5/19/2011
2009-10 Colorado Nurse Faculty Supply and Demand Study
Having an adequate supply of nurse faculty – the professionals who train new nurses – has been a concern in Colorado for a number of years. And little appears to be changing. A new CHI report finds that in 2010 Colorado’s nurse faculty shortage remains at least comparable to, and may be higher than, national faculty shortages. Much the Colorado faculty is nearing retirement age, and at the current rate of retirement and other factors, nursing education programs will have lost almost half of their current faculty by the 2019-20 academic year. CHI surveyed current nurse educators to get their views on supply and demand issues. It also gathered information from all 31 nursing programs on faculty vacancies and nursing student admission and enrollment to glean a picture of nurse education in the state.
5/5/2011
A Profile of Colorado’s Physician Assistant Workforce
Physician assistants (PAs) are certified health care professionals licensed to practice clinical medicine under the license and supervision of a physician. CHI surveyed physician assistants licensed in Colorado to better understand their characteristics. This report looks at the demographic attributes of Colorado PAs and highlights key findings as they relate to workforce policy issues of relevance to Colorado policymakers.
5/5/2011
A Profile of Colorado’s Advanced Practice Nurse Workforce
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are one type of non-physician clinician providing quality primary care. In 2010, CHI surveyed these clinical specialist registered nurses to gain information on their role as health care providers. This report discusses Colorado’s APN workforce, including characteristics, work settings, challenges, barriers to expanded practice, and retention and supply issues.
11/12/2010
Presentation: What impact will health reform have on Colorado’s health professions workforce and access to primary care?
An overview of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Title V workforce provisions, promising models of primary care delivery, supply and demand issues in Colorado as well as factors affecting access to health care.
Presented to: 2010 Hot Issues in Health Care Legislative Conference
10/25/2010
Collaborative Models of Primary Care: Case Studies in Colorado Innovation
As an extension of work completed for the
Collaborative Scopes of Care Study, the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) conducted a scan of various primary care clinics that utilize interdisciplinary collaborative models for the provision of primary care. Interviews were conducted with staff of select clinics that employ or are run by physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) or certified nurse midwives (CNMs). For the purposes of this study, these advanced practice clinicians are identified as
non-physician primary care clinicians (NPCC).