Scanning the Headlines: Workforce

                                                     

 Updated on February 25, 2013

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Huang, E., and Finegold, K.  Seven million Americans live in areas where demand for primary care may exceed supply by more than 10 percent.  Health Affairs.  Feb. 19, 2013.  http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2013/02/19/hlthaff.2012.0913

Thomson, S.C.  Educational programs grow as shortage looms.  Health Progress;94(1):33-35, Jan.-Feb. 2013.

Solberg, B.  Health liaisons expand the power of parish nurses.  Health Progress;94(1):55-57, Jan.-Feb. 2013.

Kliff, S. Doctor shortage?  What doctor shortage?  Washington Post.  Jan. 15, 2013.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/15/doctor-shortage-what-doctor-shortage/

Workforce Roles in a Redesigned Primary Care Role.  Chicago, American Hospital Association, Jan. 10, 2013. http://www.aha.org/content/13/13-0110-wf-primary-care.pdf

Brown, S.E.  Attracting, challenging, and leading a multigenerational workforce: a perspective.  Frontiers of Health Services Management;29(1):29-33, Fall 2012.

Cahill, T.F., and Sedrak, M.  Leading a multigenerational workforce: strategies for attracting and retaining millennials.  Frontiers of Health Services Management;29(1):3-15, Fall 2012.

Kropp, W.  One voice of generation Y.  Frontiers of Health Services Management;29(1):40-44, Fall 2012.

Piper, L.E.  Generation Y in healthcare: leading millennials in an era of reform.  Frontiers of Health Services Management;29(1):16-28, Fall 2012.

Schlichting, N.  Engaging workers from all generations.  Frontiers of Health Services Management;29(1):34-39, Fall 2012.

Moll, R.  Communicating to frame the collective bargaining debate.  Spectrum:8-9, Nov.-Dec. 2012.

Gamble, M.  15 recent hospital and health system layoffs.  Becker's Hospital Review.  Nov. 29, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/15-recent-hospital-and-health-system-layoffs-nov-29.html

Cross-Cutting Issues:  Will There Be Enough Providers to Meet the Need?  Provider Capacity and the ACA.  Princeton, NJ:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Nov, 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/reports/2012/rwjf403068

Stempniak, M.  How far are you taking nurses?  H&HN.  Oct. 15, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=93400013

The Presidential Health Care Plans: What You Need to Know.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Oct. 11, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Presidential_Candidate_Health_Care_Plans_114.pdf

Health Care Workforce: Direct Care.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Oct. 10, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Quality_of_care/Direct_Care_Toolkit_118.pdf

Health Care Workforce: HIT Shortage.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Oct. 10, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Health_information_technology/HIT_Workforce_Shortage_119.pdf

Rasouli, B.  Health Care Workforce: Physicians.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Oct. 10, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Physician_Workforce_Shortage_110.pdf

Okrent, D.  Health Care Workforce: Nurses.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Oct. 10, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Cost_of_health_care/Nursing_Toolkit_FINAL_8-27-12_111.pdf

Commins, J.  Strategies for securing physician talent.  HealthLeaders Media.  Oct. 4, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-285076/Strategies-for-Securing-Physician-Talent

Pasupathy, K.S., and Barker, L.M.  Impact of fatigue on performance in registered nurses: data mining and implications for practice.  Journal for Healthcare Quality.  34(5):22-30, Sept./Oct. 2012.

Mental Health Policy: A Toolkit. Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Sept. 10, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Mental_health/mental_health_toolkit_112.pdf

Hing, E., and Schappert, S. Generalist and specialty physicians: supply and access, 2009–2010. NCHS [National Center for Health Statistics] Data Brief, no. 105, Sept. 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db105.htm

Nurse staffing and patient safety; interview - in conversation with…Jack Needleman, PhD. Perspectives on Safety Safety, Sept. 2012. http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/perspective.aspx?perspectiveId=127

Morrison, B.  The I-9 employment verification process - sloppy paperwork can cost you plenty.  Health Care Labor Report (AHA Members only).  2nd Quarter, 2012. http://www.aha.org/hospital-members/content/12/12Q2-HCLR.pdf

Howard, G., and Sack, J.  NLRB rulings cast doubt on off-duty employee access policies.  Health Care Labor Report (AHA Members only).  2nd Quarter, 2012. http://www.aha.org/hospital-members/content/12/12Q2-HCLR.pdf

Hutcheson, M.  Using quality metrics in collective bargaining.  Health Care Labor Report (AHA Members only).  2nd Quarter, 2012. http://www.aha.org/hospital-members/content/12/12Q2-HCLR.pdf

