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Key Dems criticize HHS reshuffling of public health fund
GovExec.com, June 17, 2010
"We actually think the primary care workforce certainly aligns with prevention," said Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Mary ...
Patients Report Ongoing Relationship with Personal Physician Improves Health ...
MarketWatch (press release), June 17, 2010
"This is an important study, and one that highlights a particular aspect of the 'primary care workforce issue,' " said Richard Baron, MD, whose recent ...
Dennis Rivera, President of SEIU Healthcare, to Address National Hispanic ...
PR Newswire (press release), June 17, 2010
Investing in the nation's health care workforce to increase diversity and reduce health care disparities is one of the objectives of the health reform bill ...
US expands nurse training funding
UPI.com, June 17, 2010
"And that's why today my administration is announcing a number of investments to expand the primary care workforce," the president said. ...
HHS to spend $250 million to increase number of primary-care providers
Washington Post, June 17, 2010
As the health law inches toward full implementation in 2014, the nation faces a major shortage of primary-care doctors and nurses "due to the needs of an ...
Statement of Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, Reaction to ...
PR Newswire (press release), June 17, 2010
"The PCPCC firmly supports policies that enhance greater access to care by promoting primary care workforce training and professional development, ...
Health reform grants expected to ease primary care doctor shortage
Ventura County Star, June 16, 2010
Along with $500 million in federal stimulus funds committed to fight primary care shortages, the grants are expected to train 16000 new healthcare workers ...
Some Health Professionals May Qualify For Tax Refunds
The Chattanoogan, June 16, 2010
As part of a larger administration announcement Wednesday on efforts to strengthen the health care workforce, the Internal Revenue Service announced that ...
$6.6 Million Grant to Significantly Expand Access, Resources for ...
PR Newswire, June 16, 2010
In addition to helping to address the nation's persistently high unemployment rate, the initiative is designed to overcome growing shortages of healthcare ...
Hopkins Nursing Joins Maryland Alliance to Reduce Health ...
Newswise, June 16, 2010
According to the MOU, the Alliance will create “a future healthcare workforce that is increasingly proficient in cross-racial and cross-cultural ...
Dr. Candice Chen: What do we value in our medical schools?
FierceHealthcare, June 16, 2010
When we look at healthcare reform, it seems like every week if you get online and do a Google search for "primary-care shortages" or "access to healthcare," ...
US Department of Labor announces more than $14 million in health care career ...
Sacramento Bee, June 16, 2010
By US Department of Labor WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US Department of Labor today announced $14.7 million in health care career ...
ABC for Health wins federal grant to develop health care software
JSOnline.com, June 15, 2010
ABC for Health, a public-interest law firm in Madison, may someday be listed among the state's technology companies.
AMA Works to Strengthen the Physician Workforce to Meet the Nation's Health ...
PR Newswire (press release), June 14, 2010
New AMA policies focus on improving access to care in underserved areas and increasing the physician workforce through graduate medical education expansion. ...
Skills training helps newcomers, care shortage
DesMoinesRegister.com, June 14, 2010
The success also led to a $3.4 million grant from the US Department of Labor to offer an expanded program known as Pathways to Health Care Careers Iowa. ...
New Publication Mapping Distribution of U.S. Surgical Workforce
Newswise (press release), June 10, 2010
"As the population and access to health care insurance continue to grow, as life expectancy increases, and as the number of new surgeons coming into ...
New York Times Turns to NuPhysicia
Business Wire (press release), June 10, 2010
Available worldwide, InPlace Medical Solutions™ better manages offshore workforce health and lowers transportation risks and expenses. ...
Doyle threatens cuts without help
Leader-Telegram, June 10, 2010
That could hurt health care providers such as nursing homes, Doyle said. Medicaid is the health insurance program for the poor jointly financed by state and ...
Herzing University backs down on plans for clinical placements
Lincoln Journal Star, June 8, 2010
... its applications after some of the health care institutions that had tentatively agreed to offer Herzing clinical placements withdrew their support. ...
Gundersen, Mayo models of health care, HHS chief says
LaCrosse Tribune.com, June 4, 2010
Gundersen Lutheran provides some of the highest quality, most efficient and low-cost health care in the country, the secretary said, and she plans to use some of the best practices from Gundersen and Mayo
Viterbo University will build new nursing facility
WXOW.com, May 26, 2010
Currently, the university graduates the most four-year nurses of any private college in Wisconsin, some of which stay in the area. ...
