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Tracking Oral Health in a Standardized, Evidence‐Based, Prevention‐Focused Dental Care System

Learning health‐care systems are foundational for measuring and achieving value in oral health care. This article describes the components of a preventive dental care program and the quality of care...

Author(s): Joel M. White, Ryan G. Brandon, Joanna M. Mullins, Kristen L. Simmons, Aubri M. Kottek, and Elizabeth A. Mertz 
Date: October 26, 2020

Practicing Holistic Review in Medical Education

Holistic review is a conceptual framework that encourages medical schools to consider a wide range of criteria in deciding which applicants to admit. It promotes a balanced approach to the admissions...

Author(s): Tim Bates, Sunita Mutha, and Janet Coffman
Date: October 23, 2020

Evaluation of the San Francisco Support at Home Program: Year 3 Report

The purpose of this report is to outline the findings from the third year (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020) of the San Francisco Support at Home (S@H) pilot program. This report provides some background...

Author(s): Laura Wagner, Jacqueline Miller, Joanne Spetz, Connie Kwong, and Susan Chapman
Date: October 14, 2020

Time Trends in the Regional Distribution of Physicians, Nurses and Midwives in Europe

Country-level data suggest large differences in the supply of health professionals among European countries. However, little is know about the regional supply of health professionals taking a cross-...

Author(s): Juliane Winkelmann, Ulrike Muench, and Claudia Maier
Date: October 12, 2020

How Evidence-based Is US Dental Workforce Policy for Rural Communities?

Populations residing in rural America have lower rates of dental care utilization, higher rates of dental caries, less water fluoridation, and fewer dentists per capita when compared to those living...

Author(s): Miranda Werts, Ginachukwa Amah, and Elizabeth Mertz
Date: October 2, 2020

Effect of State Regulatory Environments on Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Practice

Although there has been significant progress across states to remove or diminish barriers to the exercise of full scope of practice by advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), state regulations...

Author(s): Bethany Phoenix and Susan Chapman
Date: Oct 2020

Role of Nurse Practitioners in Caring for Patients With Complex Health Needs

The objective of this study was to estimate trends in the percentage of Medicare beneficiaries cared for by nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2017, to characterize beneficiaries cared for by nurse...

Author(s): Taressa Fraze, Adam Briggs, Elizabeth Whitcomb, Kristen Peck, and Ellen Meara
Source: Medical Care
Date: Oct 2020

Scope-of-Practice Regulation and Nurse Practitioners as Usual Source of Care Providers

Several trends suggest that the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce has untapped potential to expand healthcare capacity to increase access to care. The aim of this study was to examine NPs as usual...

Author(s): Ying Xue, Teraisa Mullaney, Brian Smith, Xueya Cai, and Joanne Spetz
Date: Oct 2020

The Impact of Nurse Delegation Regulations on the Provision of Home Care Services: A Four-State Case Study

The objective of this study was to explore how home care workers and the agencies that employ them interact with their state’s nurse practice act in the provision of care. Using a qualitative case...

Author(s): Nancy Dudley, Jacqueline Miller, Mary Lou Breslin, Susan A. Chapman, and Joanne Spetz. 
Date: September 23, 2020

Medical Care Delivery in US Nursing Homes: Current and Future Practice

The delivery of medical care services in US nursing homes (NH) is dependent on a workforce comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners (NP), and physician assistants (PA). Each of these disciplines...

Author(s): Paul R Katz, Kira Ryskina, Debra Saliba, Andrew Costa, Hye-Young Jung, Laura M Wagner, Mark Aaron Unruh, Benjamin J Smith, Andrea Moser, Joanne Spetz, Sid Feldman, and Jurgis Karuza
Date: September 22, 2020