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New Jersey’s Health Care Cluster March 2013
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Analyzes the health care industry in New Jersey. Provides an overview of major industries and occupations within health care, demographics, and the overall employment outlook.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Author: Timian J
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
An Observational Study of Nurse Staffing Ratios and Hospital Readmission among Children Admitted for Common Conditions
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Examines the relationship between registered nurse staffing ratios and all-cause readmission among children admitted for common medical and surgical conditions.
Author: Tubbs-Cooley HL, Cimiotti JP, Silber JH, Sloane DM, Aiken LH
Location: BMJ Quality & Safety, 2013 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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
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
The Economic Impact of AAMC-Member Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
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Examines the economic impact of AAMC member medical schools and teaching hospitals. Provides total national impacts and individual state totals for economic, employment, government revenue, and out-of-state medical visitor impacts for 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Education and Training, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, National, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Physicians, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Trends and Emerging Issues, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Industry & Occupational Employment Projections, New Jersey
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Presents labor market data for New Jersey. Offers occupational employment projections for 2010-2020. Includes most health care occupations starting with SOC 29 and 31 under detailed occupation projections.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
New Jersey State Health Workforce Planning Report: New Jersey State Health Workforce Development Planning Grant Final Report, September 2012
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Additional Link: Final Recommendations
Examines current and future health workforce needs for New Jersey. Offers recommendations to address them. Addresses alignment of education and workforce demand, workforce data collection, existing resources and partnerships, and licensing and certification barriers. Funded by a HRSA state planning grant.
Organizations: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, Licensure and Certification, New Jersey, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Occupational Employment Statistics Wage Survey
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Provides salary information for occupations in New Jersey by industry. Includes breakdowns by region. Most health care occupations are under SOC Code 29.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession
Nurse Staffing and Postsurgical Outcomes in Black Adults
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Reports results from a study of the impact of nurse staffing and workload levels on the quality of care for older adults, specifically black adults.
Author: Carthon JM, Kutney-Lee A, Sloane D, Aiken LH
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Florida, Health Care Quality, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Programs
Directory
Lists associate, baccalaureate, diploma, and practical nursing programs in New Jersey. Includes NCLEX pass rate information.
Organization: New Jersey Board of Nursing
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
New Jersey GME Individual Hospital Report
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Summarizes results from a survey of hospitals in New Jersey regarding graduate medical education (GME). Includes information on programs offered, the number of residents, continuing medical education, recruitment/retention programs, patients served and the impact of additional GME funding.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, New Jersey, Physicians, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
Loan Initiative Lures Clinicians to Practice, Stay in Jersey
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Discusses how New Jersey's loan repayment program is helping recruit and retain health care providers in underserved areas of the state.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, New Jersey, Recruitment and Retention
Teamswork!
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Addresses the trend towards team-based models of care and its impact on care quality. Highlights model programs. Discusses training barriers and the roles of team members.
Author: Butcher L
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians, Social Workers, Trends and Emerging Issues
Benefits of Implementing the Primary Care Patient- Centered Medical Home: A Review of Cost & Quality Results, 2012
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Discussing the benefits of implementing primary care patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), focusing mostly on improving costs and care quality. Highlights strengths of model programs in various states. Includes a discussion of the role of health care providers in the PCMH model.
Organization: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Author: Nielsen M, Langner B, Zema C,
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Colorado, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington
New Jersey Hospitals 2011: Economic Impact Report
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Identifies how hospitals in New Jersey contribute to the state's economy. Provides breakdowns for each county in the state. Includes the number of people hospitals employ.
Organization: New Jersey Hospital Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, New Jersey
Teams Forming in New Jersey Expanding the Pharmacist’s Role in Direct Patient Care
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Highlights a health center in New Jersey that secured grants to begin using clinical pharmacists to improve patient care. Summarizes their involvement in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative (PSPC) and its benefits.
Author: Skyer-Brandwene N
Location: The New Jersey Journal of Pharmacy, 86(1), 6-7
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, New Jersey, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Trends and Emerging Issues
WeTeachNursingNJ.com
Web site
Provides resources and information about how to become a nurse faculty in New Jersey and what the career involves. Offers a search feature to find nursing programs in the state.
