data and monitor trends regarding dentists in Iowa. Discusses how the aging dentist workforce in Iowa could affect access to dental care, especially in rural areas. Suggests the use of workforce tracking systems in the development of workforce policy.
Author: Kuthy RA, McKernan SC, Hand JS, Johnsen DC
Location: Journal of the American Dental Association, 140(12):1527-34
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Access, Iowa, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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Rural Surgical Practice: An Iowa Group Model
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Link: Abstract
Describes the creation and benefits of a rural surgical group practice that enables rural southeast Iowa to receive general surgical care and improved the quality of life for participating surgeons.
Author: Breon TA
Location: Surgical Clinics of North America, 89(6), 1359-66, x.
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Access, Iowa, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Direct Service Workforce Core Competencies: Annotated Bibliography
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Provides a summary of research on the development of core competencies for training of the direct service workforce. Includes national research, reports from 7 states and legislation.
Organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Lewin Group
Author: O'Reilly L
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Michigan, National, North Carolina, Nursing Aides, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah
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Iowa's Direct-Care Workforce
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Provides an overview of the direct-care workforce in Iowa. Notes that direct-care workers comprise the second-largest occupational group in the state, and that demand for direct care is growing rapidly.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Nursing Aides
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Iowa Board of Nursing Annual Report, 2008-2009
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Discusses legislation, nursing education, enrollment data, nursing practice, continuing education, and licensing.
Organization: Iowa Board of Nursing
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nursing Occupations
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Analysis of Employee Turnover in Nursing Facilities
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Reports on a survey of nursing facilities in Iowa regarding employee turnover rates. Contains data for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, dietary occupations, medical directors, and other nursing facility employees. Includes the survey instrument used and data for each nursing facility that returned the survey.
Organization: Iowa Department of Human Services
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Iowa, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Series
Web site
Offers twenty state PowerPoint presentations based on the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments. Includes slides related to the local health department workforce.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Public Health, Washington, Wisconsin
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Direct Care Worker Compensation Advisory Committee Report
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Reviews wages and compensation for direct care workers in Iowa nursing facilities as a retention issue. Focuses on certified nursing assistants. Provides recommendations to help increase direct care worker compensation.
Organization: Iowa Department of Human Services
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Iowa, Nursing Aides
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Report to the Governor and General Assembly On Voluntary Employer-Sponsored Health Care Coverage Demonstration Project -- Nonlicensed Direct Care Workers
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Discusses how providing health insurance improves retention for direct-care workers, highlights two state programs that helped increase the number of direct-care workers with health care coverage, and describes the committee's recommendations for a similar program in Iowa. Provides measures for determining the success of the program.
Organization: Iowa Department of Human Services
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Nursing Aides, Recruitment and Retention
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Third-Year Pharmacy Students' Work Experience and Attitudes and Perceptions of the Pharmacy Profession
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Examines important factors in pharmacy student career choice, their work activities, and what they thought of their preceptors. Focuses on the Midwest.
Author: Siracuse MV, Schondelmeyer SW, Hadsall RS, Schommer JC
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 72(3), 50
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pharmacists, South Dakota, Wisconsin
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Dentists' Comfort in Treating Underserved Populations After Participating in Community-Based Clinical Experiences as a Student
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Examines how comfortable dental students were in treating underserved populations after participating in a community-based clinical experience in Iowa.
Author: McQuistan MR, Kuthy RA, Heller KE, Qian F, Riniker KJ
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 72(4), 422-430
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Iowa, Recruitment and Retention
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Mental Health Systems Improvement in Iowa: A Report to the Legislature and Governor
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Provides an overview of major findings and recommendations related to Iowa's mental health system. Includes a section on the behavioral health workforce, and a section with data on the supply, distribution, and demand for psychiatrists in Iowa.
Organization: Iowa Division of Mental Health and Disability Services
Author: Parks AW
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Iowa, Psychiatrists
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Iowa 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 Iowa.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Iowa
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State of Iowa Workforce Needs Assessment 2008: Executive Summary
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Reports on a survey of Iowa's employers. Covers current and expected job vacancies, and current employment by industry, including health care. Contains information on retirements, workforce expansion, and education required to fill vacancies.
