Resources for Health Workforce Research and Data Collection Methods
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Compendium of Federal Data Sources to Support Health Workforce Analysis
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Provides a summary of 19 federal data sources that can be used to support health workforce analysis.
Organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
Date: 4/2013
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Better Health Care Worker Demand Projections: A Twenty-First Century Approach
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Analyzes and compares past and current demand projection models for the health care workforce. Discusses approaches for creating a new demand projection model. Covers challenges and steps for implementation. Includes a list of health care demand data sources in appendix B.
Organizations: Bipartisan Policy Center, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The Complexities of National Health Care Workforce Planning: A Review of Current Data and Methodologies and Recommendations for Future Studies
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Discusses health care workforce supply projection models. Includes data for employment, age, and gender. Covers Affordable Care Act provisions that impact workforce planning in appendix A and a list of approaches to projections in appendix B. Includes data sources by profession in appendix D and federal and a list of regional organizations in appendix E.
Organizations: Bipartisan Policy Center, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Guide to State and Local Workforce Data: For Analysis and Informed Decision Making
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List of state and local employment and economic data from a variety of government agencies. Includes access information for each source, geographic level available, related publications and features, as well as other notes about the data sources.
Organizations: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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A Model Linking Clinical Workforce Skill Mix Planning to Health and Health Care Dynamics
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Discusses the implications of skill mixing and workforce composition in workforce planning.
Author: Masnick K, McDonnell G
Location: Human Resources for Health, 8(1), 11
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: International, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Services Research
Journal or magazine
Additional Links: Current Free Article Access, PubMed Central: Archives Free Article Access
Offers a journal focused on improving knowledge and understanding of the financing, organization, delivery, and outcomes of health services. Published six times a year plus two special supplements. Provides free full-text in PubMed Central after 24 months and one free full-text article per issue.
Organization: AcademyHealth
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Health Services Research (HSR) Methods
Web site
Provides resources to help researchers understand the language, study designs, and methods used by health services research.
Organization: AcademyHealth
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Health Workforce Questionnaires
Research instrument
Provides workforce surveys from various sources to assist policymakers, educators, and researchers as they gather workforce data from health professionals.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Tagged keywords: National, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Minimum Dataset Project
Web site
Supports the standardization of nursing data collection. Includes minimum datasets for supply, demand, and education.
Organization: Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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PubMed Search: Health Workforce Research and Data Collection Methods
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article
citations on the topic of health workforce research and data collection methods, limited to articles that address the United States.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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2013 9th Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference
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Provides the agenda for the AAMC physician research conference held May 2-3, 2013 in Alexandria, Virginia. Includes presentation slides if you sign in at the top of the screen and then click on "Agenda." Addresses health workforce analysis, building workforce diversity, non-physician providers, factors affecting primary care career choice, rural workforce supply and productivity, graduate medical education, student debt, team-based care, HRSA's new simulation model, and health equity.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Projecting Surgeon Supply Using a Dynamic Model
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Link: Abstract
Offers a forecast of the supply of surgeons by age, sex, and specialty in the United States from 2009 to 2028. Introduces a dynamic stock and flow projection model that can be updated to reflect new policies and changes in key factors.
Organization: American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute
Author: Fraher EP, Knapton A, Sheldon GF, Meyer A, Ricketts TC 3rd
Location: Annals of Surgery, 257(5), 867-72
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Opportunities and Challenges in Supply-Side Simulation: Physician-Based Models
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Link: Abstract
Provides an overview of microsimulation modeling that can be used to model the effects of health care policies on physician supply and behaviors. Highlights key data sources, both public and private. Compares physician supply and the percent of primary care physicians who accept Medicaid across several data sources.
Author: Gresenz CR, Auerbach DI, Duarte F
Location: Health Services Research, 48(2 Pt 2), 696-712
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2012 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce: A Report on the 2012 Survey of Licensed Practical Nurses
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Reports on the demographics, education characteristics, employment, and job satisfaction for licensed practical nurses in Pennsylvania by employment sector and county. Compares results to previous surveys in Appendix 6. Addresses provision of language interpretive services and use of health information technology. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Arkansas Health Care Workforce: A Guide for Policy Action
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Additional Link: Appendices
Examines current and future primary and specialty workforce needs in Arkansas by county, including rural drive times. Addresses options for extending primary care capacity through advanced practice nurses and physician assistants based on a literature review and other states' efforts. Analyzes payer mix by county and how expanded insurance coverage may affect provider access. Appendices provide focus group and survey results, methodology discussions, and survey instruments.
Organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Tracing the Steps of Survey Design: A Graduate Medical Education Research Example
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Introduces a framework for developing survey instruments for collecting data in a graduate medical education setting.
Author: Magee C, Rickards G, Byars LA, Artino Jr AR
Location: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 5(1), 1-5
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs
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Virginia’s Licensed Clinical Psychologist Workforce: 2012
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Reports on a survey of clinical psychologists licensed in Virginia. Addresses demographics, employment characteristics, distribution, J-1 Visa status, practice specialty, retirement plans, and more. Includes maps and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Diversity, Psychologists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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Virginia’s Licensed Professional Counselor Workforce: 2012
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Reports on a survey of counselors licensed in Virginia. Addresses demographics, employment characteristics, distribution, J-1 Visa status, practice characteristics, retirement plans, and more. Includes maps and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Diversity, Mental Health Counselors, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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The Future of Our Health Professional Workforce: The Case for a Comprehensive National Strategy
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Advocates for accurate, reliable, and comprehensive health care workforce data. Discusses issues with data accuracy between sources. Compares old and new models for calculating workforce demand. Provides recommendations for considerations in workforce planning.
Organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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A National Agenda for Community Paramedicine Research
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Identifies research priorities, research challenges, and research resources and opportunities related to community paramedicine, a workforce model that expands the role of emergency medical service (EMS) providers.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Patterson DG, Skillman SM
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Projections of the Long-Term Growth of the Registered Nurse Workforce: A Regional Analysis
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Examines national long-term projections of the registered nurse workforce and calculates regional-level projections for the Northeast, Midwest, South and West regions. Includes data on nurse ages and supply.
Author: Buerhaus PI, Auerbach DI, Staiger DO, Muench U
Location: Nursing Economic$, 31(1), 13-17
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2010/2011 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Registered Nurse Workforce
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Reports on the demographics, education characteristics, employment, and job satisfaction for registered and advanced practice nurses licensed in Pennsylvania by employment sector and county. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinics, Diversity, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Charting Nursing's Future: Celebrating a Sustained Commitment to Improving Health and Health Care through Nursing, RWJF Marks Its 40th Anniversary
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Summarizes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) impact on nursing over 40 years. Covers programs addressing educational capacity, expanding roles for nurses, nursing workforce data, and more. Provides a map of states with nursing workforce centers resulting from RWJF investments.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Primary Care Physician Shortages Could Be Eliminated Through Use of Teams, Nonphysicians, and Electronic Communication
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Link: Abstract
Introduces a method for measuring and forecasting physician supply based on new models of care such as patient-centered medical homes. Discusses the impact of team-based care, non-physician providers and electronic health records on increasing access and reducing primary care physician shortages.
Author: Green LV, Savin S, Lu Y
Location: Health Affairs, 32(1), 11-19
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Vermont Health Care Workforce Strategic Plan: Report to the Vermont Legislature
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Examines the capacity of Vermont's health workforce. Provides recommendations regarding recruitment and retention, oversight and planning including data collection efforts, the education pipeline including the role of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), and state health reform efforts.
Organizations: University of Vermont College of Medicine AHEC Program, Vermont Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Reform, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Policy, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Vermont, Workforce Pipeline
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Data Commons
Web site
Provides data on physicians for a fee. Available data will include the professional characteristics of physicians and other health professionals – ranging from basic demographics to educational background, training, credentialing, and practice specialty. Expected to be operational during the third quarter of 2013.
Organizations: American Board of Family Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, Association of American Medical Colleges, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Federation of State Medical Boards, National Board of Medical Examiners
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, International Medical Graduates, Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Montana Healthcare Workforce Data Collection Minimum Data Sets: Handout
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Provides an overview of minimum data sets for the health workforce. Identifies current information collected by the Montana Board of Medical Examiners, suggestions from the Federation of State Medical Boards, and the National Nursing Workforce Minimum Dataset.
Organization: Montana Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Montana, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Nursing Facility Staffing Survey 2012
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Presents the 2012 nursing facility staff survey which describes the vacancy, retention, and turnover of nursing facility staff. Survey must be filled out by May 31, 2013.
Organization: American Health Care Association
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Protecting Patients and the Public: A Heritage of Excellence
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Presents highlights from the first Tri-Regulator Symposium held October 17-18, 2012 in Washington DC, intended to advance consensus building and dialogue on issues of state-based regulation and licensure. Covers opioid prescribing, state-based regulation, professional competency assessment, and health workforce needs and data collection efforts.
Organizations: Federation of State Medical Boards, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Public Health Services and Systems Research
Web site
Addresses how the TRAIN database can be used for public health workforce research. Includes a webinar about using the datasets. Provides three datasets: demographics on TRAIN learners, information on TRAIN courses and competencies, and TRAIN courses by competencies and professional roles.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Value of the Minimum Data Set
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Summarizes data collection activities by physical therapy organizations. Highlights their new collaboration with the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis on a minimum data set (MDS). Addresses how the data will be used.
Organization: Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
Location: Federation Forum
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Physical Therapy Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Indiana Primary Health Care: Description, Distribution, Challenges, & Strategic Recommendation to Empowered Decision Making
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Addresses the capacity and distribution of Indiana's primary care workforce. Supports creating an Indiana Center for Health Workforce. Identifies strategies used by other states to centralize health workforce data. Discusses funding options.
