North Carolina Session Law 2017-57, Section 11J.2, the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017, directed the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and The University of North Carolina (UNC) to assess the degree to which physician training programs in North Carolina meet the healthcare needs of North Carolina’s citizens. The Program on… Read more »
Workforce Outcomes of North Carolina Medical School Graduates: A Report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee
North Carolina Session Law 2017-57, Section 11J.2, the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017, directed the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and The University of North Carolina (UNC) to assess the degree to which physician training programs in North Carolina meet the healthcare needs of North Carolina’s citizens. The Program on… Read more »
Working on the Interprofessional Team: Barriers and Facilitators to Social Worker Practice in Integrated Care Settings
January 14, 2018 Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD; Brianna M. Lombardi, MSW; Erica L. Richman, PhD Poster presentation at the 2018 Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference Overview Aims: (1) To provide an enhanced description of social workers in interprofessional practice and (2) To identify barriers and facilitators to social workers’ role as… Read more »
The Physician Assistant Workforce In North Carolina and a Potential Physician Assistant Program at Winston-Salem State University
The 2017 State Appropriations Act directed the Board of Governors (BOG) of the University of North Carolina (UNC) to study the feasibility of establishing a physician assistant (PA) program at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). The Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy conducted a study of PA supply and demand in North Carolina and the… Read more »
The Chiropractic Workforce In North Carolina and a Potential School of Chiropractic Medicine at Winston-Salem State University
The 2017 State Appropriations Act directed the Board of Governors (BOG) of the University of North Carolina (UNC) to study the feasibility of establishing a school of chiropractic medicine at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). The Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy conducted a study of the supply and characteristics of chiropractors in North Carolina… Read more »
Trends and Predictors of Primary Care Physician Referral to Physical Therapy in the United States, 2003-2014
August 2017 Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD; Samannaaz S. Khoja, PT, PhD; Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPH Carolina HWRC Project: Integration of Rehabilitation Care from the Acute to Community Setting: The Role of Physician Referral Objectives: 1) To examine temporal trends in PCP referral to physical therapy (PT); 2) To compare these trends to… Read more »
LPN Employment Transitions: A Signal of Changing Value to Employers? (2017-18)
Investigators: Cheryl Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN; Mark Toles, PhD, RN; George Knafl, PhD Prior research suggests that licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs) are an untapped resource in the health workforce that could bring much needed diversity to nursing care delivery. This study builds on the Center’s expertise modeling nursing career trajectories to investigate how LPN… Read more »
DocFlows: A Web-Based, Interactive App to Explore the Interstate Migration of Residents-in-Training and Practicing Physicians
August 2017 Erin Fraher PhD, MPP; Erica Richman, PhD, MSW; Evan Galloway, MPS; Andy Knapton, MSc Overview The DocFlows App allows users to query, download and share maps and graphs of interstate moves by residents and actively practicing physicians in 35 specialties. Data can be used by state and federal policy makers to understand… Read more »
Temporal Trends in Ambulatory Care Physicians Referral to Physical Therapists for Musculoskeletal Conditions: Analyses from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), years 2003-2014
June 21, 2017 Samannaaz S. Khoja, PT, PhD; Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD Poster presentation, 2017 CoHStar Summer Institute on Health Services Research Carolina HWRC Project: Integration of Rehabilitation Care from the Acute to Community Setting: The Role of Physician Referral Objectives: To examine primary care physicians’ (PCPs) and orthopedists’ referral patterns to physical… Read more »
Nursing Workforce Models: What we can learn from state and national efforts (and the Kiwis)
June 8, 2017 Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP Plenary presentation at the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 2017 Conference Presentation Overview Nursing workforce is critical to health system transformation Sometimes (often?) models don’t agree. Why? Why is modeling demand so difficult? What would the modeling field look like with fewer economists and more sociologists?… Read more »
An Untapped Resource in the Nursing Workforce? Licensed Practical Nurses who Transition to Become Registered Nurses
June 7, 2018 Cheryl B. Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN Presentation at the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 2017 Conference Presentation Overview LPNs are a largely overlooked sector of the nursing workforce and research is lacking. LPNS are a more diverse group than RNs Many work outside of hospitals and in underserved areas… Read more »
FutureDocs: Nation has Enough Physicians to Meet the Nation’s Overall Needs – For Now. Distribution to Worsen
April 26, 2017 Emily K. Tierney, Thomas C. Rickets, Andy Knapton, Erin P. Fraher Issue Brief Summary: This Brief uses data from the FutureDocs Forecasting Tool (FDFT) to assess whether the supply and distribution of physicians in the United States will be sufficient to meet the future demand for healthcare services. Currently in 2017,… Read more »
Workforce Planning in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare System
February 13, 2017 Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP Keynote Presentation at the South Carolina Healthcare Workforce Forum Hosted by the South Carolina Hospital Association and South Carolina Institute of Medicine Presentation Overview Current system is not sustainable—cost pressures will drive change Increased emphasis on population health requires expanded definition of health workforce Nursing workforce is critical… Read more »
Health Workforce Data and Policy Briefs Series
February 2017 The rapid transformation underway in the health care system has spurred national and state policy leaders to find strategies to organize and finance the delivery of health care in a way that addresses the Triple Aim of a better patient experience, improved population health, and lower healthcare costs. Since health care professionals comprise… Read more »
State-Based Approaches to Reforming Medicaid-Funded Graduate Medical Education
January 23, 2017 Presentation at GMEI Summit, Albuquerque, New Mexico Authors: Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP; Julie Spero, MSPH; Tom Bacon, DrPH Presentation Overview: There is a high level of interest, but limited implementation at the state level for GME reform Most states are seeking new funds, not redistributing existing funds Oversight bodies play… Read more »
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