Organization: Iowa Workforce Development
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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The Future of Iowa's Health and Long-Term Care Workforce
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reviews Iowa's health and long-term care workforce including documenting the shortages and challenges that exist throughout the state and analyzing the impact of these shortages on access to care, the quality of care received including outcomes, and the cost of care.
Organizations: Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Health Workforce Center
Author: Newton T, Holst M
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dentists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Retaining Rural Nurses: Midwestern Summit on Retaining and Making Best use of the Older More Experienced Rural Registered Nurse
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Highlights of a one-day session, consisting of 25 nurse-leaders from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota who engaged in a series of roundtable discussions on the future of older nurses in rural communities.
Organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, South Dakota
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Report of the Task Force on the Iowa Physician Workforce
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Explores issues related to the Iowa Physician Workforce such as measuring physician supply and demand, analyzing key workforce trends, and making recommendations.
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Physicians
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Regional Registered Nurse Tracking Pilot Project: Final Report
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Reports on a trial of a system to track Iowa's registered nurses in thirteen counties. Discusses the feasibility of the method, difficulties, and the results.
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Wages, Benefits, Hours, Commuting Time, and License Renewal for Iowa Registered Nurses
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Reviews information from Iowa's registered nurse licensing database. Includes information on license renewal decisions, wages, benefits, hours, and commuting. Provides some data on licensed practical nurses.
Author: Imerman MM, Orazem PF, Sikdar S, Russell G
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Iowa, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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The Iowa Minority REACH Network: A Final Report
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Additional Link: Appendices
Discusses best practices for recruiting minorities and Iowa's efforts to recruit a diverse healthcare workforce.
Author: Yehieli M, Grey M
Date: 8/2006
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Iowa, Recruitment and Retention
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Planning and Training for a Telehealth Workforce for Rural Iowa
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Reports on a test of a telehealth/telepsychiatry system and training program for health care professionals in Iowa as a way to increase health care access for rural areas. Provides telehealth training materials.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 8/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Iowa, Psychiatrists, Rural
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Iowa Guidance Counselor Survey: Final Report
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Discusses the results of a guidance counselor survey that focuses on whether guidance counselors in Iowa encourage students to consider careers in health. Includes comments on how school counselors could promote professions in health care.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 6/2006
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Workforce Pipeline
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Iowa’s Mental Health Workforce
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Discusses recent mental health studies related to Iowa, provides detailed information related to psychologists, psychiatrists, advanced practice nurse practitioners, social workers, family and marriage therapists, physician assistants, and mental health counselors. Provides maps of Iowa with the numbers for each county.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Author: Kelly M
Date: 3/2006
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Iowa, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers
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Trends in Nursing Supply and Education
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Includes data from 1986-2005 on Iowa's LPN and RN population and educational programs.
Organization: Iowa Health Workforce Center
Date: 1/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Evidence-based E-Learning for Nurse Educators
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Discusses the benefits of using E-learning to increase the number of nurses. Presents an overview of the theories supporting E-learning, programs in other states that offer online nursing education, its benefits and weaknesses, and details how to develop a E-learning program. Includes an overview of online teaching techniques, course management software, and sample course materials.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Author: Bristol TJ
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Summary Report of the Public Hearings on Nursing
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Summarizes three public hearings held by the Iowa Department of Public Health on nursing shortages. Highlights common concerns, views on regulating nurse staffing ratios, mandatory overtime, and the role of the state legislature.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 10/2005
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nursing Occupations
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Expected Wages and Other Labor Market Factors Affecting the Labor Force Decisions of Nurses in the State of Iowa
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Uses economics and two nursing surveys to determine how personal characteristics affect registered nurse labor-force decisions. Includes the number of RNs, LPNs, and CNAs for each county in Iowa, maps, and wage data. Examines county wage differences, nursing degree, intercounty commuting, full vs. part-time work, and holding multiple jobs.
Organization: Iowa State University
Author: Doorenbos T, Imerman M, Orazem P
Date: 8/2005
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nursing Occupations
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Strategic Plan to Increase Access to Health Occupations Education in Iowa Through the Use of E-Learning
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Analyzes how E-learning can increase access to health care education in Iowa. Includes best practices from other states, faculty development recommendations, costs, simulation labs, current practices, and a survey of nursing students with relevant statistics.
