Employee Retention
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What Can be Done to Encourage More Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care?
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Interprofessional collaboration holds promise for reducing medical errors, improving the quality of care and meeting the needs of diverse populations.
Results from the Jobs to Careers Frontline Worker Survey
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation
The brief summarizes FLWs perceptions of the impact that the Jobs to Careers programs had on their work lives, education, career advancement potential.
Evaluation of the Jobs to Careers Program
April 1, 2012 | Evaluation
This evaluation assesses work-based learning systems and partnerships, and articulates the successes and challenges of the Jobs to Careers program in achieving its objectives.
Health Professionals Using Flexible Work Schedules, Policies
March 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
More physicians are working less than full time, seeking part-time or flexible schedules instead, according to a survey released earlier this month. The 2011 Physician Retention Survey, conducted by physician search firm Cejka Search and the America ...
Study: State Caps on Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Seem to Work
January 30, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A recent study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded RN Work Project takes a close look at state rules capping nurses’ mandatory overtime hours. As of 2010, 16 states had imposed such caps, with the goal of avoiding errors caused by long ho ...
State Mandatory Overtime Regulations and Newly Licensed Nurses' Mandatory and Voluntary Overtime and Total Work Hours
August 27, 2011 | Journal Article
How states regulate nurses' work hours does relate to whether nurses work mandatory versus voluntary overtime, as well as the total number of hours worked. But research is needed to determine how these relationships impact nurse and patient outcomes.
Jobs to Careers: Preliminary Results for Educational Institutions
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation
Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care is an initiative that seeks to advance and reward the skill and career development of low-wage incumbent workers providing care and services on the front lines of our health and health care systems. The project is a $15.8-million national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with The Hitachi Foundation and the Department of Labor.
Jobs to Careers: Preliminary Results for Healthcare Employers
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation
The brief describes the Jobs to Careers work-based learning model of education and career advancement, identifies the key issues for employers, and illustrates the business case for this type of employer investment.
Race-Neutral Versus Race-Conscious Workforce Policy to Improve Access to Care
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Access to care for racial and ethnic minority groups, low-income populations, and the un- and underinsured has been problematic despite expansion in the health workforce.