Organization: Indiana Center for Health Policy
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Indiana, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Nursing Education Programs in Pennsylvania: Data from 2011 Nursing Education Program Annual Reports
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Reports on the enrollment, faculty, applications, graduates, age distribution, attrition, and curriculum of nursing programs in Pennsylvania. Includes data for 2002-2011. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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What Happened to the Shortage of Registered Nurses: The Arizona Experience 2008-2012
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Analyzes changes in supply and demand for registered nurses in Arizona from 2007 to 2012. Covers the various reasons for the elimination of the nursing shortage including the economic recession. Includes trend data for RNs throughout. Offers survey instrument in appendix.
Organizations: Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, Center for Health Information & Research
Author: Johnson W, Harootunian G,
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Licensure and Certification, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2011 Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce
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Reports on a detailed survey of Pennsylvania's dental and dental hygienist workforce. Covers demographics, distribution, specialty, employment characteristics, acceptance of Medicaid and Medicare, career satisfaction, length of practice in the state, and more. Includes the number in each county and the survey instruments used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Michigan Center for Nursing: Survey of Nurses 2012
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Additional Link: Regional Reports
Reports on an annual survey of LPN and RN nurses in Michigan. Covers demographics, employment status, future plans, education, and practice information. Includes the survey instrument used and the response frequencies.
Organization: Michigan Center for Nursing
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Diversity, Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Michigan, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The New Mexico Center for Health Workforce Analysis: Report to the New Mexico State Legislature
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Reports on progress made regarding the implementation of the New Mexico Center for Health Workforce Analysis. Addresses the project team, work group, transfer of licensure data, and future plans. Includes the act which created the new center in Appendix A.
Organization: New Mexico Center for Health Workforce Analysis
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: New Mexico, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of the Addiction Treatment Profession; A National Report - Version 1
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Reports results from the national Vital Signs study on the addiction treatment workforce. Includes data on demographics, education, licensure/certification, recruitment, retention and more. Offers recommendations for training, recruiting and retaining the workforce. Includes raw data and survey instrument in appendix.
Organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Author: Ryan O, Murphy D, Krom L,
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Diversity, Education and Training, National, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand
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Developing an Open-Source Model for Projecting Physician Shortages in the United States
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Describes a new model for projecting physician shortages. Includes frequently asked questions about the model. Provides diagrams of the model on page 4.
Organizations: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, North Carolina Medical Society
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Toward Standardization (Part 2): National Nursing Minimum Data Sets Consensus Building and Implementation Status
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Link: Abstract
Describes the work of the Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers towards standardizing nursing workforce data. Focuses on the consensus model used to develop the MDS and challenges encountered at the state level in implementing it.
Author: Moulton PL, Wiebusch PL, Cleary BL, Brunell ML, Napier DF, Bienemy C, LeVasseur SA, Cimiotti JP
Location: Politics, Policies, & Nursing Practice, 13(3), 162-9
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Updates and Insights from Health Workforce Researcher Sue Skillman
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Provides a Q&A with Sue Skillman, Deputy Director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and the WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies. Addresses current health workforce research projects; rural health workforce issues; and the International Health Workforce Collaborative.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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Washington State Primary Care Provider Survey, 2011-2012: Summary of Findings
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Reports results from a survey of primary care providers in Washington. Includes data on supply, distribution, demographics, education, medicaid acceptance rates and more. Offers survey instrument in appendices.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Skillman SM, Fordyce MA, Yen W, Mounts T,
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Washington
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Will the NP Workforce Grow in the Future?: New Forecasts and Implications for Healthcare Delivery
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Link: Abstract
Projects the future supply of nurse practitioners through 2025 using an age–cohort-based forecast model. Discusses in brief the implications for health care demand, quality of care, and health care delivery.
Author: Auerbach DI
Location: Medical Care, 50(7), 606-10
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2010 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Physician and Physician Assistant Workforce: A Report on the 2010 Surveys of Physicians and Physician Assistants
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Provides detailed information on the physician and physician assistant workforce in Pennsylvania, including Medicare/Medicaid acceptance. Includes specialty information and the number of various primary care physicians in each county in the state. Offers the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Implementation Status of the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers National Nursing Workforce Minimum Datasets for Education, Supply, and Demand
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Examines whether state nursing workforce centers have started to collect minimum data on nursing education, supply and demand. Identifies barriers to collection of a national minimum data set.
Organization: Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers
Author: Moulton P, Wiebusch P, Napier D, et al
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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New Bureau of Labor Statistics Education and Training Data for Employment Projections
Video or multimedia
Additional Links: Presentation Slides, Transcript
Recorded webinar describing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' revised system for determining education and training requirements for each occupation.
Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Training Administration
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2011 Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey: Design and Methods
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Highlights the Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey (HHCNSS), which was administered to 2,597 licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies in Texas. Describes the survey design and methodology including survey instrument design, survey
population, data collection, follow-up and verification processes, response rates, representativeness, and data analysis.
Organization: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Texas
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First-Year Residents Who Began Their Graduate Medical Education in 2009-2010 and Found Their Positions Within and Outside the NRMP Match
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Link: Abstract
Examines residents who found their positions outside the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Concludes that workforce studies need to include these residents to appropriately identify national trends.
Author: Jolly P
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(5), 586-91
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda
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Identifies national priorities for patient-centered clinical effectiveness research. Includes a section on how to improve the health care system addressing care coordination, use of non-physician providers, and technology.
Organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Rural Spotlight: An Interview with Ira Moscovice, Ph.D.
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An interview with Ira Moscovice, the director of the Univ. of Minn. Rural Health Research Center, who discusses changes that health reform will bring to rural providers, including new payment structures and quality measures.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Blevins B
Location: Rural Monitor
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Focus on Sustainability – How Nebraska Implemented a Responsive, Sustainable Health Professions Tracking Service
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Provides a Q&A with Tom Rauner, Director of Nebraska’s Primary Care Office. Focuses on Nebraska’s Health Professions Tracking Service, which collects data on the state's health workforce. Addresses the program's funding and how the data is being used.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Nebraska, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Understanding Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Distribution in Urban and Rural Areas of the United States Using National Provider Identifier Data
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Examines the usefulness of National Provider Identifier (NPI) data for studying the distribution of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in rural and urban areas. Compares rural and urban distribution. Identifies factors associated with rural practice, including state scope of practice laws.
Organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Author: Skillman SM, Kaplan L, Fordyce MA, McMenamin PD, Doescher MP
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Workgroup to Define a Minimal Data Set: Report on a Recommended Framework for a Minimal Physician Data Set
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Offers a framework for state medical boards to collect a uniform minimal data set on the physician workforce. Supports tying the workforce questions to the renewal process. Lists standardized questions to include. Provides key reasons for establishing a minimum data set.
Organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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1998 - 2011 Resident Diversity Survey Report
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Reports on a survey of orthopaedic residents to determine their gender, ethnicity, and fellowship choices. Includes data for 1998-2011 and the survey instrument used.
Organization: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Author: Department of Research and Scientific Affairs
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs
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Comments to the Committee on Workforce Development, Small Business and Tourism
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Discusses recent data collection on physicians and physician assistants in Wisconsin. Covers cost, survey format, challenges and more. Advocates for a health workforce data collection system in the state.
Organization: Wisconsin AHEC Program
Author: Sugden N
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Physician Assistants, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Wisconsin
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Michigan Department of Community Health Survey of Dentists: Survey Findings 2011
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Reports on the employment characteristics, patient characteristics, professional activities, education, and demographics of dentists in Michigan. Includes the percent of dentists in the state who accept Medicaid and the survey instrument and response frequencies for 2006-2011.
Organizations: Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Michigan, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Strategies for Enumerating the U.S. Government Public Health Workforce
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Additional Link: Full Report (PDF)
Outlines options for enumerating and characterizing the public health workforce on an ongoing basis. Identifies important data to provide. Reviews available data sources. Provides recommendations for a surveillance-like system for ongoing enumeration.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Author: University of Michigan/Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Studies, University of Kentucky/Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Research and Policy
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2010 Physician Assistant Re-Licensure Survey Report
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Reports on a survey of physician assistants in Indiana. Covers demographics, education, specialty, practice characteristics, and more. Includes trends in responses from previous surveys, the location of physician assistants by county, and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Lewis CK, Sheff ZT, Brandt AJ, Zollinger TW
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Indiana, Physician Assistants, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Demand for Nurses in Florida: The 2011 Survey of Florida’s Nurse Employers
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Provides turnover rates, vacancies and vacancy rates, and the number of new positions for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants by industry in Florida. Details the survey methodology and includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Florida Center for Nursing
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Estimating Proximity to Care: Are Straight Line and Zipcode Centroid Distances Acceptable Proxy Measures?
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether using straight line distances between zip code centers and address locations are an accurate measure for access to care. Includes rural, urban, and suburban comparisons.
Author: Bliss RL, Katz JN, Wright EA, Losina E
Location: Medical Care, 50(1), 99-106
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Tennessee
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Measuring Teamwork and Conflict Among Emergency Medical Technician Personnel
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Link: Abstract
Introduces a reliable and valid survey to evaluate teamwork between emergency medical technician (EMT) partners.
Author: Patterson PD, Weaver MD, Weaver SJ, et al
Location: Prehospital Emergency Care, 16(1), 98-108
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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A Model to Project the Supply and Demand of Physical Therapists 2010-2020
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Provides charts of the projected supply and demand of physical therapists from 2010 to 2020 using a model developed by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Organization: American Physical Therapy Association
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Physical Therapy Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2012 Audiology Survey Report: Survey Methodology, Respondent Demographics, and Glossary
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Describes the methodology used to survey and analyze the 2012 survey of audiologists, which used a stratified random sample survey.
Organization: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2012 Audiology Survey Summary Report: Number and Type of Responses
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Reports the results of the 2012 audiology survey. Addresses the current job market, wages, employment, telepractice, continuing education interest, degrees earned, and more. Provides an explanation of the statistics used in the frequency report.