Okrent, D.  Health Care Workforce: Nurses.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform.  Aug. 27, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Cost_of_health_care/Nursing_Toolkit_FINAL_8-27-12_111.pdf

A Toolkit:  The Physician Workforce.  Washington: Alliance for Health Reform.  Aug. 20, 2012.  http://allhealth.org/publications/Physician_Workforce_Shortage_110.pdf

Cimiotti, J., and others.  Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection.  American Journal of Infection Control.  40(6):486-490, Aug. 2012.  http://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553%2812%2900709-2/fulltext

Buell, J.M.  Maximizing human performance: know your high performers and re-recruit them every day.  Healthcare Executive;27(4):19-20, 22-24, 26, July/Aug. 2012.

Lee, D.  Worries grow as healthcare firms and jobs overseas.  Los Angeles Times.  July 25, 2012.  http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-healthcare-offshore-20120725,0,4499114.story

Staiger, D., Auerbach, D., and Buerhaus, P.  Health care reform and the health care workforce-the Massachusetts experience.  New England Journal of Medicine, July 5, 2012.  http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1106616

Commins, J.  The gap between skilled healthcare workers and support jobs.  HealthLeaders Media.  July 2, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HR-281903/The-Gap-Between-Skilled-Healthcare-Workers-and-Support-Jobs

Halverson, A.L., Neumayer, L., and Dagi, T.F.  Leadership skills in the OR: part II, recognizing disruptive behavior.  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons;97(6):17-23, July 2012.

Leape, L.L, and others.  A culture of respect, part 1: the nature and causes of disrespectful behavior by physicians.  Academic Medicine;87(7):845-852, July 2012.

Leape, L.L., and others.  A culture of respect, part 2: creating a culture of respect.  Academic Medicine;87(7):845-852, July 2012.

Health care job growth still leads way in a struggling U.S. economy.  AHA News;48(13):7, June 25,2012.

Gamble, M.  U.S. will need 5.6M more healthcare workers by 2020.  Becker's Hospital Review.  June 21, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/us-will-need-56m-more-healthcare-workers-by-2020.html

Reporting on Health Reform Between Now and 2014.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, June 17, 2012. http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Uninsured/Reporting_on_Health_Reform_99.pdf

Commins, J.  Rural Kansas Hospital recruits physicians with a mission.  HealthLeaders Media.  June 6, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-280940/Rural-Kansas-Hospital-Recruits-Physicians-with-a-Mission

Carnevale, A., and others.  Healthcare.  Washington:  Georgetown University, June 2012.  http://cew.georgetown.edu/healthcare/

Benarroch-Gampel, J., and others.  Colonoscopist and primary care physician supply and disparities in colorectal cancer screening.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part I):1137-1157, June 2012.

Reiter, K.I., and others.  Minimum nurse staffing legislation and the financial performance of California hospitals.  Health Services Research;47(3, Part I):1030-1050, June 2012.

Rush, C.H.  Return on investment from employment of community health workers.  Journal of Ambulatory Care Management;35(2):133-137, Apr.-June 2012.

Wilson-Pecci, A.  Grand-aides make nursing go further.  HealthLeaders Media.  May 22, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/NRS-280399/GrandAides-Make-Nursing-Go-Further

Arts, K.  Legal Challenges to the New Health Reform Law.  Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, May 8, 2012.  http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Uninsured/Legal_Challenges_to_New_Health_Reform_Law_97.pdf

Garson, A., and others.  A New Corps Of Trained Grand-Aides Has The Potential To Extend Reach Of Primary Care Workforce And Save Money.  Health Affairs.  31(5):1016-1021, May 2012. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/5/1016?etoc

Lifton, J.  Gauging the financial impact of physicians on hospitals.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(4):108-112, 114, Apr. 2012.

Baker, H.H., and others.  Which U.S. medical schools are providing the most physicians for the Appalachian region of the United States?  Academic Medicine;87(4):498-505, Apr. 2012.

Batcheller, J.  Learning how to dance: courageous followership, A CNO case study.  Nurse Leader;10(2):22-24, Apr. 2012.

Ein, W.H., Amurawaiye, E., and Ein, A.  Surgical assisting: a Canadian’s perspective.  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons;97(4):27-32, Apr. 2012.

Kaldy, J.  Age irrelevant when it comes to heart: teaming young nurses with their veteran counterparts is paying off for many facilities.  Provider;38(4):24-31, Apr. 2012. http://www.providermagazine.com/archives/archives-2012/Pages/0412/Age-Irrelevant-When-It-Comes-To-Heart.aspx

Liu, N., and D’Aunno, T.  The productivity and cost-efficiency of models of involving nurse practitioners in primary care: a perspective from queueing analysis.  Health Services Research;47(2):594-613, Apr. 2012.

