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Survey of Health Care Employers in Arizona: Maricopa County Community Health Centers, 2015

A survey of Arizona health care employers was conducted by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the spring of 2016. The survey captured responses from 59 percent of the community...

Author(s): Lela Chu and Joanne Spetz
Date: Jul. 26, 2016

Survey of Health Care Employers in Arizona: Home Health Agencies, 2015

UCSF conducted the Survey of Health Care Employers in Arizona: Home Health Agencies, 2015 in the summer and fall of 2015. The survey elicited 25 unique responses, representing 11.4% of the total...

Author(s): Lela Chu and Joanne Spetz
Date: Jul. 15, 2016

Arizona Health Workforce Demand in a Rapidly Changing Market: Perspective of State Leaders

This report presents findings from interviews with health care leaders across Arizona regarding the trends they are observing and their expectations for future health workforce needs. Sixteen health...

Author(s): Lisel Blash and Joanne Spetz
Date: Jun. 22, 2016

Survey of Health Care Employers in Arizona: Long-Term Care Facilities, 2015

This report summarizes the findings from a survey of long-term care employers in Arizona conducted from the summer to the fall of 2015. This is the first survey of long-term care (LTC) employers in...

Author(s): Lela Chu and Joanna Spetz
Date: Jun. 22, 2016

Reducing Health Care Disparities for Minority Women in the Era of the Affordable Care Act: Opportunities within Primary Care

Despite improvements in overall health of the American population, disparities persist, particularly for minority women. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) offers the potential to reduce disparities...

Author(s): Leah Karliner, Angela Marks and Sunita Mutha
Date: May. 31, 2016

Survey of Health Care Employers in Arizona: Hospitals, 2015

This report summarizes findings from a first of its kind survey of hospital employers in Arizona conducted from summer to fall of 2015. The survey collected information specific to the hiring and...

Author(s): Lela Chu and Joanne Spetz
Date: May. 30, 2016

Survey of Nurse Employers in California, Fall 2015

This study, which summarizes findings from a survey of general acute care hospital employers, was conducted in collaboration with the Hospital Association of Southern California and HealthImpact....

Author(s): Tim Bates, Lela Chu and Joanne Spetz
Date: May. 16, 2016

California Board of Registered Nursing 2015 Simulation in Nursing Education Survey

This survey of recently-graduated California registered nurses (RNs) was intended to gather information about their experiences with simulation-based education, and how such education has or has not...

Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Lela Chu and Lisel Blash
Date: May. 06, 2016

Wage Growth for the Health Care Workforce: Projecting the Affordable Care Act Impact

How will the Affordable Care Act impact demand for health care workers and their wages?  The answer could mean good news for physicians and registered nurses, but bad news for health consumers:...

Author(s): Stephen T. Parente, Roger Feldman, Joanne Spetz and Bryan Dowd
Date: May. 04, 2016

Differences in Innovative Behavior Among Hospital-Based Registered Nurses

The 2010 Institute of Medicine report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,Advancing Health," advocated for nurses to innovate in their practice, research, and education. However, little is known...

Author(s): Jose J. Dy Bunpin, Susan Chapman,  Mary Blegen and Joanne Spetz
Date: Mar. 30, 2016