Organization: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, Compensation, Continuing Education, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2012 Health Occupations Outlook: Prepared for the Louisiana Health Works Commission
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Analyzes supply and demand for physicians, clinical laboratory personnel, and medical coders in Louisiana. Addresses the impact of health reform, vacancy rates for primary care physicians, Medicaid and Medicare participation, instate retention, recruitment methods, and prevalence of PCMH and ACO participation. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Louisiana Hospital Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Louisiana, Medicare and Medicaid, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Area Resource File (ARF)
Web site
A collection of data from more than 50 sources. Includes data on the supply of health professionals, with extensive data on physicians as well as data on other major health professions. Covers health professions training, with the most current data for number of schools, enrollments, and graduates for major health professions. Offers data on health care facilities and population data. Available free to download.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Audiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Chiropractors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Profession-by-Profession, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand, Vision Care Occupations
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Fill in the Blanks: National Data Are Key to Putting Nurses Where They're Needed
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Provides an overview of nursing workforce data collection. Addresses the end of the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN), the National Nursing Workforce Minimum Datasets, and the American Community Survey.
Author: Brooks K, Green C
Location: Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Is Distance to Provider a Barrier to Care for Medicaid Patients With Breast, Colorectal, or Lung Cancer?
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Link: Abstract
Examines the association between travel burden and timely diagnosis and treatment for Medicaid patients in Washington state with breast, colorectal, or lung cancer. Compares driving time and driving distance to primary care providers as indicators of travel burden.
Author: Scoggins JF, Fedorenko CR, Donahue SMA, Buchwald D, Blough DK, Ramsey SD
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 28(1), 54-62
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Washington
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Kansas State Health Workforce Planning Report: Health Care Workforce Development Planning Grant, 2010-2012
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Discusses benchmarks for achieving an increase of the primary care workforce in Kansas. Covers health care workforce data collection and goals for recruitment, retention and education. Offers links to supporting documents throughout. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: KANSASWORKS State Board
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kansas, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Michigan Center for Nursing: Survey of Nurses 2011
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Reports on an annual survey of LPN and RN nurses in Michigan. Covers demographics, employment status, future plans, education, and practice information. Includes the survey instrument used and the response frequencies.
Organization: Michigan Center for Nursing
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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National Center for Health Workforce Analysis: Timeline for Updating Projections of the Health Workforce
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Identifies when the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis plans to update supply and demand projections for the health workforce.
Organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Dental Occupations, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The New Health Care Workforce: Looking around the Corner to Future Talent Management
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Addresses the current health workforce, supply and demand models, drivers of health workforce demand, and workforce initiatives related to the Affordable Care Act. Supports coordinated national health workforce planning. Identifies what both the private and public sectors could do.
Organization: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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State Health Policy Options: Workforce Planning and Analysis
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Provides resources to help states develop health workforce planning and development strategies to respond to growing demand. Lists reports, case studies, federal grant efforts, and workforce experts. Offers state workforce planning examples, methods for survey research, national reports addressing workforce supply, and more.
Organization: National Governors Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Utah's Physician Workforce, 2012: A Study on the Supply and Distribution of Physicians in Utah
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Reports on Utah's physician workforce composition, practice characteristics, distribution, supply and demand, and more. Offers policy recommendations. Includes FTE, average work hours per week, patient wait times, and demand by specialty. Identifies specialties in shortage. Provides the survey methodology and instrument used.
Organization: Utah Medical Education Council
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Policy, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand, Utah
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Vital Signs 2012: A National Nursing Attitudes & Outlook Report
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Reports results from a survey of nurses' job satisfaction and employment plans. Includes data on satisfaction with workload, compensation, job duties and environment, and plans for retirement. Offers access to survey instrument.
Author: Jackson Healthcare, Jackson Nurse Professionals
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Assessing Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Assets and Capabilities for Recruiting and Retaining Physicians: The North Dakota CAH Community Apgar Program
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Reports results from a study of community factors that impact physician recruitment and retention at critical access hospitals in North Dakota. Covers factors including: loan repayment programs, compensation, scope of practice, availability of support staff, internet access, and more. Includes survey instrument on pages 94-96.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Baker E, Schmitz D, Wasden S, MacKenzie L, Morris B,
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, North Dakota, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Scope of Practice
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Collecting Health Workforce Data: Methods, Insights and Advice
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. Erin Fraher, Director of the North Carolina Health Professions Data System (HPDS) at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. Addresses health workforce research and policy, an open source physician projection model the Sheps Center is working on, and what Dr. Fraher learned from her time in England.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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An Examination of Pharmacists' Labor Supply and Wages
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Link: Abstract
Offers a labor supply model regarding pharmacists' decisions to work, their wages, and influences on the number of hours worked. Examines whether the increase in women going into pharmacy has decreased the number of hours worked by pharmacists.
Author: Polgreen LA, Mott DA, Doucette WR
Location: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 7(4), 406-14
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Supply Side Implications of Insurance Coverage Expansions
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Provides highlights from a meeting held December 2011 in Washington DC regarding the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the capacity to care for the newly insured. Addresses primary care capacity and trends. Identifies policy recommendations and priority research areas.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Measuring Radiologist Workload: How to Do It, and Why It Matters
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Link: Abstract
Provides the methods used to study radiologist workload in one country. Discusses underlying issues, the balance between quality and quantity, and influences on workload such as staffing.
Author: Brady AP
Location: European Radiology, 21(11), 2315-7
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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13th International Medical Workforce Collaborative 2011
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Provides papers, presentations, and posters from an international conference on the health workforce held in Brisbane, Australia on October 24-26, 2011. Addresses interdisciplinary education and training, challenges of expanding physician supply, health workforce policy and planning, restructuring primary care, and integrating international health professionals.
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International, Interprofessional Training and Education, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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AM Last Page: Avoiding Five Common Pitfalls of Survey Design
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Highlights five common survey design problems using examples related to health care. Click "Article as PDF" to view.
Author: Artino AR Jr, Gehlbach H, Durning SJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(10), 1327
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The Complexities of National Health Workforce Planning: Executive Summary
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Provides tools for state and local leaders to assess workforce supply. Discusses the importance of considering the mix of health care professionals needed to meet demand. Lists the current and future supply for twelve health care professions.
Organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Dentists, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Describes the role of the new National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) in US health workforce planning. Discusses some of the challenges facing health workforce researchers. From a series of papers presented at the 13th International Health Workforce Collaborative in Brisbane, Australia.
Author: Salsberg E
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Workload and the Nurse Faculty Shortage: Implications for Policy and Research
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Link: Abstract
Identifies what is known about nurse faculty workload and its relationship to the nurse faculty shortage. Examines the evidence that nurse faculty workload is not the same as other types of faculty workload. Discusses the policy and research implications.
Organization: Mathematica Policy Research
Author: Gerolamo AM, Roemer GF
Location: Nursing Outlook, 59(5), 259-265.e1
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2010 Physician Survey: Statistical Report
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Additional Link: Summary Report
Reports on a survey of Vermont's physicians. Includes demographics, training, distribution by county and specialty, and practice characteristics, with comparisons to data from previous surveys. Identifies the percent of Vermont's physicians accepting new Medicaid patients and average patient care hours by physician age. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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Hospital Nurse Staffing: Choice of Measure Matters
Document
Link: Abstract
Compares three different measures of nurse staffing for use in quality of care studies: hours of care per patient day, nurse-reported patient workload on last shift, and nurse-perceived staffing adequacy.
Author: Kalisch BJ, Friese CR, Choi SH, Rochman M
Location: Medical Care, 49(8), 775-9
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Research Regarding Methods of Assessing Learning Outcomes
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Link: Abstract
Outlines a framework for gathering information to support the use of assessment scores and to provide direction, in terms of content and methodology, for researchers who wish to establish the utility of their assessment activities with respect to key outcomes such as skills acquisition or learning.
Author: Boulet JR, Jeffries PR, Hatala RA, Korndorffer JR Jr, Feinstein DM, Roche JP
Location: Simulation in Healthcare, 6 Suppl, S48-51
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Strategies to Recruit Difficult-to-Reach Home Health Care Nurses for Research
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Link: Abstract
Describes a statistical technique to generate an adequate number of home health care nurse participants for research. Provides an example using New England.
Author: Samia LW, Ellenbecker CH
Location: Applied Nursing Research, 24(3), e17-22
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Agencies, National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Taking the Mystery out of 'Mystery Shopper' Studies
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Offers a perspective on how well-designed audit studies could help address factors that contribute to primary care shortages. Discusses a proposed mystery shopper study on primary care access and addresses related controversies.
Author: Rhodes K
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 365(6), 484-6
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2010 Indiana Dental Hygienist Re-Licensure Survey Report
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Reports on a survey of dental hygienists in Indiana. Covers demographics, practice characteristics, and distribution. Includes maps and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Kochhar K, Lewis C, Richard AE, Brandt AJ, Zollinger TW
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Diversity, Indiana, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2010 Indiana Dentist Re-Licensure Survey Report
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Reports on a survey of dentists in Indiana. Covers demographics, practice characteristics including specialties, special skills, and distribution. Provides maps and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Indiana AHEC Program
Author: Kochhar K, Lewis C, Richard AE, Brandt AJ, Zollinger TW
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Indiana, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Coalition Issue Paper #3: Health Workforce Data
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Discusses health care workforce supply and demand data collection in Alaska. Covers federal and state-level datasets and data analysis methods.
Organization: Alaska Health Workforce Coalition
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Implementing State-Level ACA Workforce Initiatives
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Presents a Q&A with Dr. Kathy Wibberly on Virginia’s health workforce efforts, including the establishment of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority and the work funded by a federal health workforce development implementation grant.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Virginia, Workforce Pipeline
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Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners: A Missing Component in State Workforce Assessments
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Link: Abstract
Examines forty state workforce assessments in order to identify best practices for including physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in workforce planning.
