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Survey of Nurse Employers in California, Fall 2016

This report summarizes the findings from a survey of general acute care hospital employers of registered nurses (RNs) in California conducted in fall 2016. This is the seventh annual survey of...

Author(s): Lela Chu, Joanne Spetz and Tim Bates 
Date: July 13, 2017

Supporting the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Teams in California

Community health workers (CHWs) and promotores de salud are playing an increasingly important role in the delivery of high quality and equitable health related services, particularly to vulnerable...

Author(s): Susan Chapman,  Jennifer Schindel, Jacqueline Miller
Date: July 6, 2017

Physician Participation in Medi-Cal: Is Supply Meeting Demand?

Enrollment in Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, surged with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), from 8.6 million in September 2013 to 13.4 million three years later. Medi-Cal...

Author(s): Janet M. Coffman and Margaret Fix
Date: June 29, 2017

The Pediatric Dental Workforce is Changing: What Does it Mean for Patient Outcomes?

Research examining productivity, quality and outcomes of traditional pediatric dental care are generally lacking. The literature shows that education, qualifications, and roles are changing with case...

Author(s): Elizabeth Mertz, Joanne Spetz and Jean Moore
Date: June 2, 2017

Dementia-Capable Care Coordination

This study describes the program requirements, workforce competencies, and barriers for dementia capable care coordination within health plans from seven states participating in the Center for...

Author(s): Brooke Hollister, Jason D. Flatt and Susan A. Chapman
Date: May 25, 2017

California Respiratory Care Workforce Study

The Respiratory Care Board of California was facing numerous issues that were expected to affect the future of the respiratory care workforce. These issues included the impact of changing the...

Author(s): Tim Bates, Ginachukwu Amah, Lisel Blash, Christopher Toretsky, Joanne Spetz
Date: May 20, 2017

How do Stakeholders Perceive Labor Nurses' Influence on Birth Outcomes?

Background Childbirth is a leading reason for hospital admission in the USA, and most labor care is provided by registered nurses under physician or midwife supervision in a nurse-managed care model...

Author(s): Audrey Lyndon, Kathleen Rice Simpson and Joanne Spetz
Date: April 21, 2017

Thematic Analysis of US Stakeholder Views on the Influence of Labor Nurses’ Care on Birth Outcomes

Childbirth is a leading reason for hospital admission in the USA and most labor care is provided by registered nurses under physician or midwife supervision in a nurse-managed care model. Yet, there...

Author(s): Audrey Lyndon, Kathleen Rice Simpson and Joanne Spetz
Date: April 20, 2017

Prescribing Practices by Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care Physicians: A Descriptive Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries

Introduction Nurse practitioner (NP) prescribing continues to be a contentious policy issue, and studies systematically examining NP prescribing are lacking. The aim of this study was to conduct a...

Author(s): Ulrike Muench, Jennifer Perloff, Cindy Parks Thomas, Peter I. Buerhaus
Date: April 1, 2017

Review of Recent Literature on Peer Support Providers

This report updates a literature review on peer support providers prepared in 2015. Peer support workers fulfill a broad range of tasks ad job titles, in a broad range of mental health and substance...

Author(s): Alicia LaFrance, Lisel Blash,  Joanne Spetz and Susan Chapman
Source: UCSF
Date: March 23, 2017