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In science fiction, there is an oft-repeated theme of machines rising up and taking the place of humans, leading to a battle pitting technology against life. But ask hospital executives and even frontline health care workers what technology could mean to them in the future and most will respond positively. The potential for increased efficiency, less paperwork, and more time for direct patient care could only be appealing to them.
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The Commission on Workplace Advocacy is working to determine what can be done to retain the mature/experienced nurse in the work force and find ways to aid nurses in their transition from employment to retirement.
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A new study is painting a bleak picture for mental health care in California in the next decade. Published by the University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions, the study shows demand for mental health care will rise by as much as 30% in the next 10 years and there may not be enough workers to fill the need.
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If businesses and communities worked with hospitals, there would be fewer serious shortages of health care workers, says a new study by the VHA Health Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Sure, an award is great recognition, and a national award is even nicer. But asked about how she felt winning the Organizational Innovation Nurse Director Award from the American Organization of Nurse Executives, Carla Borchardt, MS, RN, BC, director of Professional Practice and Magnet Project director at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, talks more about the honor the award bestows upon the hospital and her peers.
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In hopes of averting a looming crisis that threatens to restrict access to quality health care, several Maine organizations have teamed up to work collaboratively to address the shortage of nurses and other health care workers.
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Maine hospitals reported an 8.3% vacancy rate for registered nurses and 13.3% for radiological technicians in 2002, according to the Maine Hospital Association in Augusta.
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A new survey released by the Bureau of Health Professions at the Health Resource and Services Administration reports that 44 states have convened task forces or commissions to study health care work force shortages.
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A new web site designed by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Alexandria, VA, and Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, will recommend customized treatment plans for diabetes patients. The plan uses a complex software program called Archimedes to model health care outcomes.