Viterbo announces new nursing facility
La Crosse Tribune, May 26, 2010
The new facility, to be double the size of the Brophy Nursing Center, comes at a time when nurses are in demand nationally. Over the next 10 years, ...
Viterbo School of Nursing expands
WKBT, May 26, 2010
The University's school of nursing is currently operating in an old elementary school building, but not for too much longer. The John Brophy Nursing Center ...
Pharmacists play key role in program to trim health care costs
JSOnline, May 12, 2010
Health plans and employers may have a new ally in the fight to curb rising health care costs: pharmacists. UnitedHealthcare in Wisconsin has joined a pilot project that pays pharmacists for time spent with patients to review their medications, including less costly alternatives
Providing career options for young minds is one goal of AHEC
Liberty County Times, May 12, 2010
Their belief and hope is to expose more children to a career in healthcare, which will mean there will be more wanting to pursue that line of work as they ...
Nurses Lobby For More Protections; Med School Enrollment Misses Target
Kaiser Health News, May 11, 2010
News outlets are covering medical professionals: a rally to combat the nursing shortage, medical school enrollment shortfalls and internationally-trained ...
Telemedicine growing answer to medical workforce shortage
WSLS 10, May 11, 2010
She says it's is only going to grow since health care reform is a reality ... So logging on and linking up have helped solve a workforce shortage in parts ...
More nurses mean more patients live
CNN, May 11, 2010
By Theresa Brown, Special to CNN Editor's note: Theresa Brown is an oncology nurse in Pennsylvania. She is a leading contributor to The New York Times' blog ...
UM School of Public Health to provide prevention research expertise on health ...
News-Medical.net, May 11, 2010
"Creating a future health care workforce that is increasingly proficient in cross-racial and cross-cultural interactions," is intended to reduce Maryland's ...
Building a close-knit club for men in nursing
Daily Bruin, May 10, 2010
(The nurse) didn't know exactly what was going on, so she called the physician, and the physician yelled at her. But she was fine with it – she would rather ...
Program connects people with disabilities to jobs in health care
La Crosse Tribune, May 10, 2010
Faith Kleinertz holds the elevator door Wednesday for visitors at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center where she works in a basic health care worker program. ...
Health worker shortage has a positive side
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com, May 9, 2010
Nurses and physicians were not among the 15 health professions on this list. However, such allied health professionals as physician assistants, ...
When the kind of nursing degree determines hiring
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 2010
The 55-year-old former airline worker thought a predicted shortage of nurses would ensure him a secure, well-paid job. But he discovered that growing ...
Marshfield Clinic sees rural need, launches effort
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 8, 2010
The number of people seeking dental care could increase significantly in 2014 when key provisions in the health care reform bill kick in and the number of ...
Too Many Doctors, But Too Few Primary Care Ones
Huffington Post (blog), May 6, 2010
As a result of the recent passage of the health care bill an increased number of Americans will be insured and require medical care. ...
College of Notre Dame Breaks Ground on School of Pharmacy Building ...
College of Notre Dame, May 6, 2010
School will hep address critical workforce shortages in healthcare. The 25000 sq . ft. facility will accommodate some 300 pharmacy students. ...
5500 Wisconsin Home Care Providers Unite in Wisconsin's Largest Healthcare Union
PR Newswire (press release), May 6, 2010
... lack of stability in the home care workforce. "For far too long, home care workers have had no voice in our healthcare system. They have been invisible. ...
Society releases plan for reforming Wisconsin's health system ...
WI Medical Society, May 2010
Support educational loan forgiveness programs for all health care workers in workforce shortage areas in keeping with the 2002 Governor's Health Care ...
Implications of Health Reform for Mental Health Care
Psychiatric Services (subscription), May 2010
... mental and substance use disorders and their families, improve care in the public mental health system, and address the mental health workforce crisis. ...
Gov. Culver: Signs bills benefiting public health
IowaPolitics.com (press release), Apr 21, 2010
Supporting the nursing workforce will ultimately benefit Iowa's public health.” Also today, Governor Culver signed Senate File 2387 at the Mississippi ...
Patient safety, quality experts hope health reform delivers substantial improvements in care
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Apr 19, 2010
The health system overhaul will increase quality data reporting, and could help cut hospital readmissions and prevent nosocomial infections.
Telemedicine coverage now mandated in Virginia
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Apr 19, 2010
The state is one of a dozen that require health plans to cover the virtual visits, but insurers say more guidelines are needed.
