Article Publication Date:
12/12/2007
Summary:
This report was prepared for the Iowa legislature and recommends that the state increase Medicare and Medicaid payments in order to increase pay. It also recommends raising public awareness of worker shortages and their impact, creating mentoring programs to prevent turnover/increase retention, and other strategies to strengthen the health and long-term care workforce.
Topics:
N/A
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Direct Care Workforce
Sources:
The Bureau of Health Care Access
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Health Professional Shortages; Professional Groups; Questionnaire; Workforce Summit; Telemedicine
Contact
Michelle Holst
Bureau of Health Care Access
mholst@idph.state.ia.us
Phone:
515-281-6211
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50225