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Health Care Workforce

The composition and geographical distribution of the U.S. health care workforce are critical to the efficient functioning of the health care system and the provision of quality health care. RAND research has examined a wide range of health care workforce-related issues, including the effects of managed care, links between working conditions and patient health, provider responses to pay-for-performance incentives, and the challenges of recruiting and training high-quality providers.

Selected Publications, 2006 to Present

Meta-analysis: Effect of Interactive Communication Between Collaborating Primary Care Physicians and Specialists
(2010)
Foy R, Hempel S, Rubenstein L, Suttorp M, Seeling M, Shanman R, Shekelle PG

Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 152, No. 4, Feb 16 2010, pp. 247-258

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The Air Force Medical Corps' Status and How Its Physicians Respond To Multiyear Special Pay
(2009)
Keating EG, Brauner MK, Galway LA, Mele JD, Burks JJ, Saloner B.

Military Medicine, Vol. 174, No. 11, Nov 2009, pp. 1155-1162

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Pay for Performance in the Hospital Setting: What Is the State of the Evidence?
(2009)
Mehrotra A, Damberg CL, Sorbero MES, Teleki SS

American Journal of Medical Quality, [Epub Dec 10 2008], Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2009, pp. 19-23

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Spreading Nursing Unit Innovation in Large Hospital Systems
(2008)
Pearson ML, Upenieks VV, Yee T, Needleman J.

The Journal of Nursing Administration, Vol. 38, No. 3, March 2008, pp. 146-152

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Increasing Influenza Immunization for Long-Term Care Facility Staff Using Quality Improvement
(2007)
Sand KL, Lynn J, Bardenheier B, Seow H, Nace DA.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 55, No. 11, Nov 2007, pp. 1741-1747
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Career and Time Management Strategies for Clinical and Health Services Research
(2007)
Kressin NR, Saha S, Weaver F, Rubenstein L, Weinberger M.
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 10, Oct 2007, pp. 1475-1478
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The Influence of Staffing Characteristics on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
(2007)
Castle NG, Engberg J.
Health Services Research [Epub Feb 26, 2007], Vol. 42, No. 5, Oct 2007, pp. 1822-1847
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International Migration Patterns of Physicians to the United States: A Cross-National Panel Analysis
(2007)
Hussey PS.
Health Policy, [Epub June 14, 2007], Vol. 84, Nos. 2-3, Dec 2007, pp. 298-307
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Nurse Working Conditions and Patient Safety Outcomes
(2007)
Stone P, Mooney–Kane C, Larson EL, Horan T, Glance LG, Zwanziger J, Dick AW.

Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 6, Jun 2007, pp. 571—578

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Nurse Working Conditions, Organizational Climate, and Intent to Leave in ICUs: An Instrumental Variable Approach
(2007)
Stone PW, Mooney-Kane C, Larson EL, Pastor DK, Zwanziger J, Dick AW.
Health Services Research, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Part 1), Jun 2007, pp. 1085-1104
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The Response of Physician Groups to Pay-for-Performance Incentives
(2007)
Mehrotra A, Pearson SD, Coltin KL, Kleinman KP, Singer JA, Rabson B, Schneider EC.

American Journal of Managed Care, Vol. 13, No. 5, May 2007, pp. 249-255

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Job Satisfaction of Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes: Intent to Leave and Turnover
(2007)
Castle NG, Engberg J, Anderson R, Men A.
The Gerontologist, Vol. 47, No. 2, Apr 2007, pp. 193-204
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Teaching Systems-Based Practice to Primary Care Physicians to Foster Routine Implementation of Evidence-Based Depression Care
(2007)
Sherman SE, Fotiades J, Rubenstein LV, Gilman SC, Vivell S, Chaney E, Yano EM, Felker B.
Academic Medicine, Vol. 82, No. 2, Feb 2007, pp. 168-175
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Forecasting the Supply of and Demand for Physicians in the Inland Southern California Area
(2007)
Beckett MK, Morrison PA. Santa Monica, Calif.:
RAND Corporation, TR-524-UCR, 2007
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Will Financial Incentives Stimulate Quality Improvement? Reactions from Frontline Physicians
(2006)
Teleki SS, Damberg CL, Pham C, Berry SH.

American Journal of Medical Quality, Vol. 21, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2006, pp. 367-374

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Organizational Climate and Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Intention to Leave
(2006)
Stone PW, Larson EL, Mooney-Kane C, Smolowitz J, Lin S, Dick AW.
Critical Care Medicine [Epub Apr 18, 2006], Vol. 34, No. 7, Jul 2006, pp. 1907-1912
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Team Leadership and Patient Outcomes in US Psychiatric Treatment Settings
(2006)
Wells R, Jinnett K, Alexander J, Lichtenstein R, Liu D, Zazzali JL.
Social Science and Medicine [Epub Oct 7, 2005], Vol. 62, No. 8, Apr 2006, pp. 1840-1852
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Mental Health Care Deficiency Citations in Nursing Homes and Caregiver Staffing
(2006)
Castle NG, Myers S.
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research [Epub Mar 7, 2006], Vol. 33, No. 2, Mar 2006, pp. 215-225
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Organizational Characteristics Associated with Staff Turnover in Nursing Homes
(2006)
Castle NG, Engberg J.
The Gerontologist, Vol. 46, No. 1, Feb 2006, pp. 62-73
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The Effect of a Multidisciplinary Hospitalist/Physician and Advanced Practice Nurse Collaboration on Hospital Costs
(2006)
Cowan MJ, Shapiro M, Hays RD, Afifi A, Vazirani S, Ward CR, Ettner SL.
Journal of Nursing Administration, Vol. 36, No. 2, Feb 2006, pp. 79-85
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An Alternative Approach to Reducing the Costs of Patient Care? A Controlled Trial of the Multi-Disciplinary Doctor-Nurse Practitioner (MDNP) Model
(2006)
Ettner S, Kotlerman J, Afifi A, Vazirani S, Hays R, Shapiro M, Cowan M.

Medical Decision Making, Vol. 26, No. 1, Jan 2006, pp. 9-17

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