Doctor discipline by state boards increasing
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Apr 19, 2010
But a consumer advocacy group says boards should do more to protect the public from problematic physicians.
"Meaningful use" takes time (HIMSS 2010 conference)
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Apr 19, 2010
Guidance on how to earn Medicare EMR pay incentives is available. But experts advise a deliberate approach.
Health industry continues to hire as economy recovers
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Apr 19, 2010
Outpatient settings drive job creation, although work force demand differs by region.
Nursing our way out of a doctor shortage
Chicago Tribune, Apr 18, 2010
You might also see a different sort of trained professional — say, a nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, nurse or physical therapist. ...
Nurses May Be Given Authority To Act As Doctors
TopNews United States, Apr 15, 2010
Nurses who are having advanced degrees are fighting for the right to practice on their own. The East Texas medical community is afraid that it will get ...
Nurses scramble to exit St. John's ER
CBC.ca, Apr 15, 2010
Debbie Forward said several nurses at the Health Sciences Centre emergency room are desperate to find new assignments. (CBC) The largest hospital in .../p>
Doctors, nurses clash over plan to expand role of nurse practitioners
McKnight's Long Term Care News, Apr 15, 2010
More than half of all US states are mulling the possibility of expanding the professional role of nurse practitioners as a primary care physician shortage ...
Doctor shortage: Fewer students choosing family medicine
9NEWS.com, Apr 15, 2010
"I think with some of the health care reform, that's one of the goals we have - to help those folks pay for their medical education and go to the places ...
Sebelius to focus on health of minorities
The Associated Press, Apr 15, 2010
Sebelius said her office also is focusing on disseminating health care information through social networking and addressing childhood obesity. ...
Nurse Practitioners And Their Role In Health Care
KWQC 6, Apr 15, 2010
Chances are there could be a nurse practitioner who will see you. As the number of family doctors declines, the nurse practitioner is picking up the work ...
HEALTH REFORM: Supporting Our Health Workforce
New America Foundation (blog), Apr 15, 2010
Health reform increases loan repayment and retention grants for nurse-educators. Reform also supports nurse training programs and creates a nursing career ...
Expanding roles of nurse practitioners stir controversy
FierceHealthcare, Apr 14, 2010
To be exact, 28 states are considering expanding the role of nurse practitioners to fill the void left by physician shortages, reports the Associated Press. ...
Wisconsin hospital uses employee wellness, energy management to cut costs
Fierce Health Finance, Apr 14, 2010
Cost-cutting is a major focus for all hospitals during the recession. Some hospitals are in survival mode, instituting cuts designed to keep the doors open rather than to position the facility for long-term prosperity
Survey shows growing appeal for PHRs
WTN News, Apr 14, 2010
Consumers engage more in their own healthcare when they have access to information through personal health records, according to a new survey on consumers and health IT. Patients who are less educated, lower income and are chronically ill report greater value from PHR use, although they are using it less than the younger, highly educated and higher-income general users, the California HealthCare Foundation's survey found in results released Tuesday
Experts predict severe shortage of health care providers in 2014
Medill Reports: Chicago, Apr 13, 2010
He also chairs the federal council that makes physician workforce recommendations to Congressional committees and to the secretary of Health and Human ...
Labor Depart. To Fund Online Platform for Health Care Careers
iHealthBeat, Apr 13, 2010
Enhancing the Ability of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations To Deliver Virtual Career Exploration Services, Including Health Care Careers. ...
Patient-Centered Collaborative Puts Stakeholders in Position to Drive Changes
AAFP News Now, Apr 12, 2010
"We are focused on consumer engagement, employer engagement, primary care workforce supply, payment reform and implementation of the infrastructure that you ...
Virtual Interactive Tool Brings Nurse Training High Tech
TMCnet, Apr 12, 2010
By Carolyn J Dawson, TMCnet Contributor The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future will debut Your Future in Nursing, a training program that ...
How Will Health Reform Impact Workplace Safety?
HealthLeaders Media, Apr 12, 2010
Of special interest to the healthcare industry is a provision that establishes the National Health Care Workforce Commission. ...
Health reform's next challenge: Who will care for the newly insured?
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Apr 12, 2010
Projected shortages of physicians, especially in primary care, could make it harder for patients to access care.
