Principal Investigators: Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ; Mary McCaskill; Kristin Reiter, PhD; Jason Mose, MS, MBA, CHFP, PhD; Erin P. Fraher, PhD; Warren P. Newton, MD, MPH Background. Primary care transformation is necessary for health system redesign, but how to support this on a large scale remains unclear. The tasks of contemporary primary care are substantial,… Read more »
Barriers and facilitators for the LPN-to-RN transition: Perspectives from practicing LPNs (2016-17)
Investigators: Cheryl B. Jones, PhD, RN; Mark Toles, PhD, RN; Anna Beeber, PhD, RN Background and Policy Relevance: The Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Report (IOM, 2011) called for an increase in the percentage of registered nurses (RNs) with a baccalaureate degree to 80% and a doubling of the percentage of RNs with a… Read more »
Developing a Better Understanding of Medical Assistants’ Roles and Functions in Primary Care Settings (2016-17)
Investigators: Erin Fraher PhD MPP & Dana Neutze MD PhD Background: There are over 600,000 Medical Assistants (MAs) in practice in the United States.[1] MAs are one of the fastest growing health professions and their numbers are expected to increase by 23% between 2014-2024. [2] MAs are not licensed, but certification is available through national… Read more »
Exploring the Magnitude and Timing of Physician Specialty Changes (2016-17)
Investigators: Erin Fraher PhD MPP, Andy Knapton MSc Background/Study Purpose: Congressional proposals to expand Graduate Medical Education have set a goal of funding 3,000 new PGY1 slots for five years for a total of 15,000 new residency positions. The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (S.1148), its companion bill in the House (H.R. 2124)… Read more »
Use of Physical and Occupational Therapy Following Stroke and Risk of Re-Hospitalization
June 29, 2016 Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD; Dongmei Li, MS; Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP Poster presentation, 2016 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and 2016 CoHSTAR Summer Institute on Health Services Research Carolina HWRC Project: The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapists in the Acute to Post-Acute Care Transition Objectives: To examine the relationship… Read more »
Use of Physical and Occupational Therapists Following Stroke: Transitioning from the Acute Care to Community Setting
June 29, 2016 Janet K. Freburger, PT, PhD; Dongmei Li, MS; Anna Johnson, PhD; Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP Poster presentation, 2016 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and 2016 CoHSTAR Summer Institute on Health Services Research Carolina HWRC Project: The Role of Physical and Occupational Therapists in the Acute to Post-Acute Care Transition Objectives: Describe… Read more »
The Nursing Workforce: Trends and Challenges
Erin Fraher MPP, PhD Presentation to the NCGA Joint Legislative Workforce Development System Reform Oversight Committee March 1, 2016
Trends in the Supply and Distribution of Obstetric Delivery Providers in North Carolina
Presentation to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Midwives Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP with Julie Spero, Katie Gaul & Matt Minnotte February 26th, 2014
Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Roles in Patient-Centered Medical Homes
February 2015 Christine M. Everett, PhD, MPH, PA-C; Brandt Leach, MS; Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C Executive Summary: Team‐based care involving physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) is one recommended strategy for improving access and quality and reducing cost in the patient‐centered medical home (PCMH). PAs and NPs can, and do, perform a variety… Read more »
The Nursing Workforce: Navigating through Transformative Health System Change
Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP January 20, 2016 Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies Webinar Dr. Erin Fraher discussed possibilities for retooling the existing nursing workforce to meet the demands of the changing healthcare system in a webinar for the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Montana State University. Her presentation explored the education, practice, and regulatory frameworks that… Read more »
The North Carolina Mental Health and Substance Abuse Workforce
Presentation to AHEC Statewide Annual Meeting September 10, 2015 Erica Richman, PhD, MSW, Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP & Katie Gaul, MA Key Findings: We need a comprehensive mental health workforce study in the state • Analyze data on existing health professions in HPDS—psychiatrists, psychologists, psych NPs and PAs • Collect and analyze data on social workers, licensed professional counselors and licensed… Read more »
Envisioning the Future Optometry Workforce in North Carolina
A Case Study of the Use of Health Workforce Data to Make a Decision about a New Optometry School Presentation at AAMC Conference April 30, 2015 Saraí Narváez, MSPH; Julie C. Spero, MSPH; Thomas Bacon, DrPH; Erin P. Fraher, PhD, MPP Key Findings: • Strong future supply in pipeline • Rapid growth of other optometry programs in other states •… Read more »
Comparison of Specialty Distribution of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in North Carolina, 1997-2013
June 15, 2015 Anna Johnson, PhD, MSPH; Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP; Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C Presentation at the 2015 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting Overview Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) fill workforce needs in many specialties. Specialty distributions of NPs and PAs have changed over time, with the proportion of NPs and PAs… Read more »
Comparison of Specialty Distribution of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in North Carolina, 1997-2013
May 1, 2015 Perri Morgan, PhD, PA-C; Anna Johnson, PhD, MSPH; Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP Presentation at the 2015 AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference Overview Expected increase in demand for healthcare services in the US Physician supply may not be adequate to meet demand under traditional models of care NPs and PAs might help… Read more »
Rapid Response to Requests from NCHWA
Investigators: CHWRC investigators and staff as appropriate for each request Part of the CHWRC’s role is to provide rapid response to time-sensitive requests from the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) and other key constituents. Our rapid response activities allow NCHWA and HRSA to access the wide array of data resources housed at the… Read more »