Health Workforce: Issues and Trends

Question 1

what factors are responsible for the workforce shortage?

Answer 1

• Increasing population
• growing aging population
• aging healthcare workforce, retirement (40% MDs/DOs will retire in this decade)
• Burnout

Question 2

what is the triple aim?

Answer 2

• improve the experience of care for patients
• improve the health of populations
• reduce the cost of health care

Quad: improved clinical experience and work life of providers

Question 3

what are four health reform strategies?

Answer 3

• Making health care services affordable for patients
• getting the right helath workers in the right places
• finding the most cost efficient and effective models of care
• expanding the roles of health workers to meet patient needs

Question 4

factors increasing the likelihood of medical school graduates to choose PC/Rural/Underserved practice

Answer 4

• Rural birth
• interest in serving US/minority populations
• exposure to title VIII (workforce diversity programs)
• rurural or inner-city training experiences
• being married (+ toward FM)
• public medical school

Question 5

what is OTP?

Answer 5

• Occurs when PAs, physicians and other healthcare professionals work together to provide quality care without burdensome adminstrative contraints

Question 6

measures of supply

Answer 6

• staffing
• beds available
• equipment
• budget
• ability to manage waiting times

Question 7

measures of demand

Answer 7

• inpatient admissions
• hospital catchment population
• average length of stay: may be a reflection of complexity of case mix (demand) or poor discharge planning (supply)
• waiting times