Seniors Should Find Right Doctor Mix Now - The Best Life
www.usnews.com/money/, Apr 9, 2010
Finding a Cure for the Health Care Workforce Shortage. This issue goes beyond doctors. It impacts a wide array of professions across the entire health care ...
National AHEC Week shines light on growing demand for healthcare ...
Crookston Daily Times, Apr 9, 2010
By Staff reports The present NW Minnesota healthcare provider statistics reveal ... nursing, allied health, pharmacy, dentistry, and mental health at a ...
Office of Health Care Reform
Apr 7, 2010
Governor Doyle announced April 7 that Wisconsin has created a new agency, the Office of Health Care Reform. The announcement received media attention: • Wisconsin creates health care reform office - Business Journal of Milwaukee, April 7 • State creates health reform office - by Guy Boulton for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 7 • Doyle says state in good position for health care reform - by Bob Schaper for WKOW, April 7
Sebelius Remarks: Health Reform and You: How the New Law Will Increase Your ...
Earthtimes, Apr 6, 2010
We invested in the National Health Service Corps to strengthen our primary care workforce, especially in underserved areas. ...
Working towards a new health care workforce
Jobs For the Future (JFF), Apr 2010
If our nation is to dramatically increase access to and the affordability and quality of health care, an essential element will be broad-based partnerships that train and employ frontline health care workers
New medical schools open, but physician shortage concerns persist
American Medical News-e-newsletter Mar 29 , 2010
The number of residents and fellows also is increasing, but not enough to match the loss of retiring physicians
Primary care gets boost in resident Match
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Mar 29, 2010
Family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics residencies saw a 4% increase in medical student matches. Primary care physician leaders hope this starts an upward trend
Health care job growth slowing - March 25, 2010
American Medical News-e-newsletter, Mar 22, 2010
Governor Doyle Announces $500,000 Recovery Act Grant for Multi-State Physician Licensure Project
The Wheeler Report, Mar 24, 2010
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Wisconsin has received a $500,000 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to help streamline the ability of physicians to practice medicine across state lines.
EMR meaningful use rules need to be more flexible, doctor groups say
American Medical News, Mar 22, 2010
Smaller rural practices are particularly vulnerable to losing out on federal electronic records subsidies, states a letter from the AMA and other physician organizations.
Health-Reform Bill Holds Changes for Medical Training
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription), Mar 22, 2010
In addition, it reauthorizes funding for the Nursing Workforce Development programs, which have been the main source of federal support for nursing ...
Health Care Reform Bill Will Also Improve Long-Term Care
PR Newswire (press release), Mar 22, 2010
WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House of Representatives' passage last night of health care reform will create the most significant ...
The Next Crisis — Labor Shortages?
CNBC, Mar 22, 2010
The study lists 15 jobs that will provide the largest number of “encore career” opportunities. Not surprisingly, many of them are in health care:
School of Nursing receives $300000 grant
The Beacon-University of Portland's student-run newspaper, Mar 18, 2010
First implemented by the University in 2002 to address critical shortages of nurses and nursing educators, the model has become an integral component of the ...
Concordia has raised $8 million for pharmacy school
jsonline.com/blog/news, Mar 18, 2010
Concordia University has raised as much as two-thirds of the money needed for the new School of Pharmacy building it will construct on its Mequon campus, officials said.
Finding a Cure for the Health Care Workforce Shortage
Huffington Post (blog), Mar 18, 2010
On the west coast, Oregon is attempting to integrate its associate degree and baccalaureate degree nursing programs and build a statewide curriculum between the two programs in an effort to encourage faculty sharing.
HRSA Study Finds Nursing Workforce Is Growing and More Diverse
PR Newswire (press release), Mar 17, 2010
"HRSA supports increasing the diversity of the nursing workforce and we are working diligently to achieve that goal." The survey found that the RN workforce ...
Milwaukee Health Centers Rewarded by GE Foundation $1 Million Donation
TMCnet, Mar 18, 2010
Keeping that in mind, the foundation has announced an award of $1 million in total to four Milwaukee community healthcare centers, which have ensured that ...
Men in nursing making mark on Community
Anderson Herald Bulletin, Mar 2, 2010
Men make up 6 percent of the nursing workforce in Indiana. There are 20 men in nursing at Community Hospital, according to Steve Majors, vice president of ...
Shortage of skilled workers looms in health care, even construction
HeraldNet, Mar 1, 2010
The Skill Gap Analysis study was released by the state's Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board earlier this year. It compares future demand in ...