Below are links to some articles that discuss professional development and related topics.
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December 2007
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Li-Wu Chen, PhD, Wanqing Zhang, MEd, MD, Junfeng Sun, PhD, Keith J. Mueller, PhD
Because hospitalizations due to ACSCs may be prevented, hospital expenditures associated with the treatment of ACSCs could be unnecessary health care spending. In addition, community hospitals are important safety net providers, and ACSC-related hospital expenditures in those hospitals could reflect the consequences of population uninsurance and underinsurance.
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March 2008
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Allison J. Terry, PhD, MSN, RN
Three issues in addition to the electronic data system were addressed in the survey because of their adjunct potential to impact providers’ roles and licensee requirements: 1) credit allowances (contact hours) for completing continuing education courses or programs; 2) independent study for continuing education credit; and 3) continuing education programs recommended by providers.
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2008
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
Hospitals are available to deliver care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Staffing for that level of care is complex, even when there are sufficient numbers of skilled health care professionals available to cover every shift. Ensuring there is an adequate supply of health care professionals to meet the ever-increasing demand for medical services is a critical concern to hospitals.
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2006
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Wisconsin Hospital Association
The Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP) was established to assist rural and underserved communities in recruiting and retaining primary care health and dental professionals.
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March 2004
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Prepared by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program For: University of Alaska, Statewide Office of the Associate Vice President for Health
In largely rural states, such as Alaska, there have been historical difficulties in recruiting and retaining an effective behavioral health workforce. Additionally, the recent report of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health described in detail the significant problems facing mental or behavioral health systems throughout the country, particularly in rural areas. These include critical gaps in accessibility to services, critical shortages in the availability of providers and programs, impaired acceptability of care due to urban-based models and strategies, and establishing mental health policy without consideration of its rural impact.
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October 7, 2008
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Ron Stock MD MA Medical Director The Gerontology Institute at Sacred Heart Medical Center
Challenges to Developing Teams
• Organizational ambivalence
• Variable leadership skills and behaviors
• Time
• Compensation/productivity issues
• Size of unit/practice
• Team members coming and going
•Wide spread absence of effective communication
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