The purpose of this study is to examine practice patterns of graduates of primary care dental postgraduate (PGD) training programs with a longstanding history of Health Resources and Services...
Author(s): Ginachukwu Amah, Matthew Jura and Elizabeth Mertz
There are insufficient numbers of practicing geriatricians to meet current demand for their services, and the shortage is projected to worsen in the coming decades as the number of older Americans...
Author(s): Timothy Bates, Aubri Kottek and Joanne Spetz
By 2030, California’s senior population will double to 9 million, but the state faces an estimated shortage of 200,000 home health and home care aides. To exacerbate the problem, California’s home...
Missed nursing care is an important measure of nursing care quality that is sensitive to nurse staffing and is associated with patient outcomes in medical–surgical and pediatric inpatient settings....
Author(s): Kathleen Rice Simpson, Audrey Lyndon, Joanne Spetz, Caryl L. Gay, and Gay L. Landstorm.
Although access to dental care has improved over time, many children still face difficulty in obtaining services. One strategy to increase access is through mobile dental services, often in...
Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Nadereh Pourat, Xiao Chen, Christopher Lee, Ana Martinez, Kong Xin, and Dana Hughes
In May 2018, 40 leaders and scholars from universities, delivery organizations, professional associations, advocacy groups, government agencies, and private insurance companies convened in Napa,...
Author(s): Joanne Spetz and Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil
The lack of an adequately prepared workforce is a critical barrier to delivering high-quality community-based care for individuals living with serious illness. This article presents 16 consensus-...
In May 2018, 40 leaders and scholars from universities, delivery organizations, professional associations, advocacy groups, government agencies, and private insurance companies convened in Napa,...
Author(s): Joanne Spetz and Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil
The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree to which registered nurses perceive their labor and delivery units to be adhering to Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal...
Author(s): Kathleen Rice Simpson, Audrey Lyndon, Joanne Spetz, Caryl L. Gay, and Gay L. Landstrom.
This resource is designed to serve as a primer for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of health payment models in California and nationally. It focuses on concepts and terminology...