Organization: New Jersey Nursing Initiative
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations
Certificates & Degrees Awarded by New Jersey Institutions of Higher Education During the Year Ending June 30, 2011: Health Professions and Related Programs
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Provides data on graduates from each college and university in New Jersey by health care occupation grouping. Identifies degree level and includes state totals.
Organization: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
New Jersey's Educational Capacity: 2010 Registered Nurse Report
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Reports on a 2010 survey of nursing schools in New Jersey. Covers demographics, applications, enrollment, graduations, and nursing faculty.
Organization: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
Nurses and Medication Management: Four Research Projects on Nursing's Role in Reducing Medication Errors
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Examines the role nurses play at four institutions in managing and preventing medication errors in hospital and transitional care settings.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Maryland, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Washington, Wisconsin
Preparing Clinically Expert Faculty Educators: An Academic Partnership Model
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Link: Abstract
Describes the experiences of a collaborative partnership in New Jersey to prepare 14 scholars for the faculty role.
Author: Guttman MS, Parietti ES, Reineke PR, Mahoney J
Location: Journal of Professional Nursing, 27(6), e103-107
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations
A Successful Academic Collaborative to Increase Nurse Faculty in New Jersey
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Link: Abstract
Describes an academic collaboration of 4 New Jersey state colleges and universities to prepare and graduate students in a dual role as advanced clinical/practice nurses and nurse faculty.
Author: Louie K, Campbell M, Donaghy CP, Rice L, Sabatini M
Location: Journal of Professional Nursing, 27(6), 108-113
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations
Hospitalists at an Academic Medical Center, Part 1: Impact of a Voluntary Pilot Hospitalist Program
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Link: Abstract
Examines issues affecting academic medical centers. Reports on the results of a pilot hospitalist project.
Author: Frank E, Paul DP, Nersesian R
Location: Hospital Topics, 89(4), 75-81
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Hospitals, National, New Jersey, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
Nursing in New Jersey at a Glance: 2011
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Fact sheet detailing nurses in New Jersey. Includes data on workforce statistics, age, retirement, degree, nursing schools, and faculty.
Organization: New Jersey Nursing Initiative
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
Teaching Medical Students About Disability: The Use of Standardized Patients
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Link: Abstract
Discusses several training programs in Tennessee, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Wisconsin, New Jersey and South Carolina that use standardized patients either with disabilities or who portray patients with disabilities. Addresses the benefits, challenges, and practical issues of developing and implementing similar programs.
Author: Long-Bellil LM, Robey KL, Graham CL, Minihan PM, Smeltzer SC, Kahn P; for the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education.
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(9), 1163-70
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Physicians, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin
Impact of a Teaching Attending Physician on Medical Student, Resident, and Faculty Perceptions and Satisfaction
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether a dedicated teaching attending for medical student education improves medical student, attending physician, and resident perceptions and satisfaction.
Author: Cassidy-Smith TN, Kilgannon JH, Nyce AL, Chansky ME, Baumann BM
Location: CJEM, 13(4), 259-66
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Physicians, Residency Programs
An Innovative Approach to Interdisciplinary Occupational Safety and Health Education
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Link: Abstract
Describes an interdisciplinary educational tour for occupational safety and health professionals.
Author: Rosen MA, Caravanos J, Milek D, Udasin I
Location: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 54(7), 515-20
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, New Jersey, New York, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations
Economic Impact Analysis of Physicians’ Offices in New Jersey
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Examines the contribution of physicians' offices to New Jersey's economy. Provides data on office-based allopathic and osteopathic physicians in the state, including county specific data on page 20. Compares the three major regional economic impact models in Appendix II.
Organization: Medical Society of New Jersey
Author: Seneca JJ, Lahr ML, Irving W, Friedman J
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Clinics, New Jersey, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Nurse Delegation Pilot Evaluation Report
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Evaluates a pilot program which involves nurse delegation of health maintenance tasks to certified home health aides. Addresses potential regulatory changes, feasibility, training needs, and the potential for the program to help alleviate the nursing shortage.
