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Do Physicians Always Flee From HMOs? New Results Using Dynamic Panel Estimation Methods

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of changes in relative health maintenance organization (HMO) penetration on changes in the physician-to-population ratio in California counties when changes in the...

Author(s): Timothy Brown, Janet M. Coffman, Brian Quinn, Richard Scheffler, Douglas Schwalm
Date: April 1, 2006

The Nursing Shortage: Is It Really About Image?

A poor public "image" of the nurse is believed to contribute to nurse shortages. We surveyed more than 3,000 college students in science and math courses in a seven-county region of California's...

Author(s): Andrew Alvarado, Kevin Grumbach, Dennis Keane, Jean Ann Seago, Joanne Spetz
Date: Apr 2006

The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda

Many U.S. residents who speak little English may face language barriers when seeking health care. This article describes what is currently known about language barriers in health care and outlines a...

Author(s): Elizabeth Jacobs, Alice Chen, Leah Karliner, Niels Agger-Gupta, Sunita Mutha
Date: Mar 2006

An Aging U.S. Population and the Health Care Workforce: Factors Affecting the Need for Geriatric Care Workers

As the U.S. experiences a rapid aging of the nation's population, with the number of Americans age 65 and over doubling between 2000 and 2030, the demand for long-term care will rise significantly....

Author(s): Susan A. Chapman, Marina Dronsky, Robert J. Newcomer, Charlene Harrington, Kevin Grumbach
Date: Feb 2006

How Can Employment-Based Benefits Help The Nurse Shortage?

During a labor shortage, employment-based benefits can be used to recruit and retain workers. This paper provides data on the availability of benefits to registered nurses (RNs), reports on how...

Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Sara Adams
Date: February 1, 2006

California’s Minority Majority and the White Face of Nursing

Of the 33 million people in California, the nation's most populous state, minority groups now constitute the majority of the population. Many sources predict that by 2060, the entire country will...

Author(s): Jean Ann Seago, Joanne Spetz
Date: Dec 2005

The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Nursing Services in Health Care

This article examines the literature on cost-effectiveness in nursing, and considers the relationship between this literature and decision-making in health care systems. Researchers have attempted to...

Author(s): Joanne Spetz
Date: Nov 2005

The Aging of the Nurse Workforce: Recent Trends and Future Challenges. In: Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics Aging Healthcare Workforce Issues

This chapter of the 25th volume of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics reviews key issues associated with the aging registered nurse workforce, particularly challenges of ensuring an...

Author(s): Joanne Spetz
Date: 2005

The Impact of Hospitalists on the Cost and Quality of Inpatient Care in the United States: A Research Synthesis

There is substantial disagreement regarding the impact of hospitalists on costs, quality, and satisfaction with inpatient care. The authors reviewed 21 evaluations of the use of hospitalists in U.S....

Author(s): Janet M. Coffman, Thomas Rundall
Date: August 1, 2005

The Pharmacy Safety Net in California

Driven by the aging population and the efficacy of drug therapy in the management of chronic disease, the increased use of pharmaceutical products has become the fastest growing, most dynamic part of...

Author(s): Brett Penfil, Elizabeth Mertz
Date: August 1, 2005