Health Professionals

L.A. County is experiencing shortages of health professionals. With California encountering one of the worst nursing shortages, the state will have almost half of the nurses needed by 2020. The new state mandated increases in nurse-patient staffing ratios complicate matters, as it is difficult for L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS) hospitals to remain competitive in the midst of salary and employee benefits rate pressures. With respect to physicians, the county has at least 30 federally designated shortage areas for primary care, in spite of its large workforce.

Publications and Documents

Apr 25 2011
Erica Brode, Cliff Sarkin and Sara Watson, Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP)
Accountable Care Organizations: Analysis of Proposed ACO Regulations

Apr 07 2011
Melinda Dutton and Alice Lam, Calfornia HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)
The Affordable Care Act in California: Opportunities for Improved Access

Apr 07 2011
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH)
Update on Consolidation of the Antelope Valley Rehabilitation Centers

Mar 31 2011
Donald Berwick, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Proposed Rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Mar 12 2011
Peter Cunningham, Center for Studying Health System Change
State Variation in Primary Care Physician Supply: Implications for Health Reform Medicaid Expansions

Feb 09 2011
California Hospital Association
Critical Roles: California's Allied Health Workforce

Dec 21 2010
Wendy Wanatabe, L.A. County Department of Auditor-Controller
Measure B Special Tax Revenue for Trauma Centers, Emergency Medical Services & Bioterrorism Response

Dec 08 2010
Laura Jacobs, California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)
ACOs, Provider Integration, and Health Reform's Impact

Dec 01 2010
Bonar Minninger, California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)
Accountable Care Organizations: Avoiding Pitfalls of the Past

Nov 17 2010
American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Joint Principles of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)


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