Marshall, J., and Zolnierek, C.  Supporting nurses through critical practice incidents: the nurse advocate role.  Nurse Leader;10(2):34-36, 44, Apr. 2012.

Rabinowitz, H.K., and others.  Medical school rural programs: a comparison with international medical graduates in addressing state-level rural family physician and primary care supply.  Academic Medicine;87(4):488-492, Apr. 2012.

Sanchez, L, and Cralle, L.  Attaining employee empowerment.  Nurse Leader;10(2):38-40, Apr. 2012.

Bratton, R.L.  Keys to success for department chairs and section heads.  PEJ. Physician Executive;38(2):44-46, 48, 50-51, Mar.-Apr. 2012.

Barr, P.  Looking for an oasis: large sections of rural America continue to suffer from a drought of general surgeons.  Modern Healthcare;42(13):28-31, Mar. 26, 2012.

Staiger, D., Auberbach, D., and Buerhaus, P. Registered Nurse Labor Supply and the Recession — Are We in a Bubble? New England Journal of Medicine online first, Mar. 21, 2012. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1200641?

Budget Reconciliation: An Updated Toolkit. Washington:  Alliance for Health Reform, Mar. 3, 2012. http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Uninsured/Budget_Reconciliation_Toolkit_95.pdf

Health Reform and the Health Care Workforce.  Houston, TX:  The James A. Baker 111 Institute for Public Policy of Rice University. March, 2012.  http://bakerinstitute.org/publications/HPF-pub-PolicyReport51-Web.pdf

Butcher, L.  Teamswork!  H&HN. Hospitals & Health Networks;86(3):24-27, Mar. 2012.http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/Article/data/03MAR2012/0312HHN_Coverstory&domain=HHNMAG

Neuwahl, S., and others. Trends in the otolaryngology workforce in the U.S. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons;97(3):30-34, Mar. 2012.  http://www.facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/2012/hpri0312.pdf

Howell, W.L.J.  The changing role of nurses.  H&HN. Hospitals & Health Networks;86(3):36-38, 40, 49, Mar. 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/Article/data/03MAR2012/0312HHN_FEA_movingforward&domain=HHNMAG

Denson, J., and Ferry, J.  Physicians in the c-suite.  Trustee;65(3):13-14, 16, Mar. 2012. 

Neuwahl, S., and others.  Trends in the otolaryngology workforce in the U.S.  Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons;97(3):30-34, Mar. 2012. http://www.facs.org/fellows_info/bulletin/2012/hpri0312.pdf

Harbrecht, M.  New to the scene: care coordinators play starring roles.  MGMA Connexion;12(3):34-37, Mar. 2012.

McCue, M.D., and others.  Impact of nurse staffing mandates on safety-net hospitals: lessons from California.  The Milbank Quarterly;90(1):160-186, Mar. 2012.

Lowe, P.  How one hospital entices doctors to work in rural America.  Washington:  NPR Blog:  Shots, Feb 2, 2012.  http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/02/145860801/how-one-hospital-entices-doctors-to-work-in-rural-america

Winne, M., and others.  Implementation of 2 nurse practitioner inpatient models.  JONA. Journal of Nursing Administration;42(2):110-116, Feb. 2012.

Spurgeon, P., Mazelan, P., and Barwell, F.  The organizational stress measure: an integrated methodology for assessing job-stress and targeting organizational interventions.  Health Services Management Research;25(1):7-15, Feb. 2012.

Vardaman, J.M., Cornell, P.T., and Clancy, T.R.  Complexity and change in nurse workflows.  JONA. Journal of Nursing Administration;42(2):78-82, Feb. 2012.

Farber, N.E.  The O.R. blame game.  Newsletter [American Society of Anesthesiologists];76(1):46-47, Jan. 2012. 

Mesrobian, J.R., and Odom, H.  The case for hiring anesthesiologist associates.  Newsletter [American Society of Anesthesiologists];76(1):23-24, 36, Jan. 2012. 

Steadman, R.H.  Educating and training the next generation of transplant anesthesiologists.  Newsletter [American Society of Anesthesiologists];76(1):38-29, Jan. 2012. 

A Touch Time for Physicians.  Alpharetta, GA:  Jackson Healthcare, 2012.  http://www.jacksonhealthcare.com/media/137811/physiciantrendsreport_ebook0712-final.pdf