Nurses

Five Ways to Cure California’s Doctor Shortage

Experts propose solutions to boost primary care, from new payment models to expanded residency programs.

Health Affairs Looks at What’s Happening in the Golden State

September 7, 2018

Xenia Shih Bion

Health Care Costs, Maternal Health, Workforce

Stories That Caught Our Attention This Week: California is often seen as a bellwether state — a leader in everything from clean energy to defending immigrant rights — so it’s no surprise that health care in California is the theme of a special issue of Health Affairs.

California’s Nurse Practitioners: How Scope of Practice Laws Impact Care

California is one of a handful of states that restricts nurse practitioners' ability to work without physician oversight. This paper examines how these restrictions impact care.

2017 Edition — California Nurses

Timothy Bates, Joanne Spetz

Nursing is the single largest health profession in the state. These quick reference guides look at supply, demographics, education, distribution, and pay for registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses.

2017 Edition — California’s Health Care Workforce

California's health care industry employed more than 1.4 million people in 2015. Five Almanac quick reference guides provide data on wages, education, and workplaces for selected health professions.

RN Role Reimagined: How Empowering Registered Nurses Can Improve Primary Care

Thomas Bodenheimer, Laurie Bauer, J. Nwando Olayiwola, Sara Syer

Facing a shortage of primary care physicians and a large increase in patients needing care, safety-net clinics are realizing the full potential of using the nursing workforce to deliver better care.

2015 Edition — Beds for Boomers

With the aging of the baby boomers and gains in life expectancy, California's senior population is expected to more than double by 2040. Will the state's health care infrastructure be sufficient? This Almanac report looks at 2012 and 2013 data as well as projections for the future.

Nursing 2.0: Improving Care Through Technology

Anne Boyd Rabkin, Dan Weberg

Workforce, Telehealth

Emerging technologies are revolutionizing nursing. This series looks at how different innovations are being adopted by health care organizations to help nurses do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.