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WORKFORCE SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVE
07/21/2008
CHI's survey of rural dentists (html)
CHI is surveying rural Colorado dentists to gather data on training and practice issues that affect recruitment of dentists to these areas. Dentists receiving the survey are requested to fill out the form to ensure our data are accurate and complete.


07/21/2008
Doctors and dentists should share certain skills (356 KB pdf)
A panel of physician and dental educators has agreed on a set skills related to clinical oral health that students in both fields should have to address patient care more holistically.


07/14/2008
CHI's health care workforce surveys (html)
CHI is surveying various health professions to create a database of information on recruitment and retention issues such as education and job satisfaction. Researchers may now download survey data files on dentists, pharmacists and LPNs.


07/14/2008
Pharmacy demand in western states (125 KB pdf)
The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education examines factors driving demand for pharmacists in the West, career options and projected increases in pharmacy students.


07/07/2008
Colorado's physician ratio (html)
Colorado averages 31 family medicine or general practitioner physicians per 100,000 population, but seven counties have none. See more physician data on CHI's Web site.


07/07/2008
Physician distribution and access (html)
Recent increases in the number of Health Professional Shortage Areas across the nation may mean that attempts to recruit more doctors to underserved areas won't make a difference in health care access, says the Graham Center.


06/30/2008
Debunking the call for more physicians (html)
A New England Journal of Medicine article argues that increasing the number of physicians will make the U.S. health care system worse, not better.


06/23/2008
CHI's weekly workforce stats (html)
CHI features a new workforce stat every week with a graph ready to download into a publication or presentation. See this week's under "Did you know" at right and click on "CHI's weekly workforce stats" above for previous graphs.


06/16/2008
CHI inventory of health professions training programs (html)
CHI is surveying health professions workforce programs and initiatives offered by Colorado's educational institutions and organizations. The data will be used to create a Web-based inventory of training options available in the state.


06/16/2008
National health care job database launched (html)
Dozens of health care organizations have joined together to offer the National Healthcare Career Network, a Web site linking job boards from scores of professional health care associations and societies.


06/09/2008
Patient safety handbook for nurses available (html)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has released a 1,400-page handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality. It's all available free online.


06/09/2008
Public health workforce in short supply (html)
Local public health agencies face a mounting workforce crisis which is imperiling public health, says a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change.


06/02/2008
New public health school survey results (198 KB pdf)
More than 80% of respondents to a survey about what advanced and continuing education programs the new Colorado School of Public Health should offer said a doctor of public health degree should be available.


06/02/2008
Colorado PA study underway (html)
CHI is conducting a study of Colorado physician assistants (PA) to better understand the PA workforce and examine PAs' participation in the health care delivery system.


05/27/2008
New CHI workforce survey data available (html)
Data from CHI's surveys of dentists, licensed practical nurses and pharmacists are now available to researchers who want to do their own analyses.


05/27/2008
APA 2007 psychologist salary report (html)
Clinical psychologists in independent practice in Colorado had a median salary of $79,000 in 2007, compared to $70,000 for those in faculty positions, the American Psychological Association reports.


05/19/2008
Economic slowdown = more nurses (html)
The nation's economic woes are leading retired and part-time nurses back to the profession full time, the Wall Street Journal reports.


05/19/2008
Medical school enrollment growing (77 KB pdf)