Author: Morgan P, Strand De Oliveira J, Short NM
Location: Journal of Interprofessional Care, 25(4), 252-7
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Developing and Testing a Tool to Measure Nurse/Physician Communication in the Intensive Care Unit
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Link: Abstract
Provides tools and procedures to measure nurse/physician communication.
Author: Manojlovich M, Saint S, Forman J, Fletcher CE, Keith R, Krein S
Location: Journal of Patient Safety, 7(2), 80-84
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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A National Agenda for Research in Collaborative Care: Papers from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference
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Provides three papers developed from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference in October 2009. Outlines a research agenda for examining care coordination between primary care and mental health treatment. Discusses the factors involved in studying care integration.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Miller BF, Kessler R, Peek CJ, Kallenberg G
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Care Coordination, National, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Using State and Local Workforce Data for Analysis and Informed Decision-Making
Video or multimedia
Additional Link: Transcript
Recorded June 16 webinar reviewing the December 2010 Department of Labor ETA publication, "Guide to State and Local Workforce Data: For Analysis and Informed Decision-Making," which provides information on many different sources of state and local employment and economic data. Presented by Anthony Dais and Frank Gallo, with moderator Randee Chafkin.
Organization: Employment and Training Administration
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Wisconsin Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Forecasting Model: Technical Report
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Additional Link: Brief Summary
Provides a detailed explanation of the models used to forecast supply of and demand for registered nurses in the state of Wisconsin.
Organization: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Author: Walsh T, Udalova V, Winters D
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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2011 Physicians Workforce Research Conference Presentations
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Provides presentations from the Seventh Annual AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference held in National Harbor, Maryland May 4-6, 2011. Covers state workforce data collection, health reform, diversity, supply and demand, and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Accounting for Graduate Medical Education Production of Primary Care Physicians and General Surgeons: Timing of Measurement Matters
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Identifies a large decrease in the the number of physicians in primary care or general surgery two to fours years after completing their first residency. Discusses the implications for graduate medical education policies using a primary care threshold requirement.
Author: Petterson S, Burke M, Phillips R, Teevan B
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(5), 605-8
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Maryland Physician Workforce Study: Applying the Health Resources and Services Administration Method to Maryland Data
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Examines the adequacy of physician supply in Maryland by region for primary care, medical specialties, surgical specialties, and other. Addresses Medicaid and Medicare acceptance. Includes a lengthy discussion of methods used.
Organization: Maryland Health Care Commission
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Maryland, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Dissecting the Workforce and Workplace for Clinical Endocrinology, and the Work of Endocrinologists Early in Their Careers
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a web-based survey of endocrinologists. Addresses demographics, professional activities, and research efforts and barriers. Discusses the feasibility of web-based surveys and the challenges limiting research by clinical endocrinologists.
Author: Desjardins C, Bach MA, Cappola AR, Seely EW, Ehrenberg RG
Location: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 96(4), 923-33
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Standardizing the Patchwork of Data on the U.S. Health Workforce
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Contains a Q&A with Jean Moore on the Uniform Health Workforce Minimum Dataset (MDS) which seeks to facilitate data comparison for workforce planning.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Shortage Designations
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Summary Report of the AAPA Research Steering Committee Meeting and the Proposed National PA Research Agenda
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Prioritizes areas of research identified by "Establishing a Framework for a Physician Assistant Research Agenda" and discusses the research infrastructure.
Organization: American Academy of Physician Assistants
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physician Assistants, Research and Data Collection Methods
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How Should We Collect Data on the Nursing Workforce?
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Link: Abstract
Provides a perspective on how to collect nursing workforce data. Includes factors for predicting the future supply of nurses.
Author: Spetz J, Kovner CT
Location: Nursing Economic$, 29(2), 97-100
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Getting Physicians to Respond: The Impact of Incentive Type and Timing on Physician Survey Response Rates
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Examines the effects of payment timing, form of payment, and requiring a social security number on physician survey response rates.
Author: James KM, Ziegenfuss JY, Tilburt JC, Harris AM, Beebe TJ
Location: Health Services Research, 46(1), 232-42
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Plans for HRSA's New National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Presents a Q&A with Ed Salsberg, director of the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, which was established by the Affordable Care Act. Discusses the center's purpose, what it is working on, and future plans.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The State-Level Economic Impact of Office-Based Physicians
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Identifies how physicians add to the economy by creating jobs, purchasing goods and services, and generating tax revenues. Presents the economic impact of office-based physicians by state. Reviews the methodology used.
Organizations: American Medical Association, The Lewin Group
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State
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Enrollment Snapshot of Radiography, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Programs 2010
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Details enrollment data for radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine programs. Includes the attrition rate and job placement of graduates. Examines enrollment trends for 2001-2010. Provides the survey instruments used.
Organization: American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Technologists and Technicians, National, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Radiation Therapists, Radiologic Technologists, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Preparing the Workforce for a Reformed Health Care System: Toward a Research Agenda
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Identifies important research questions related to the impact of health care reform on the health workforce.
Organizations: John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Geographic Distribution of Dentists in the United States
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Examines the economic factors associated with the distribution of dentists in the United States based on 2004 data. Offers a demand-based model for analyzing the geographic location of dentists. Addresses the minimum economic resources needed to support a dentist.
Organization: American Dental Association
Author: Nash KD
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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How We Select Our Residents—A Survey of Selection Criteria in General Surgery Residents
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the procedures used to select residents by departments of general surgery. Identifies commonly used criteria and ranks the importance of those criteria. Includes the survey instrument used.
Author: Makdisi G, Takeuchi T, Rodriguez J, Rucinski J, Wise L
Location: Journal of Surgical Education, 68(1), 67-72
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs
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An International Call to Arms to Improve Allied Health Workforce Planning
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Link: Abstract
Identifies common issues facing workforce policy-makers in the United States and England and offers suggestions for improving health workforce research and planning. Supports creating a national minimum data set for allied health professions.
Author: Fraher EP, Harden B, Kimball MC
Location: Journal of Allied Health, 40(1), 43-9
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Michigan Department of Community Health: Survey of Dental Hygienists, Survey Findings 2010
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Reports on the employment characteristics, volunteer work and interest in collaborative practice, job satisfaction, education, and demographics of dental hygienists in Michigan. Includes the survey instrument used and response frequencies for 2006-2010.
Organizations: Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Diversity, Michigan, Research and Data Collection Methods
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North Carolina's Nursing Workforce: Planning Today for a Reformed Tomorrow
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Provides a commentary on the shortage of nurses in North Carolina. Offers recommendations for a nursing workforce planning system that supports a transformed health care system.
Author: Fraher E, Jones CB
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 72(4), 320-3
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Patient-Doctor Depth-of-Relationship Scale: Development and Validation
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Offers a new method for measuring the impact of patient-doctor continuity on the quality of patient care.
Author: Ridd MJ, Lewis G, Peters TJ, Salisbury C
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 9(6), 538-45
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Predictive Modeling the Physician Assistant Supply: 2010-2025
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Link: Abstract
Projects the supply of active physician assistants through 2025 using a simulation model. Includes estimates for the number of physician assistants in primary care and discusses the potential impact on the primary care physician shortage.
Organization: The Lewin Group
Author: Hooker RS, Cawley JF, Everett CM
Location: Public Health Reports, 126(5), 708-16
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Stats for Scaredy-Cats: A How-To Guide for Rural Data Users
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Explores understanding, working with, and gathering data. Focuses on rural data.
Organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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Twenty-Sixth Annual Report on Physician Assistant Educational Programs in the United States, 2009-2010
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Additional Link: Presentation of Preliminary Data
Provides detailed information on physician assistant education programs. Covers program requirements, faculty, students, recruitment strategies, primary care specialty choice, salaries, financial aid, demographics, and more. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Physician Assistant Education Association
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Financial Aid, National, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Annual New York Physician Workforce Profile, 2010 Edition
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Provides detailed profiles of New York's physician workforce by specialty, specialty group, county, and region, including urban and rural counties. Covers age distribution, active patient care FTEs per 100,000 people, percent underrepresented minority, health status indicators, and more. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Armstrong DP and Forte GJ
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, International Medical Graduates, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Reviewing the Benefits of Health Workforce Stability
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Examines the benefits of health workforce retention from a policy and management viewpoint. Addresses the importance of measuring turnover and its impact on care outcomes and costs. Identifies methods of measuring turnover costs.
Author: Buchan J
Location: Human Resources for Health, 8(1), 29
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, National, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Survey of Health Center Oral Health Providers: Dental Salaries, Provider Satisfaction, and Recruitment and Retention Strategies
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Reports on a survey of dental programs at community health centers. Covers satisfaction, dental salaries, and recruitment and retention strategies. Addresses dentists and dental hygienists. Includes the survey instrument.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Author: Bolin KA
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The Economic Impact of a Rural General Surgeon and Model for Forecasting Need
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Additional Link: Summary
Identifies the economic benefits of a general surgeon and offers a methodology to estimate the need for a rural general surgeon.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Eilrich FC, Sprague JC, Whitacre BE, Doeksen GA, St. Clair CF
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Evaluating the 1996-2006 Employment Projections
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Examines the accuracy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for 1996-2006. Identifies factors that that contributed to inaccuracies. Includes industry and occupation comparisons between projected and actual employment for health care on page 61.
Organization: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Author: Wyatt ID
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Physician Forecasting in Virginia 2008-2030
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Estimates the physician supply and demand for Virginia through 2030 using a model developed by the Lewin Group. Includes projections for primary care, medical specialties, surgery, and total patient care physicians. Discusses the basic differences between the HRSA, AAMC, and VPSDM physician forecasting models.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Initial Findings
Presents findings on the growth of nurses between 2004-2008. Includes comparisons from eight recurring surveys, 1980 through 2008. Covers educational background, practice specialty areas, employment settings, position levels, job satisfaction and salaries, geographic distribution, and personal demographics such as gender, racial/ethnic background, age and family status. Published every four years.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Diversity, Health Care Quality, Immigration, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Challenges for Improving Health Care Access in Rural America: 2009-2010
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A collection of 24 research and policy analysis studies on health care access in rural America, including 7 studies focused on rural health workforce topics. From the Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers.
