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April 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
By 2020, nearly one in nine jobs in the United States will be in the health care sector, according to new research from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. The industry is expected to ad ...
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurses’ ability to provide primary care is “hampered by the constraints of outdated policies, particularly those involving nurses’ scopes of practice.”
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) indicate that efforts to grow and diversify the nursing workforce are showing results.
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The United States has a deficit of nearly 40,000 primary care physicians—a situation that is expected to worsen as the population continues to age and as millions more Americans become insured through health reform.
November 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States will need 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025 to meet from population growth, population aging and insurance expansion.
October 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that health care employment rose by 44,000 jobs in September.
August 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Last week, NPR aired a story examining the prognosis for primary care providers in the United States. The country will have tens of thousands fewer health care providers than it needs to care for its the population by 2015, and the shortage is expec ...
National Program
To increase the stature and academic standing of nurse faculty and draw more nurses to teaching careers by creating a cadre of national leaders in academic nursing through career-development awards to outstanding junior nurse faculty.
National Program
To establish a national program that oversees the implementation of strategies to increase the educational progression of nurses to obtain baccalaureate and higher degrees.
National Program
To support the capacity, involvement, and leadership of local foundations and community partners in implementing localized nursing shortage solutions to serve as templates for communities facing similar issues nationwide.