Organization: Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Author: Farnham J, Young HM, Reinhard S, Petlick N, Reinhard TF, Santillan V
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses
New Jersey’s Economic Health Depends on Health Care Industry
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Provides an overview of employment in New Jersey's health care industry. Addresses employment growth since 1990, average wages, employment distribution, and the industry's outlook.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Author: Timian J
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Supply and Demand
Examining Effectiveness of Medical Interpreters in Emergency Departments for Spanish-Speaking Patients With Limited English Proficiency: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Concludes that using in-person professional interpreters for patients with limited English proficiency improves patient and provider satisfaction.
Author: Bagchi AD, Dale S, Verbitsky-Savitz N, Andrecheck S, Zavotsky K, Eisenstein R
Location: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 57(3),248-256.e1-4
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Hospitals, Medical Interpreters, New Jersey
Securing Healthcare Jobs for Mature Workers: The Public/Private Sector Approach
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Describes programs in several states intended to train older workers to help meet the shortage of direct care workers. Identifies best practices and lessons learned.
Organization: National Council on Aging
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Aides, Pennsylvania
The 2010 New Jersey Resident Exit Survey Final Report
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reports on a survey of physicians completing a residency or fellowship training program in New Jersey and whether they plan to practice in state or continue their education. Addresses practice plans, respondent characteristics, location of medical school training, education debt, expected income and practice hours, job search, IMGs by specialty, and more.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, New Jersey, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Occupation Explorer
Web site
Supports searching occupations by category, list, or keyword to find information on health care occupations in New Jersey. Includes career videos, current and projected employment, wages, and employment by industry.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
New Jersey 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, New Jersey, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
Certificates & Degrees Awarded by New Jersey Institutions of Higher Education During the Year Ending June 30, 2010: Health Professions and Related Programs
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Lists the certificates and degrees awarded for each college and university in New Jersey by health care occupation grouping. Identifies degree level and includes state totals.
Organization: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession
The Special Care Center — A Joint Venture to Address Chronic Disease
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Describes coordinated care management for patients with multiple chronic illnesses where a new center recruited and trained a group of frontline health workers to serve the functions of both health coaches and medical assistants.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Medical Assistants, New Jersey
New Jersey's Health Services Workforce
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Provides information and charts on New Jersey's health workforce, including current employment.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
Looking Forward
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Provides a brief overview of the shortage of general surgeons and identifies policies that could help. Highlights a loan repayment program in New Jersey intended to encourage more general surgeons to remain instate.
Author: Hoyt DB
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 95(7), 4-6
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, New Jersey, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
Child Oral Health Resources for Primary Care Providers
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Offers a toolkit for primary care providers so they can provide oral health care and referrals. Contains resources from the New Jersey Smiles program that can be adapted for other states.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, New Jersey, Physicians, Primary Care
A High-Touch Approach to Improving Oral Health for Newark Children
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Highlights the New Jersey Smiles program which increased access to dental care for children in Medicaid and Head Start through dental homes and coordination with primary care providers.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Dentists, Health Care Access, New Jersey, Physicians, Primary Care
Oral Health Checkup: Progress in Tough Fiscal Times?
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Reviews dental coverage options for low-income children and adults and the challenges they face in accessing oral health care. Identifies state initiatives for increasing access to oral health care using various workforce models on pages 7-11.
Organization: National Health Policy Forum
Author: Shirk C
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Policy, South Carolina, Washington
The Economic Recession: Early Impacts on Health Care Safety Net Providers
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Reports on a survey of five metropolitan communities to determine the impact of the recession on safety net providers. Addresses increased demand for services and the impact on staffing.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Hospitals, National, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Washington
Economic Impact of Physician Shortages in New Jersey
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Examines the direct, indirect, and total economic impact of estimated shortages of adult physicians, pediatricians, and pediatric subspecialists in New Jersey for each county using IMPLAN.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, New Jersey, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand
Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Medical Home Model That Works!
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Discusses how community health centers in New Jersey are adopting the medical home model. Includes a section addressing health workforce challenges on pages 8-9.
