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workforce
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Health care workforce challenges: How to find the real news
Journalists reporting on health care workforce challenges should focus on identifying reliable sources for data and research.
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Home-care workers facing numerous challenges during pandemic
Is home health care the next COVID-19 hot spot? It may very well be, according to home care workers and…
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Is U.S. health system ready for increase in COVID-19 cases?
As expectations grow that many more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus may be identified in the U.S. in the coming weeks,…
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Report highlights need to boost LTSS direct care workforce
Some states are considering social insurance programs to help offset the cost of long-term services and supports (LTSS) care for…
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Tip sheet looks at challenges of older practicing physicians
How old is too old to practice medicine? That’s a question without a definitive answer, but one of concern to…
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Michigan joins ranks of states allowing use of dental therapists
Michigan has become the latest state to approve the use of mid-level dental providers — dental therapists — as part…
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Are we facing a crisis in the direct care workforce?
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a rash of headlines about workforce shortages in home health care and nursing…
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Women, people of color experiencing stubborn pay gap in health IT field
Women and people of color are experiencing stubborn pay gaps in one of the more lucrative and in-demand fields of…
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Reporters highlight the budget bill’s impact on older adults
President Trump last week signed a budget bill that is likely to affect the health of older adults in a…
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Minnesota’s dental therapist experiment receiving good reviews
Minnesota’s first dental therapists went to work six years ago. Now approximately 70 of the licensed midlevel providers are offering…