Organizations: HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy, Rural Health Research Gateway
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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Nurse Practitioner Research Agenda Roundtable
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Reports on a roundtable held July 23, 2010 in Crystal City, VA to prioritize research issues related to the role of nurse practitioners. Summarizes priority issues, barriers and challenges, strategies, and next steps.
Organization: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Current and Future Demand for Physicians in the U.S. and Hawaii (Preliminary Findings): Hawaii Physician Workforce Summit
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Reports supply and demand of physicians nationally and in Hawaii. Discusses models of projecting demand.
Organization: The Lewin Group
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Hawaii, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Faculty Renewal: A Bleak Landscape
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Highlights the lack of sabbatical opportunities for pharmacist faculty and the importance of faculty renewal programs for retaining faculty. Evaluates the availability of faculty renewal programs in pharmacy schools. Includes the survey instrument used and lists faculty development opportunities from professional organizations.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Author: AACP COF Task Force on Faculty Renewal
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Models and Tools for Health Workforce Planning and Projections
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Provides an overview of health workforce projection models and their applications. Describes how to implement several models. Includes a section on retirement using an Australian case study.
Organization: World Health Organization
Location: Human Resources for Health Observer, 3
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: International, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Utah's Physician Assistant Workforce, 2010: An Assessment of the Current Capacity, Emerging Trends, and Projected Demand of Utah’s PA Workforce through 2025
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Assesses the current capacity, emerging trends, and projected demand of Utah's Physician Assistant workforce through 2025. Includes extensive data. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Utah Medical Education Council
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues, Utah
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2010 Physician Workforce Conference Presentations
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Provides presentations from the Sixth Annual AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference held in Alexandria, Virginia May 6-7, 2010. Covers primary care, supply and demand research, non-physician clinicians, interdisciplinary training, and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Geriatrics, Interprofessional Training and Education, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand, Utah
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Research Insights: Using Evidence to Design Benefits
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Presents the highlights of a panel discussion from the annual National Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. in February 2010. The panel discussed evidence about medical effectiveness, including comparative effectiveness research, to design better health benefits.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Supply and Demand of Health Workers in an Economic Downturn
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Additional Link: Appendix 3: References Reviewed
Reviews how to measure health workforce supply and demand or need. Examines the impact of economic changes on supply and demand. Focuses on Canada. From a series of papers presented at the 12th International Medical Workforce Collaborative.
Author: Deber R, Baumann A, Gamble B, Laporte A
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: International, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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An Analysis of the Demand for Primary Care Physicians and Specialty Physicians for St. James Parish, Louisiana
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Examines the demand for primary care and specialty physicians in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Focuses on area populations and office visits for primary care demand. Uses average baseline population data from the literature to estimate specialty demand.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Hartman PS, St. Clair CF, Doeksen GA
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Impact of the 2008 Federal Budget on the Availability and Quality of Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Identifies how the 2008 budget reductions will change the data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Organization: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Phone Survey Form and Results for St. James Parish, Louisiana
Research instrument
Includes the survey instrument and results from a study on the economic impact of the health sector in St. James Parish. Contact the National Center for Rural Health Works for more information on their Rural Health Works Regional Workshop for assistance with measuring the economic impact of health services.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Hartman PS, St. Clair CF, Doeksen GA
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Louisiana, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Q&A with Dr. Thomas (Tom) Ricketts
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Interview with the Deputy Director of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management and Social Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Technical Documentation for Licensure and Workforce Survey Data Analysis
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Provides technical details about the process of collecting and using Florida Center for Nursing workforce survey data. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Florida Center for Nursing
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Design and Operation of the National Home Health Aide Survey: 2007–2008: Program and Collection Procedures
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Additional Link: 2007 National Home Health Aide Survey
Provides an overview of the National Home Health Aide Survey (NHHAS), the first national probability survey of home health aides. Provides national estimates of home health aides who provided assistance in activities of daily living (ADLs) and were directly employed by agencies that provide home health and/or hospice care. Discusses the need for and objectives of the survey, the design process, the survey methods, and data availability. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Location: Vital and Health Statistics, Series 1, Number 49
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Greater NIH Investment in Family Medicine Would Help Both Achieve Their Missions
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Offers a one-pager from the Robert Graham Center discussing why the Nationals Institute of Health should fund more family medicine research.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Lucan SC, Bazemore AW, Xierali I, Phillips RL Jr, Petterson SM, Teevan B
Location: American Family Physician, 81(6), 704
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Q&A with Dr. Janet (Jan) Heinrich
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Interview with Dr. Janet Heinrich, Associate Administrator of the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. Discusses the creation of a uniform health professions data system that would include a standard set of data on health care professionals and which would be available for research and policy analysis. The system would include demographics, education and training data, and practice information.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude, L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2009 Colorado Non-Rural Dentist Workforce Survey - Research File: Codebook and Variable Frequencies Report
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Shows data regarding a survey mailed to 887 randomly selected dentists in Colorado. Includes the survey instrument, response and research data, and variables.
Organization: Colorado Health Institute
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dentists, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The 2007 & 2008 Virginia Licensed Nursing Workforce Survey Findings and Recommendations
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Additional Link: Data Cube - Virginia Registered Nurse Results
Reports on Virginia's registered and licensed practical nurses. Covers demographics, education, employment characteristics such as employment setting, job satisfaction, and how long they plan to continue working. Discusses research methods and includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Diversity, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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2009 Nurse Employer Survey Technical Documentation
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Presents a detailed description of the survey methodology used in Florida Center for Nursing's biennial survey of nurse employers. Includes the survey instruments used.
Organization: Florida Center for Nursing
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Forecasting Nurse Supply and Demand in Virginia 2008 - 2028
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Details nursing supply and demand estimates for Virginia using a variety of scenarios. Provides an overview of the U.S. Health and Resource Services Administration (HRSA) nurse supply and demand models used.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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Improving the Health of Maine People: Getting Down to Basics
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Offers recommendations to improve the health of Maine's citizens, including a number of practical solutions to improve access to health providers. Also supports the use of health educators and System Navigation Specialists. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Maine Health Access Foundation
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Educators, Maine, Patient Navigators, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Michigan Department of Community Health: Survey of Dentists 2009
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Reports on the employment characteristics, patient characteristics, professional activities, education, and demographics of dentists in Michigan. Includes the percent of dentists in the state who accept Medicaid and the survey instrument and response frequencies for 2006-2009.
Organizations: Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan Healthcare Workforce Center
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, Research and Data Collection Methods
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A Needs Assessment for Data and Methods in Public Health Systems Research
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Assesses data on public health systems research including a review of the literature; a survey of members of the AcademyHealth PHSR Interest Group;
and key informant interviews. Discusses assessing workforce capacity in health departments. Addresses the importance of conducting research to inform policy.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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University of Alaska Expanding Access to Health Programs (EAHP)
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Presents University of Alaska's plan to increase health care graduates that will serve in rural Alaska. Covers student data collection, distance education, student recruitment, simulation training, and more. Includes data summarizing current health care education programs in the state.
Organization: UAA Office of Health Programs Development
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Education and Training, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Technology in Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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The 2010 SOC: A Classification System Gets an Update
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Reports on the first update to the Standard Occupational Classification system since 2000, its history, and the revision process. Highlights changes to the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations group, including the addition of genetic counselors, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and ophthalmic medical technicians.
Organization: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Author: Emmel A, Cosca T
Location: Occupation Outlook Quarterly, 54(2), 13-9
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
Web site
Updates the system used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data, including health care occupations. Reflects the current occupational structure of the United States. Covers all jobs in the national economy, including occupations in the public, private, and military sectors.
Organization: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods
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An Analysis of the Labor Markets for Anesthesiology
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Additional Link: Summary
Examines the supply and demand of anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Includes information on demographics, income, differences in rural areas, demand by state, and more. Discusses the methodology used.
Organization: Rand Corporation
Author: Daugherty L, Fonseca R, Kumar KB, Michaud P
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Assessing Physician Workforce Using Insurance Claims Data and Focus Groups Compared to Benchmarks
Document
Link: Abstract
Compares three different methods of assessing physician demand using Hawaii as an example. Concludes that average physician per population adequately estimates primary care demand, but does not work to estimate specialty care demand for isolated rural areas.
Author: Withy K, Sakamoto D
Location: Ethnicity & Disease, 20(1 Suppl 1), S1-211-4
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Hawaii, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Connecticut 2009 Primary Care Survey Instrument
Research instrument
Provides the cover letter and survey used by the Connecticut State Medical Society to gather information on the practice of primary care in the state.
Organization: Connecticut State Medical Society
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Equity of Access in the Spatial Distribution of GPs within an Australian Metropolitan City
Document
Link: Abstract
Examines access to primary care providers using geographic information system (GIS) techniques. Supports the use of GIS techniques rather than population to provider ratios for measuring access to primary care within metropolitan cities.
Author: Roeger LS, Reed RL, Smith BP
Location: Australian Journal of Primary Health, 16(4), 284-90
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, International, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Establishing a Framework for a Physician Assistant Research Agenda: A Summary of the March 2010 Research Summit
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Outlines a physician assistant research agenda determined by a research summit held March 4-5, 2010.
Organization: American Academy of Physician Assistants
Author: Wyatt A, Ramos C
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physician Assistants, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention: Global Policy Recommendations
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Offers comprehensive strategies to help countries encourage health care workers to work in rural and remote areas. Provides principles to help guide national policies, evidence-based recommendations, and evaluation measures. Identifies research gaps.
