Engaging policy makers with data on health workforce challenges from COVID 19

Product type: presentation at University Research Week, October 21, 2020 Authors: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP and workforce team Summary: Initial focus on beds and ventilators Used data to shift narrative beds and vents require staffing Sheps houses annual licensure data on 21 health professions  Provided DHHS with data on active clinical workforce and inactive workforce… Read more »

The Evolving Role of Medical Assistants in Primary Care Practice: Divergent and Concordant Perspectives from MAs and Family Physicians

Product type: publication in Medical Research and Review October 19, 2020. Authors: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Allison Cummings, MD, Dana Neutze, MD, PhD Summary:  Medical assistants (MAs) are a flexible and low-cost resource for primary care practices and their roles are swiftly transforming. We surveyed MAs and family physicians in primary care practices in North… Read more »

The Shift in Nursing Employment from Acute to Ambulatory Settings: Implications for Education, Regulation, and Practice

Product type: poster presentation, 2020 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Authors: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Esita Patel, PhD, RN Summary: We assessed the growth of RNs and LPNs in ambulatory care, the proportion of nurses moving from acute to ambulatory care settings, and the characteristics associated with working in ambulatory care vs. other settings and with… Read more »

Maldistribution of the Population Health Nursing Workforce in North Carolina

Product type: presentation delivered to the AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) on July 22, 2020. Authors: Jacqueline Nikpour, BSN, RN, Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP Summary: North Carolina has been leading the nation in the shift to value-based healthcare, including the roll out of programs through the state’s Medicaid program that address the… Read more »

Maldistribution of the Population Health Nursing Workforce in North Carolina

Product type: presentation delivered to AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI).  July 22, 2020. Authors: Jacqueline Nikpour, BSN, RN, Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP Summary: North Carolina has been leading the nation in the shift to value-based healthcare, including the roll out of programs through the state’s Medicaid program that address the social determinants… Read more »