Off-Peak Nurse Staffing
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Safe, high quality care depends on appropriate nurse staffing around the clock.
Workforce Supply and Demand
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What are the Consequences of Waiting for Health Care in the Veteran Population?
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is a test case for the effect of appointment wait times on the use of health services and health outcomes.
Recent Research About Nursing, July 2011
July 27, 2011 | Story
Studies of the nursing workforce predict near-term job-switching and long-term shortages.
Recent Research About Nursing, June 2011
June 28, 2011 | Story
New research finds that a nurse-driven colonoscopy program is safe and effective, and documents the recession-driven decline in health care workers' retirement rates.
The End of Private Practice?
June 22, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
As the health care system is transformed, hospitals are trying to lure primary care physicians away from private practice, the Washington Post reports this week. With new emphasis on care coordination among health care professionals, hospitals are s ...
Catalyzing Better Health Care While Enhancing the Nursing Profession
May 31, 2011 | Story
"Without intervention now to improve the work environment for nurses, change the way we deliver care and help people stay well, the health care delivery system will struggle to provide high quality and safe health care to the residents of Ohio."
A Personal Mission: Bridging the Oral Health Care Gap
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Raised in a small town in Alabama, SMDEP alumna Monique Trice writes about why her community's geographic makeup has "set the stage for an oral health care crisis."
Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients
May 1, 2013 | Story
New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals.
Assisted Living Expansion and the Market for Nursing Home Care
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Assisted living capacity has a modest impact on who uses nursing home care—and how sick they are.
Early-Career Registered Nurses' Participation in Hospital Quality Improvement Activities
November 27, 2012 | Journal Article
Initiatives to strengthen the capacity to provide excellent patient care by increasing QI practices have grown in the last decade. In this study, the authors examine two cohorts of newly registered nurses, two years apart, to compare participation in QI activities.