Organization: World Health Organization
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, International, National, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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The Pharmacist Aggregate Demand Index to Explain Changing Pharmacist Demand Over a Ten-Year Period
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Describes trends in the Aggregate Demand Index from 1999-2010 and examines related variables. Identifies a decrease in demand for pharmacists in correlation with the economic downturn.
Organization: Pharmacy Workforce Center
Author: Knapp KK, Shah BM, Barnett MJ
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 74(10), 189
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Proportionate Renewal of Physician Supply: Annual Kinetics Expressed by a Simple Formula
Document
Link: Abstract
Offers a method of comparing physician supply over time across states, specialties, and geographic regions. Highlights changes in Louisiana's physician supply.
Author: Rigby PG, Nelson S, Hilton C, Moerschbaecher J, Hollier L
Location: Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 162(2), 104-9
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Louisiana, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Dentist Workforce Trends in a Primarily Rural State: Iowa: 1997-2007
Document
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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Q&A with Edward Salsberg
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Interview with Ed Salsberg, Director of the Association of American Medical College's Center for Workforce Studies.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Trude L
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Journal of Public Health Management and Practice November 2009: Opportunities to Inform Public Health Workforce Policy
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Thematic issue examining public health workforce research and how it can inform policy.
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(6), S1-S112
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Studying an Ill-Defined Workforce: Public Health Workforce Research
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Describes the challenges faced by public health workforce researchers, identifies factors contributing to public health workforce imbalances, and provides strategies for researching the public health workforce.
Author: Moore J
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(6), S48-S53
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Washington State’s Oral Health Workforce
Document
Provides detailed information on Washington's oral health workforce, including dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, expanded function dental auxiliaries, denturists, primary care medical providers, and more. Provides suggestions for policymakers. Includes the survey instrument used and survey analysis methodology.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Skillman SM, Andrilla CH, Alves-Dunkerson JA, Mouradian WE, Comenduley M, Yi J, Doescher MP
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Washington
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Comparison of Physician Workforce Estimates and Supply Projections
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Compares supply and demand estimates of physicians using two data sources: the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile and the US Census Bureau Current Population Survey. Concludes that the physician workforce is younger and smaller than previously estimated.
Author: Staiger DO, Auerbach DI, Buerhaus PI
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(15), 1674-80
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Counting Nurses: The Power of Historical Census Data
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Link: Abstract
Presents census data that was used to construct a demographic profile of early 20th century nurses in the United States.
Author: D'Antonio P, Whelan JC
Location: Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(19),2717-2724.
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Estimation of Physician Supply by Specialty and the Distribution Impact of Increasing Female Physicians in Japan
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Estimates the future supply and distribution of physicians by specialty for Japan using increases in medical school enrollment and the increase in female physicians. Addresses how female preference for various specialties affects specialty supply.
Author: Koike S, Matsumoto S, Kodama T, Ide H, Yasunaga H, Imamura T
Location: BMC Health Services Research, 9, 180
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, International, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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HSC 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey Methodology Report
Document
Additional Links: Appendix A: Report on Cognitive Interviewing, Appendix B: IRB Approval, Survey Instrument, Cover Letters, Fact Sheets, and AHRQ Letters of Support
Details the methodology used by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) in its physician community tracking studies. Covers mailing methods, package contents, follow-up phone calls, analysis, and weight adjustments.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Strouse R, Potter F, Davis T, Hall J, Williams S, Herbold E, Walsh J, Boukus E, Reschovsky J
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Nurse Labor Data: The Collection and Interpretation of Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
Document
Link: Abstract
Studies nurse labor and its relationship to patient outcomes. Compares nurse survey and nurse-to-patient ratio staffing plans to obtain patient-to-nurse ratios.
Organization: Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Author: Minnick A, Mion L
Location: Journal of Nursing Administration, 39 (9), 377-381
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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A Snapshot of U.S. Physicians: Key Findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Study Physician Survey
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Additional Link: 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey Methodology Report
Reports on a national survey of physicians working at least 20 hours a week. Includes demographics, practice information, distribution, compensation, acceptance of new patients (includes separate data for Medicare and Medicaid), percent in managed care contracts, charity care provided, and career satisfaction.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Florida Physician Workforce Survey
Research instrument
Includes a workforce survey distributed to Florida's physicians.
Organization: Florida Board of Medicine
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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A Grassroots Approach to Data Practices
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Discusses nursing datasets and the Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Q&A with Jean Moore and Sandra McGinnis
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Interview with the Director and Senior Research Associate at SUNY Center for Health Workforce Studies.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Rural and Minority MDs in Mississippi: An Overview
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Reports on a survey and interviews with physicians in underserved and/or rural Mississippi. Addresses demographics, stress and burnout, malpractice climate, recruitment and retention, reimbursement, generational issues, and more. Includes the survey instrument.
Organization: Mississippi Center for Health Workforce
Author: Cossman J, Street D
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, International Medical Graduates, Mississippi, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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State of the Sector Healthcare and Social Assistance: Identification of Research Opportunities
Document
Additional Link: Executive Summary
Addresses the research needs of the occupational safety and health community within the Healthcare and Social Assistance (HCSA) industrial sector. Discusses safety issues that affect nurses including workplace violence and back injuries. Chapter 4 highlights the nurse shortage, retention, and burnout.
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Community Tracking Study: Household Survey Methodology Report 2007 (Round Five)
Document
Details the design and conduct of a household survey conducted on health care issues.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Strouse R, Carlson B, Hall J, Cybulski K
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Fewer and More Specialized: A New Assessment of Physician Supply in California
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Presents the findings of the first comprehensive study of the Medical Board of California survey data on practicing physicians in the state. Discusses the methodology used and includes the survey instrument.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Grumbach K, Chattopadhyay A, Bindman A
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Forecasting Supply, Demand, and Shortage of Nurses in Tennessee
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Provides nursing supply and demand forecasts for Tennessee using the 2004 HRSA Nurse Demand Model (NDM). Includes the nurse supply and demand model database information and input data.
Organization: Tennessee Center for Nursing
Author: Muray J
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Tennessee
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Subspecialization in Radiology and Radiation Oncology
Document
Link: Abstract
Reports on trends in subspecialization for radiation oncology and radiology. Offers a method for measuring subspecialization and workload.
Author: Smith GG, Thrall JH, Pentecost MJ, Fleishon HB, Knipp HC, Adams MJ, Rumack CM, Blumberg AL, Hoppe RT, Sunshine JH, Moser JW
Location: Journal of the American College of Radiology, 6(3), 147-159.e4
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Technical Documentation: Florida Center for Nursing Analyses of Nurse Licensure Data
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Describes how the Florida Center for Nursing process and analyzes licensure data from the Florida Board of Nursing for use in their reports.
Organization: Florida Center for Nursing
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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2008-09 APA Survey of Graduate Departments of Psychology: Faculty Start-Up Packages
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Reports on a survey of start-up packages offered to new faculty hires for 2008-2009. Includes the methodology and the survey instrument used.
Organization: American Psychological Association: Center for Workforce Studies
Author: Hart B, Finno A, Kohout J, Wicherski M
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, National, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Can State Databases Be Used to Develop a National, Standardized Hospital Nurse Staffing Database?
Document
Link: Abstract
Evaluates the benefits and challenges of creating a national hospital staff nursing database.
Author: Unruh L, Russo CA, Jiang HJ, Stocks C
Location: Western Journal of Nursing Research, 31(1), 66-88
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Catalogue of Workforce Information Sources: Decision Making Assistance for Regional Economic Development
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Reviews workforce and labor market information sources, support systems, data analysis tools and services.
Organization: Employment and Training Administration
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Physician Supply Forecast: Better Than Peering in a Crystal Ball?
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Analyzes four methods for projecting physician supply.
Author: Roberfroid D, Leonard C, Stordeur S
Location: Human Resources for Health, 7:10
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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USG Faculty and Staff in Nursing Departments Fall 2007
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Reports on a survey of the nursing faculty and staff in Georgia's university system. Identifies survey methodology and definitions. Covers rank, number of courses taught, salary, demographics, education, and tenure status for each school.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Planning and Analysis
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Georgia, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Delaware's Pediatricians 2008
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Provides detailed statistics on pediatricians in Delaware, including the number in each county; their gender, race, age; Medicaid acceptance; wait times; location of their residency; and more. Identifies the number of primary care physicians per county for the state. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
Author: Toth T
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Diversity, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Best Practices for Survey Research Reports Revisited: Implications of Target Population, Probability Sampling, and Response Rate
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Examines response rates, response rate bias, sample size determination, and sampling approaches for survey report research. Focuses on pharmacy education research.
Author: Draugalis JR, Plaza CM
Location: American Journal of Pharmacy Education, 73(8), 142
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, Pharmacists, Research and Data Collection Methods
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An Economic Study of Expanded Duties of Dental Auxiliaries in Colorado
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Additional Link: Highlights
Examines the impact of dentists delegating tasks to dental auxiliaries on productivity. Focuses on the relationship between delegation patterns and productivity by examining dental practices in Colorado. Includes the survey instrument and methods used to measure productivity.
Organization: American Dental Association
Author: Beazoglou T, Brown LJ, Ray S, Chen L, Lazar V
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Physician Reentry: Data on Reentry Physicians
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Summarizes results from surveys on physician reentry, lists data acquisition challenges, and identifies areas for further research.
Organization: American Academy of Pediatrics
Author: Physician Reentry into the Workforce Project
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Planning the Future Mental Health Workforce: With Progress on Coverage, What Role Will Psychiatrists Play?
