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... as a means of determining which activities should be emphasized to maximize its overall effectiveness. Copyright © 1977 by the Dept. of Health Administration, Duke University 1977 Public Policy for Health Manpower: Nursing Student Loans Richard C. McKibbin, Wichita State University...

... of their medical manpower. The present study provides estimates of the effects of reduced numbers of in-state medical school graduates upon the future supply of physicians in Texas, and examines the medical school origin, medical specialty, and practice location of selected groups of Texas physicians. The results...

...Wayne R. Wendling; Jack L. Werner; Norbert W. Budde The purpose of this study is to examine the relative effectiveness of three health manpower programs–loan forgiveness, preceptorship and community recruitment–at inducing physicians into shortage counties in four census regions. Descriptive...

...Edmund J. McTernan; Alan M. Leiken In little more than a decade, the problems and issues relating to the supply of, and demand for, skilled health manpower in the United States have shifted dramatically. Where the key words in the late 1960s were “shortage,” “crisis,” and “expansion of training...

...Howard M. Leichter Milton I. Roemer and Ruth J. Roemer, Health Care Systems and Comparative Manpower Policies (New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1981), 441 pp. Copyright © 1982 by the Department of Health Administration, Duke University Press 1982 532 journal of Health Politics, Policy...

...Tit Albreht; Niek Klazinga A heightened awareness about medical manpower issues can be observed in countries that are in a state of political, economic, and social transition. Slovenia entered the transition process in 1989 and became an independent country in 1991. Transition and independence...

...Harris S. Cohen Licensing of the health professions is an issue of public policy which has been under fire for years. Economists argue that licensing stifles competition and increases health care costs. Manpower specialists contend that statutory scopes of practice create arbitrary barriers to both...

...Ira Moscovice; Patricia Armstrong; Stephen Shortell; Roger Bennett In an effort to make health manpower training programs and health services research and policy analysis activities more responsive to health care needs in Washington State, a Delphi process was used to obtain perceptions of critical...

... reveals that few plan to or do work with the elderly. Salaries are low, and opportunities for career advancement are limited, especially for those working in nursing homes. Older and minority nurses are most likely to provide geriatric care. Based on these findings, manpower and educational policy changes...

.... This article suggests modification of public policies relative to medical manpower and insurance, and recommends adoption of reimbursement by Diagnostic Related Groups. Copyright © 1982 by the Department of Health Administration, Duke University Press 1982 Commentary The Embattled Hospital...

..., physician interests can diverge from those of patients, as in the case of manpower redistribution. On the whole, wages and benefits have done better than educational or patient-care demands. Educational demands have met with counterattack, and patient care, limited by the traditional scope of collective...

... boards and documents the fragmented manner in which specialties have evolved. Each specialty board “was predicated on a goal of technological excellence in a defined specialty area, rather than as one component of a manpower plan for adequate services There are 22 ,specialty boards...

... . Why High Court Ruling's Being Sought. March-April, p. 1 . British Columbia Ministry of Health. 1985 . Bill 41: Implications for Medical Manpower Distribution and Policy Development. Mimeo. Victoria, BC: BCMH. Chan , S. , and C. Jackson. 1984 . Place of Graduation for Selected Health...

.... The supply and distribution of health manpower in the United States has attracted the attention of policy makers for decades. The Flexner report of 1910 redirected medical school education by calling for a rigorous curriculum emphasizing scientific research. Studies predicting an acute...

...-written technical report. May this work have the wise and wide readership it deserves. Unitlersite Laval, Quebec Fernand Turcotte Milton I. Roemer and Ruth J. Roemer, Health Care Systems and Com- parative Manpower Policies (New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1981), 441 PP...

... Copyright © 1987 by Duke University Press 1987 Contributors Janet D. Perluff is an associate professor in health services research and manpower de- velopment, Center for Educational Development, University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr . Perloff received her Ph.D. from the School...

... Managers.” Health Caw Management Revieu* 1: 69-77. 1976. Schneider, D. and Foley, W. “A Systems Analysis of the Impact of Physician Extenders on Medical Cost and Manpower Requirements.” Medical Care 15: 277-97, 1977. Shuman. L.. Wolfe, H. and Speas. R. “The Role of Operations...

... of a commission examining all surgical manpower stated: “Looked at within the framework of various spe- cialties, it appears that neurosurgery has the largest fraction of persons carrying out an operative load that is less than ideal, with General Surgery a close second. ” In fact, in a detailed study...

... of Health Manpower, Department of Health and Human Services House reports the results of his investigation of the relationship be- tween dentists’ fees, local dentist-to-population ratios, and various dimen- sions of patients’ waiting time. He describes the theory of competitive markets which...

... Review 1976~235-56. “Torts-Medical Malpractice-Hospital May be Held Liable for Permitting Incompetent Independent Physicians to Operate. ” Rutgers Camden Law Journal 8: 177-83, Fall, 1976. 284 Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Professions and Manpower Boyer...