Organization: New Jersey Primary Care Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Federally Qualified Health Centers, New Jersey, Recruitment and Retention
Introducing Medical Students to the Interdisciplinary Health Care Team: Piloting a Case-Based Approach
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Link: Abstract
Describes an educational session that introduced medical students to eight allied health disciplines. Discusses how the New Jersey program teaches future physicians when to refer to and collaborate with other health professionals.
Author: Heuer AJ, Geisler S, Kamienski M, Langevin D, O'Sullivan Maillet J
Location: Journal of Allied Health, 39(2), 76-81
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Interprofessional Training and Education, New Jersey, Physicians
The Nursing Shortage and New Jersey
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Summarizes the nursing shortage in New Jersey and highlights contributing factors.
Organization: New Jersey Nursing Initiative
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
Situation Critical: Closing the Nurse Supply Gap in New Jersey
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Presents five policy recommendations for increasing the supply of nurses in New Jersey.
Organization: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
Author: Dickson GL, Flynn L
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Supply and Demand
Improving the Quality of Care: The Continuing Debate Over Nurse-Patient Ratios
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Discusses nurse staffing ratio studies. Highlights states considering nurse staffing legislation.
Organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
Author: Gever M
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, West Virginia
2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Series
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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
New Jersey Physician Workforce Task Force Report
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Examines New Jersey's physician workforce, pipeline, and supply in depth. Offers projections for demand and recommendations. Identifies current and future physician shortages by specialty. Includes county profiles and national benchmark data for physician population ratios in the appendix. Provides examples of health workforce initiatives in other states.
Organization: New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Illinois, International Medical Graduates, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Supply and Demand, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin
Access to Care and Use of Preventive Services by Hispanics: State-Based Variations from 1991 to 2004
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Examines changes in access to physician care and preventative services by Hispanics in ten states.
Author: Kang-Kim M, Betancourt JR, Ayanian JZ, Zaslavsky AM, Yucel RM, Weissman JS
Location: Medical Care, 46(5), 507–14
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Health Care Access, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Physicians, Texas
A Predental School Experience to Expose Potential Applicants to Dental School and the Dental Profession
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Describes a Gateways to Dentistry (GTD) program in New Jersey that sought to increase the number of dental school applicants.
Author: Fenesy KE, DeCastro JE
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 72(5), 593-599
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, New Jersey, Workforce Pipeline
Serving the Needs of Medicaid Enrollees with Integrated Behavioral Health Services in Safety Net Primary Care Settings
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Discusses the benefits of integrating behavioral health care into a primary care setting. Examines the behavioral health services provided by safety net primary care providers to Medicaid participants. Highlights programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Delaware, and Oklahoma.
Organization: American Public Human Services Association
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Delaware, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, National, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Primary Care
Implementing the Clinical Nurse Specialist Role in a Regional State Psychiatric Hospital
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Link: Abstract
Examines how clinical nurse specialists have expanded their role in psychiatric hospitals to increase care quality.
Author: Sclafani M, Caldwell B, Fitzgerald E, McQuaide TA
Location: Clinical Nurse Specialist, 22(2), 67-72
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Hospitals, New Jersey
New Jersey 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 New Jersey.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey
New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission
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Offers recommendations for improving health care in New Jersey, including creation of an Office for Oversight of New Jersey's Health Care Workforce. Provides action steps for addressing the state's shortage of nurses, physicians, and dentists.
Author: New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Practical Nursing Education Programs – 2008: Results of the 2008 Survey of New Jersey Nursing Education Programs
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Reports on applications, enrollment, graduates, and faculty for practical nursing programs in New Jersey. Includes faculty vacancies, recruitment and retention efforts, and demographics for faculty and students.
Organization: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
Quality of Diabetes Care in Family Medicine Practices: Influence of Nurse-Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants
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Compares practices with physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physician only practices on diabetes care quality.
Author: Ohman-Strickland PA, Orzano AJ, Hudson SV, Solberg LI, DiCiccio-Bloom B, O'Malley D, Tallia AF, Balasubramanian BA, Crabtree BF
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 6(1), 14-22
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians
Report: Health Care Workforce Assessment and Planning Efforts in Ten States
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Summarizes the efforts of ten states to assess and plan for their health care workforce needs. Offers recommendations to guide the Massachusetts Health Care Workforce Center's efforts.