Document
Identifies the need for psychiatry to conduct a major workforce study. Discusses key factors that the study should consider that affect the supply and demand of psychiatrists, such as an aging workforce.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Author: Vernon DJ, Salsberg E, Erikson C, Kirch DG
Location: Academic Psychiatry, 33(3), 187-92
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
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Identifies standardized categories for race, ethnicity, and language that can be used to facilitate the sharing of quality data. Discusses current models used to collect and code data and the challenges involved in obtaining these data in health care settings.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Quality, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The Physician Workforce: Projections and Research into Current Issues Affecting Supply and Demand
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Additional Link: Physician Compensation Section
Describes the Physician Supply Model and the Physician Requirements Model. Presents projections of the supply of and demand for physicians under scenarios reflecting different assumptions about the future health care system, the evolving role of physicians, and trends in other supply and demand determinants.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Measuring Supply and Demand for Healthcare Professions
Document
Offers a PowerPoint presentation on methods for determining the supply and demand of health care providers.
Organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions Healthcare Workforce Data Center
Author: Lacey LM
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Virginia
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Collecting Health Workforce Data in California
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Compares and contrasts how several California regulatory boards collect health professions data and compares California with other states. Includes the Medical Board of California, California Board of Registered Nurses, and the Dental Board of California. Highlights promising data collection models.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Dentists, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Texas
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Mayo CME Consensus Conference
Document
Reports on a conference held September 25-6, 2008 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota focused on continuing medical education (CME). Provides a consensus agenda for CME research and a plan to support and implement it.
Organizations: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Measuring Primary Care: The Standard Primary Care Year
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Proposes a standard primary care workforce year intended to represent the total primary care contribution for each of the five training forms of primary care over the course of a provider's career.
Author: Bowman RC
Location: Rural and Remote Health, 8(3), 1009
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Slacker Gen Xers or Workaholic Boomers?: An Analysis of Age, Gender, Cohort and Period Effects on Hours Worked in Patient Care
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Examines the number of patient care hours worked by physicians in North Carolina from 1980-2006. Supports using physician supply models that incorporate gender, age, period, and cohort. From a series of papers presented at the 11th International Medical Workforce Collaborative.
Organization: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Author: Fraher E
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Shaping Health Workforce Policy through Data-Driven Analyses: The North Carolina Health Professions Data System
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Describes the North Carolina Health Professions Data System, which tracks licensure data for 19 health professions to monitor state health workforce trends and inform policy debates.
Organization: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Author: King J, Holmes M
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 69(2), 139-41
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Enumeration of the Local Public Health Workforce in New York: 2006
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Provides detailed information on New York's local public health workforce. Covers demographics, job titles, education, enrollment, and more. Discusses training needs, functions of the workforce, and recruitment and retention. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, New York Department of Health
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, New York, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Minnesota Dental Assistants Facts and Data 2006-2007
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Additional Link: PDF
Offers demographics, geographic distribution, and employment information on dental assistants in Minnesota. Includes the survey instrument, a survey dictionary, and the raw data from the survey of dental assistants.
Organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Minnesota, Research and Data Collection Methods
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National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses -- Downloadable Data
Research instrument
Provides state and county-level data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. Offers data in ASCII every four years from 1977 to 2008 as well as SAS and SPSS format for 2008. Includes statistics on employment settings, demographics, education, and more.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Diversity, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Nursing Workforce Data Collection
Web site
Includes links to nursing workforce centers for 28 states, a timeline of workforce data collection legislation, and summaries of proposed legislation related to collection of supply and demand workforce data.
Organization: American Nurses Association
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Nursing Workforce Data Sources: ICONS Resource List
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Lists national organizations and the surveys they conduct providing data on the nursing workforce. Includes contact information for each survey, citations, how often the survey is conducted, and its focus.
Organization: Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Public Health Information and Data Tutorial
Tutorial or training
Instruction for members of the public health workforce on information access and management. Includes sections on strategies for staying informed, health education resources, finding public health statistics, and evidence based public health.
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Kentucky Institute of Medicine Task Force Report: Comprehensive Statewide Physician Workforce Study
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Reports on the supply and projected demand of Kentucky's physician workforce by specialty. Addresses demographics, distribution, trends, methodology, student debt, and graduate medical education. Offers recommendations for addressing the state's physician workforce issues.
Organization: Kentucky Institute of Medicine
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Rural, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Delaware Health Education Pipeline 2006
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Reports on a survey of health education programs in Delaware. Addresses enrollment, applicants, graduates diversity; shortages of faculty, classrooms, and clinical placements; and plans for expansion. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: Delaware Health Care Commission
Author: Toth T
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Research and Data Collection Methods, Workforce Pipeline
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Nuclear Medicine Scientists: Findings and Recommendations Based on a 2006 Survey
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Reports on a survey of nuclear medicine scientists. Covers demographics, education, work setting, roles, salary, recruitment, job satisfaction, views on workforce supply, and professional membership and certification. Offers recommendations based on the workforce findings. Includes the survey instrument used and survey responses.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Date: 2/2007
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Diversity, National, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists in the U.S., Findings from a 2005 Survey
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Reports on a survey of nuclear medicine technologists. Covers demographics, education, employment characteristics, licensure, the job market, job satisfaction, and career paths. Includes the survey instrument used and responses to open-ended questions.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Continuing Education, Diversity, Education and Training, Licensure and Certification, National, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Recommendations from the Group convened by the University of Vermont Area Health Education Centers (UVM AHEC) Program Office Regarding the Advisability of Creating and Sustaining a Master Provider Index (MPI)
Document
Offers recommendations related to the creation of a master provider index in Vermont. Provides two definitions for the database, one of which would provide information on the state's health care workforce. Identifies data currently being collected and compares its quality to the potential Healthcare Workforce Database.
Organization: University of Vermont College of Medicine AHEC Program
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: Research and Data Collection Methods, Vermont
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The Economic Impact of a Rural Primary Care Physician and the Potential Health Dollars Lost to Out-Migrating Health Services
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Additional Links: Summary: Specialty Physician Services, Summary: The Economic Contributions of a Rural Physician, Summary: The Economic Impact of a Physician Shortage
Estimates the economic impact of a physician on a rural community. Provides the methodology used. Addresses the economic impact of physician shortages. Offers guidelines for identifying the need for specialty services in a rural community.
Organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
Author: Eilrich FC, Doeksen GA, St. Clair CF
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Demographic Characteristics of General Dental Practice Sites
Document
Link: Abstract
Analyzes demographic characteristics most likely to predict the presence of a general dental practice. Identifies a large number of zip code areas that should have a general dental practice using this model, but are lacking one.
Author: Solomon ES
Location: General Dentistry, 55(6), 552-8
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Differential Effects of Economic Factors on Specialist and Family Physician Distribution in Illinois: A County-Level Analysis
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes a statistical model of physician distribution in Illinois counties for use in predicting where specialists and family physicians practice.
Author: Mistretta MJ
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 23(3):215-21
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Illinois, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Localization of a Demand for Nursing Model at the Grassroots Level
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Examines the Human Resources and Services Administration and state nursing demand models. Offers recommendations for developing a nursing demand model.
Organization: Alabama Board of Nursing
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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New Pharmacist Supply Projections: Lower Separation Rates and Increased Graduates Boost Supply Estimates
Document
Link: Abstract
Presents updated data to revise the 2000 Bureau of Health Professions Pharmacist Supply Model. Uses a stock-flow model to estimate supply.
Author: Knapp KK, Cultice JM
Location: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 47(4):463-70
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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State Actions and the Health Workforce Crisis
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Presents an overview of state health workforce policies and programs in eight representative states: California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York and Texas. Covers state infrastructure, data collection, workforce pipeline, retention, licensure, and educational capacity building.
Organization: Association of Academic Health Centers
Author: Moskowitz MC
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, New York, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Texas, Workforce Pipeline
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University System of Georgia Nursing Education Task Force – Annual Report 2006-2007
Document
Reviews Georgia's nursing shortage and the University System of Georgia's response to it. Includes maps, detailed data for each school, and the survey instrument used.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Planning and Analysis
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Insights About Nuclear Medicine Technology: Findings from a 2006 Survey of NMT Education Program Directors
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Reports on a survey of nuclear medicine technology program directors. Provides information about program directors, the programs, faculty, students, the job market for graduates, program marketing, and more. Includes the survey instrument used and narrative responses.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Date: 10/2006
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, Health Technologists and Technicians, National, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Methodological Issues in Nurse Staffing Research
Document
Link: Abstract
Identifies and describes four issues in nurse staffing research including the need to build well-developed theory, using valid and reliable databases, appropriate risk-adjustment systems, and causal inference in non-experimental research.
Author: Mark BA
Location: Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(6):694-709 Erratum in: Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(8):1003
Date: 10/2006
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Counting Physicians: Inconsistencies in a Commonly Used Source for Workforce Analysis
Document
Link: Abstract
Reviews the accuracy of the AMA Masterfile. Examines whether the physicians listed by AMA as pediatric cardiologists practice, had training, or are certified in this area.
Author: Freed GL, Nahra TA, Wheeler JR; Research Advisory Committee of American Board of Pediatrics
Location: Academic Medicine, 81(9), 847-52
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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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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Disparities Between Two Common Data Sources on Hospital Nurse Staffing
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Link: Abstract
Compares nurse staffing measures derived from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals and the California Office for Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
Author: Jiang HJ, Stocks C, Wong CJ
Location: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(2):187-93
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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US Physician Workforce Forecasting: A Tale of Two States
Document
Link: Abstract
Discusses past US physician supply forecasting and looks at current forecasts in two states. Examines the models and how they were used by each state.
Author: Forte GJ
Location: Cahiers de Sociologie et de Demographie Medicales, 46(2):123-48
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: California, Michigan, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Measuring the Nursing Workforce: Clarifying the Definitions
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Link: Abstract
Review definitions for common nursing workforce indicators such as vacancy and turnover rates. Discusses the calculation of vacancy and turnover rates in several statewide and national surveys. Reports results from the development and pilot test of a health care workforce survey for use in Vermont.
