In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM, now part of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine) released a report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” which...
The California Improvement Network’s latest report, CIN Connections: Healing the Healers, features actionable information to tackle provider burnout and promote well-being at health care...
This study of California nurse practitioners (NPs) and certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) was conducted in early 2017. In November 2016, there were 20,337 NPs living in California, of whom 569 also were...
Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Lisel Blash, Matthew Jura and Lela Chu
As the registered nurse (RN) baby boomers retire, there is a need for more highly skilled and experienced nurses in California, according to a new survey published by Healthforce Center at UCSF and...
Author(s): Lela Chu, Joanne Spetz and Timothy Bates
This report summarizes the findings from a survey of general acute care hospital employers of registered nurses (RNs) in California conducted in fall 2017. This is the eighth annual survey of...
Author(s): Lela Chu, Joanne Spetz and Timothy Bates
This qualitative descriptive study assesses perspectives of US community-based palliative care program leaders on staffing, recruitment, and training. Leaders from academic medical centers, large...
Author(s): Nancy Dudley, Susan Chapman and Joanne Spetz
While the demand for registered nurses (RNs) in California’s San Joaquin Valley is projected to grow by more than 35 percent by 2030, the region’s total number of RNs will decline. This will result ...
Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Janet Coffman and Timothy Bates
This study explored care models and policies that enhance the utilization of peer providers in California and to identify and describe best practices in peer support roles and practices for...
Author(s): Susan A. Chapman, Lisel Blash, Joanne Spetz
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) were designed to provide care in medically underserved areas and substantial and sustained federal funding has accelerated FQHC growth. This report examines...
Author(s): Ying Xue, Elizabeth Greener, Viji Kannan, Joyce A. Smith, Carol Brewer, Joanne Spetz
This report analyzes and projects future needs related to California’s behavioral health workforce. This workforce is critical to meeting California’s health care needs. One in six adults suffers...
Author(s): Janet Coffman, Timothy Bates, Igor Geyn and Joanne Spetz