Organizations: Massachusetts AHEC Network, Massachusetts Primary Care Office
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Policy, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand, Texas
New Jersey's Nursing Faculty Shortage: A Technical Report for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Provides a detailed overview of New Jersey's nursing shortage. Covers data on current nursing faculty, trends related to the nursing faculty pipeline, nursing education in New Jersey, promising practices, and more.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Reinhard S, Wright B, Cook ME
Date: 10/2007
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
Culturally Competent Care Education: Overview and Perspectives
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Link: Abstract
Examines Harvard Medical School's Culturally Competent Care Education Committee. Focuses on their experiences, perspectives, and practices.
Author: White AA 3rd, Hoffman HL
Location: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 15 Suppl 1:S80-5
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, New Jersey, Physicians
The State of the Nursing Workforce in New Jersey: Findings from a Statewide Survey of Registered Nurses
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Describes the personal, professional, and workforce characteristics of New Jersey's registered nurses. Overviews the job environment, career satisfaction, and demographic differences. Discusses findings and offers recommendations.
Organization: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
Author: Flynn L
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers: A Report of the Ready for the Job Initiative
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Examines the workforce needs and challenges of New Jersey's public disaster management system, especially in public health.
Organizations: John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Public Health
Enhancing Success in Advanced Practice Nursing: A Grant-Funded Project
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Link: Abstract
Describes a project seeking to increase the number of Asian, Hispanic, and African-American nursing students and graduates at a school in New Jersey, especially advanced practice nurses.
Author: McNeal GJ, Walker D
Location: Journal of Cultural Diversity, 13(1), 10-9
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations
OpportunityNewark: Jobs and Community Development for the 21st Century
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Includes a chapter on the health workforce in Newark and a chapter on workforce development.
Organization: Newark Alliance
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey
HRSA State Health Workforce Profile: New Jersey
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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: New Jersey, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
Career Exploration: Exposing Diverse Students to Oral Health Professions
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Offers a tool kit to help encourage students to pursue oral health careers, particularly underrepresented minority students. Describes dental careers, identifies schools in New Jersey offering dental programs, and provides contact information to arrange for a speaker.
Organization: New Jersey Dental Association
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, New Jersey, Workforce Pipeline
Central New Jersey Health Care Talent Network
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Provides information on health care occupations for students and jobseekers.
Organization: John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Workforce Pipeline
Issue Brief: Projections of the Supply and Demand of Registered Nurses in New Jersey
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Offers projections based on HRSA's forecasting model of New Jersey's registered nurse supply and demand through 2020. Compares New Jersey to the United States as a whole.
Organization: New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Health Care Talent Network (NJHTN)
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Supports alignment of education and workforce demand in health care through a coalition of stakeholders in New Jersey. Provides resources for jobseekers and employers, including information on careers in health, training, and more.
Organization: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Policy, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Health Care Workforce Council
Web site
Supports health workforce development in New Jersey through a coalition of employers, educators, associations, foundations, workforce experts, and state government agencies. Provides meeting minutes. Their work was supported by a HRSA state planning grant.
Organization: New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Policy
New Jersey Nursing Initiative: Explore Nursing Data in Your County
Web site
Identifies the number of nurses, population, population over 65, nursing programs, and nursing scholars for each county in New Jersey.
Organization: New Jersey Nursing Initiative
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
New Jersey Primary Care Association: Employment Opportunities
Job board
Lists job openings for community health centers in New Jersey.
Organization: New Jersey Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, New Jersey, Recruitment and Retention
NJSNA Career Center
Job board
Lists nursing job opportunities in New Jersey.
Organization: New Jersey State Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
PubMed Search: New Jersey Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the New Jersey 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: New Jersey
Schools of Social Work in New Jersey
Directory
Lists schools that offer social work programs in New Jersey. Includes accreditation information and program contacts.
Organization: National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey Chapter
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Jersey, Social Workers

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