Author: Reinier K, Palumbo MV, McIntosh B, Rambur B, Kolodinsky J, Hurowitz L, Ashikaga T
Location: Medical Care Research and Review, 62(6):741-55 Review
Date: 12/2005
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods
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North Dakota Nursing Programs Use of Technology: A Statewide Assessment
Document
Additional Link: Summary Article
Examines the use of technology in North Dakota's nursing education programs. Discusses how technology can be used to expand nursing programs, various uses of technology in nursing education, and barriers to technology use. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: King BM, Moulton P
Date: 8/2005
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Research and Data Collection Methods, Technology in Education and Training
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Studying Marriage and Family Therapists in the 21st Century: Methodological and Technological Issues
Document
Link: Abstract
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of two different survey methods used to study marriage and family therapists.
Author: Northey WF Jr
Location: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 31(1), 99-105
Date: 1/2005
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Tagged keywords: Marriage and Family Therapists, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania: Supply/Demand Report Fall 2005
Document
Additional Link: 2011 Updates to the RN and LPN Nursing Workforce in Pennsylvania Reports
Reports on the supply and projected demand for licensed practical nurses in Pennsylvania. Includes the methodology of the supply and demand model used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Pennsylvania, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The Registered Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania Supply and Demand Regional Report Fall 2005
Document
Provides regional breakdowns for the projected supply and demand of registered nurses in Pennsylvania. Includes the methodology for the supply and demand model used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The Registered Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania: Supply/Demand Report Summer 2005
Document
Additional Link: 2011 Updates to the RN and LPN Nursing Workforce in Pennsylvania Reports
Includes registered nurse supply and demand projections for Pennsylvania. Identifies definitions and assumptions for their supply and demand model.
Organization: Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Vermont Health Workforce Assessment Survey: Hospital Health Employee Survey 2005
Document
Lists turnover and vacancy rates for various health occupations in Vermont's hospitals. Identifies formula used to determine these rates. Includes average number of weeks needed to fill selected positions.
Organization: University of Vermont, College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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Weighing the Evidence for Expanding Physician Supply
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Discusses why past physician forecasting models failed. Examines the economic evidence for a growing shortage, growth limits, projections based on trends, nonphysician clinicians, and signals from the market and major medical organizations.
Author: Cooper RA
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 141(9):705-14
Date: 11/2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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No Exit: An Evaluation of Measures of Physician Attrition
Document
Examines the association between physicians' intention to leave clinical practice and whether they actually left practice.
Author: Rittenhouse DR, Mertz E, Keane D, Grumbach K
Location: Health Services Research, 39(5):1571-88
Date: 10/2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Physician Workforce Data: When the Best Is Not Good Enough
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Discusses reporting lags in the AMA Physician Masterfile and the resulting overestimation of the physician workforce.
Author: Kletke PR
Location: Health Services Research, 39(5), 1251–1256
Date: 10/2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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What Is Behind HRSA's Projected Supply, Demand, and Shortage of Registered Nurses?
Document
Examines the Nursing Supply Model (NSM) and the Nursing Demand Model (NDM) used by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to project registered nurse supply and demand.
Organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
Date: 9/2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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The General Pediatrician: Projecting Future Workforce Supply and Requirements
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Discusses a model developed to project the supply of general pediatricians through 2020.
Author: Shipman SA, Lurie JD, Goodman DC
Location: Pediatrics, 113(3 Pt 1), 435-42
Date: 3/2004
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Benefits and Pitfalls in Applying the Experience of Prepaid Group Practices to the US Physician Supply
Document
Link: Abstract
Discusses issues concerning use of prepaid group practice (PGP) physician rates in determining the number of physicians needed in the United States.
Author: Salsberg E, Forte G
Location: Health Affairs, Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-73-5
Date: 2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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A Study of the Roles and Use of Licensed Social Workers in the United States
Research instrument
Provides the survey instrument used to develop the report "Licensed Social Workers in the U.S., 2004."
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, National Association of Social Workers
Date: 2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Social Workers
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Vermont Health Workforce Assessment Pilot Study 2003
Document
Details Vermont's efforts to create an accurate system to determine the need for nurses and other health care workers in the state. Examines health workforce monitoring in other states. Includes survey development, vacancy measurements, turnover rates, survey instruments, costs, and results.
Organization: Vermont AHEC Nursing Workforce Research, Planning and Development
Date: 2003
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Research and Data Collection Methods, Vermont
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Helping the Nation With Health Services Research
Document
Provides an overview of the role of health services research.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 3/2002
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Interprofessional Health Care Research: Recommendations of the National Academies of Practice Expert Panel on Health Care in the 21st Century
Document
Reports recommendations from a consensus conference addressing interprofessional health care research, its future, and specific goals for the National Academies of Practice.
Organization: National Academies of Practice
Author: Laskin D, Augsberger A, Hawkins J, Olson P, Rice A, Soloway M, Ball JW
Location: Issues in Interdisciplinary Care: National Academies of Practice Forum, 3(1), 33-39
Date: 2001
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Tagged keywords: Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Evaluation of Specialty Physician Workforce Methodologies
Document
Discusses how to measure specialist physician supply and demand. Examines the methodology of previous specialty workforce studies.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 9/2000
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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HRSA State Health Workforce Data Resource Guide
Document
Comprehensive description of a wide range of sources of
health workforce data. Covers various methods of analyzing and interpreting workforce data for policymaking. Includes options for states interested in collecting health workforce data.
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: Allopathic Physicians, Audiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Speech-Language Pathologists
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – December 1 - 2, 1999
Document
Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses a physician supply and requirements model, the National Health Service Corps, state centers for workforce studies, Medicare teaching physician payment policy issues, GME financing, osteopathic medical education, and military medicine.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 12/1999
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Tagged keywords: Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Current Population Survey (CPS)
Web site
Provides data on hours worked, family characteristics, industry, and primary occupation based on a small sample survey. Includes employment by primary occupation broken down by gender, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. One of the primary data sources used to examine the health workforce.
Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Foreign Labor Certification Data Center: Online Wage Library
Web site
Offers a county level search feature for prevailing wages at different skill levels for various occupations with the "FLC Wage Search Wizard." SCA search offers minimum state government wages for numerous occupations (select "no" and "no").
Organization: U.S. Department of Labor
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods
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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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Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP)
Web site
Offers data collected by state data organizations, hospital associations, private data organizations, and the Federal government to create a national information resource of patient-level health care data. One of the main resources used to project health care demand.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
Web site
Allows a user to make a map or create a report with various Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) data. Includes information on health professions grantees.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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HRSA Health Workforce Studies
Web site
List of health workforce reports published by the Bureau of Health Professions and its National Center for Health Workforce Analysis.
Organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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HSRProj: Health Services Research Projects in Progress
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Searchable database summarizing over 7,500 health services research projects funded by federal and state agencies, foundations, and private organizations. Many studies related to health workforce topics are included.
Organizations: AcademyHealth, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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HSRR: Health Services and Sciences Research Resources
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Searchable database of datasets, research instruments, and software that can be used for health services research. Allows users to review data and compare characteristics across datasets. Includes brief descriptions of research resources and links to PubMed for discussion of these tools in the literature.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Human Resources for Health (HRH) Tools and Guidelines
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Provides tools and resources related to health workforce research.
Organization: World Health Organization
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Tagged keywords: International, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Human Resources Work Force Planning Site
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Offers guidelines and tools for planning for workforce needs. Helps employers determine what kind and how many staff they will need to meet their business goals. Phase one describes how to analyze the current workforce.
Organization: State of Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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Provides data on universities, colleges, technical and vocational institutions in the US. Compare institutions based on variables; create reports; view state enrollment, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, faculty and staff. Offers search variables such as year, race, gender, dentistry, and medicine in the IPEDS Data Center.
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
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Provides a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage and is one of the main resources used to project demand for health care.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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National Center for Health Statistics: National Health Care Surveys
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Provides surveys used to project demand for health care including the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF), and the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP).
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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National Crosswalk Service Center
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Offers nearly 6,000 files for download providing information about occupations, training programs, and industries. Includes data files from the Workforce Information Database and the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Provides resources that link occupation and training classifications to each other.
Organization: National Crosswalk Service Center
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Profession-by-Profession, Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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National Health Care Surveys
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Provides provider-based data and statistics for health services researchers and policy makers about what drives the cost and quality of health care. Includes data on patient safety, disparities, long term care providers, ambulatory, hospital care, and the first ever survey of residential care providers titled the National Survey of Residential Care Facilities, conducted in 2010.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Nightingale Center for Nursing Scholarship
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Part of the University of Wyoming and Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing. Focuses on assisting scholars in evaluating, generating and disseminating evidence that focuses on improving health care by promoting Evidence Based Nursing Practice and Evidence Based Nursing Education throughout the State of Wyoming.
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Wyoming
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Rate Your Organization
Research instrument
Offers an evaluation tool for rating an organization's older nurse career management efforts.
Organization: Vermont AHEC Nursing Workforce Research, Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Rural Health Research Gateway: Workforce
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Provides access to all of the research and findings of the Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers on workforce. Covers current and completed research projects and publications resulting from those projects. Includes information about the research centers and individual researchers.
Organization: Rural Health Research Gateway
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International Medical Graduates, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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State Data Centers
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Cooperative program between the states and the Census Bureau that makes data available locally to the public through a network of state agencies, universities, libraries, and regional and local governments. Includes statistics on demographic, economic, social health, employment, health insurance, and more.
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State
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Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
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Offers nurses free access to reliable nursing research and evidence-based knowledge. Individuals have access to a full-text search of study abstracts, conference abstracts, dissertations, full-text articles, videos, and audio files. Researchers may be contacted for more information about how to obtain full-text versions of their study.
Organization: Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Workforce Professionals
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Provides tools, resources, links, and news to assist workforce professionals.
Organization: Employment and Training Administration
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Tagged keywords: National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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