Organization: Iowa Health Workforce Center
Author: Bristol TJ
Date: 8/2005
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Faculty, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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A Strategic Plan to Increase Minorities in the Health Professions in Iowa
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Discusses the need for minorities in the health workforce. Includes barriers and best practices, an overview of Iowa's minority populations, health careers lacking minorities, potential partners for Iowa's diversity initiative, Iowa's current resources that could be used to promote a diverse health workforce, needed resources with costs, and recommendations.
Organization: Iowa Health Workforce Center
Author: Yehieli M, Grey M, Werff AV, Grey M, Whitaker J
Date: 8/2005
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Diversity, Iowa, Workforce Pipeline
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Nursing Students and New Nurses Speak about Recruitment and Retention Decisions: A Graduate Project
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Includes a literature review of the nursing shortage and recruitment and retention strategies. Covers a survey of Iowa nursing graduates and the reasons they selected their first job.
Organization: Iowa Health Workforce Center
Author: Kienitz M
Date: 5/2005
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Analyzing Fluctuating Unit Census for Timely Staffing Intervention
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the use of computer systems in determining nurse staff allocation.
Author: Wagner C, Budreau G, Everett LQ
Location: Nursing Economic$, 23(2):85-90, 55
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Iowa, National, Nursing Occupations
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Building Bridges and Strengthening Nursing
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Link: Abstract
Describes a collaboration between nurses and employment specialists in a rural northern Iowa healthcare organization to retain and recruit nurses.
Author: Carney DM
Location: Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 21(1):1-5
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Nursing and Nursing Assistive Personnel Recruitment and Retention: Replicating Best Practices Across Iowa (Summary Report)
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Identifies best practices in Iowa for recruitment and retention in nursing. Summarizes the strategies and challenges for each project and provides contact information.
Organizations: Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Health Workforce Center
Date: 9/2004
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Iowa, Nursing Occupations
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The Health Care Workforce in Ten States: Education, Practice and Policy
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Health workforce assessments for California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, with a comparison across states. Covers state programs, financing and policies affecting health professions education, service placement and reimbursement, planning and monitoring, and licensure/regulation. Includes health workforce data for certain professions.
Organizations: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, National Conference of State Legislatures
Date: 2001
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Tagged keywords: California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Connecticut, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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HRSA State Health Workforce Profile: Iowa
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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: Iowa, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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CRDTS Examination
Exam
Offers an exam as part of the state licensure process for dentists and dental hygienists in sixteen states.
Organization: Central Regional Dental Testing Services
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Licensure and Certification, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Health Professions Tracking Service
Web site
Headquartered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Collects, maintains, and disseminates primary source healthcare provider information. Maintains detailed information on healthcare professionals and their practice locations in Nebraska and Western Iowa.
Provides statistics to identify accurate federal and state shortage area designations.
Organization: Health Professions Tracking Service
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nebraska, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Shortage Designations
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Iowa Direct Care Workforce Initiative
Web site
Addresses the regulation and certification of direct care workers. Offers recommendations on certification, education and training, standardized supervision requirements, and functions for direct care workers.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Iowa, Licensure and Certification, Nursing Aides
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The Iowa Health Fact Book
Web site
Provides an overview of demographics and health indicators for Iowa. Includes maps with information on the supply of various health care providers by county.
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Iowa, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Iowa Health Professions Tracking Systems
Web site
Contains biographical, educational, and professional information for all active Iowa physicians, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists and advanced practice nurses. Data and reports available for purchase.
Organization: Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dentists, Diversity, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Iowa Hospital Association: Profiles
Web site
Presents data and analysis from the Iowa Hospital Association Annual Fact Book. Offers data on health professionals under the "Personnel" tab including supply, turnover and vacancy rates.
Organization: Iowa Hospital Association
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders
Web site
Supports nurse leaders in the state of Iowa. Offers the annual Nurse Practice Survey.
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Nursing Occupations
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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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PubMed Search: Iowa Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the Iowa 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: Iowa
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The Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center
Web site
Serves Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Assists in providing training, education, and assessment for the public health workforce. One of 14 Public Health Training Centers, established by the U. S. Department of HHS, HRSA, located throughout the United States.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Nebraska, Public Health, South Dakota
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