Health Workforce

Publications

• Second Biennial Report: Health Issues for the State of North Dakota, , , 2013
  Updates the first biennial report with an assessment of the current state of health of North Dakotans and their health care delivery system. Presents an analysis of the population demographic in North Dakota and discusses affordable health care costs now and in the future.
• Availability of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota , Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., February, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 1 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Demographics of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., May, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 2 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Type of Employment for Physicians in North Dakota, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., May, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 3 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Non-Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., May, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 4 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Characteristics of US Medical Graduates and International Medical Graduates in North Dakota, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., May, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 5B in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Demographics of International Medical Graduates in North Dakota, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., May, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 5A in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Residency Locations in North Dakota, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., June, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 6 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Where Did North Dakota Physicians Graduate from Medical School and Where Have North Dakota Medical School Graduates Gone?, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., June, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 7 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Where Did North Dakota Physicians do their Residency and Where Have North Dakota Residency Graduates Gone?, Klug, M., Hart, G., & Peterson, M., May, 2012
  This fact sheet is Number 8 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
• Projection of North Dakota Physicians: 2010-2040, Peterson, M., Klug, M., & Hart, G., April, 2012
  Describes a projection of both the population of North Dakota and physicians in North Dakota. Includes projection models, graphs, and tables.
• Primary Care Workforce Project Report, Hart, G., Wynne, J., & Dickson, L., June, 2012
  Highlights a one-day rural Primary Care Symposium which featured focus groups that gathered input from a variety of community members about improving access to primary care services, raising awareness of local and state efforts to recruit ND youth for health care (specifically primary care) professions, and encouraging ND youth to remain in or return to the state after graduation.
• Report on Community Health Worker Programs, Dickson, L., & Yahna, R., June, 2012
  Presents examples of Community Health Worker programs in numerous states. Gathers information to assist in establishing a CHW program in North Dakota. Includes CHW programs in Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin.
• Potential Impact of Health Reform on Rural North Dakota Health Workforce, Gibbens, B., Winter, 2011
  Discusses factors influencing North Dakota's rural health workforce. Highlights research efforts conducted by the Center for Rural Health on rural health workforce.
• Assessing Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Assets and Capabilities for Recruiting and Retaining Physicians: The North Dakota CAH Community Apgar Program, Boise State University, December, 2011
  Identifies opportunities for improvement in physician retention and recruitment in North Dakota’s CAH systems and to develop a better understanding of the community factors in this dynamic process.
• How to Deal with the Physician Shortage, Trude, L., MDNews.com. September 7, 2010
  HWIC Information Specialist Laura Trude reports that the physician shortage is not going away any time soon, and provides a review of the relevant literature.
• 2010 Snapshot of North Dakota's Health Care Workforce, Moulton, P., Johnson, S., & Lang, T., November, 2010
  Provides a snapshot of North Dakota's current health care workforce; information about future health care providers that are in high school and current health profession students; and information about the supply and demand of providers throughout the state.
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Year Nine Facility Survey Results, Moulton, P., & Johnson, S., September, 2010
  Includes the results from the facility survey, currently in its ninth year, which was sent to all hospitals, long-term care facilities, regional public health facilities, clinics, and home health facilities in North Dakota.
• Utilization of Technology by Nursing Programs in North Dakota, Moulton, P., & Lang, T., September, 2010
  Presents a picture of the use of technology in nursing education in North Dakota, including student and faculty readiness, clinical training technologies, and distance learning.
• An Environmental Scan of Health and Health Care in North Dakota: Establishing the Baselines for Positive Health Transformation, Volkov, B., Gibbens, B., & Wakefield, M., March, 2009
  The Environmental Scan of Health and Health Care in North Dakota was conducted from December 2008 to February 2009. This report provides an overview of selected health and health care issues in North Dakota.
  • Full Report
  • Policy Brief
• Delivering Doctors, Opsahl, W., Health Workforce News, Health Workforce Information Center, June, 2009
  Discusses the Community Apgar Questionnaire (CAQ), an innovative, evidence-based way for health care facilities to see how they stack up in the eyes of the health care providers they are recruiting.
• An Innovative Approach to Student Internships on American Indian Reservations, Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Zimmerman, S., & Johnson, B., Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2008
  Discusses the benefits of Project CRISTAL (Collaborative Rural Interdisciplinary Service Training and Learning), where students work on an American Indian reservation to increase access to health care and cultural competency. Overviews health professional shortages, the lack of diversity in health careers, the benefits of an interprofessional team, and community-academic collaboration.
• Proposed Health Professional Shortage Area Designations: Impact on North Dakota, Lang, T., & Amundson, M., April, 2008
  Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/Ps) are shortage designations used to identify areas of greatest health needs for which resources can be targeted, such as placement of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholars and loan repayors and Community and Migrant Health Center (CHCs, MHC) programs. HPSAs and MUA/Ps designated shortage areas are also the vehicle by which Rural Health Clinics obtain their certification. Additionally, over 40 federal programs have attached HPSA and/or MUA/P designation as criteria to access those programs and funds, including the Medicare incentive program for physicians.
• North Dakota Nursing Supply and Demand, Moulton, P., July 1, 2008
  Provides new information about North Dakota nurse supply and demand.
• North Dakota Nursing Supply and Demand Projections, Moulton, P., & Lang, T., July, 2008
  Presents characteristics of current and forecasted nurse supply and demand for the state of North Dakota. Includes RN & LPN numbers, graduation rates, retirement plans, vacancy rates, and more.
• North Dakota Nursing Faculty Survey Results, Lang, T., & Moulton, P., July, 2008
  Reports on a survey of nursing faculty in North Dakota. Includes demographics, student debt load, continuing education, employment, salary, job satisfaction, and retirement plans.
• North Dakota Higher Education Committee, Moulton, P., September 9, 2008
  Patricia Moulton presented testimony to the North Dakota Higher Education Committee in Minot on September 9, 2008. She presented results from the North Dakota Nursing Needs Study regarding nurse supply and demand projections and faculty needs.
• Hearing on the Need for Green Cards for Highly Skilled Workers, Amundson, M., June 12,, 2008
  Provides a testimony on the benefit of the Conrad J-1 Visa Waiver Program to rural areas with physician shortages.
• Health Care Facility Survey Results: 2007, Moulton, P., & Marino, J., June, 2007
  
• Five Year Comparison of North Dakota Nurses, Moulton, P., & Marino, J., June, 2007
  Compares the results from a survey of nurses licensed in North Dakota to previous survey results. Reports on demographics, income, interest in a faculty position, part-time employment, employment setting, retirement plans, work environment, and continuing education. Includes urban and rural income comparisons and offers policy recommendations.
• North Dakota Health Care Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Health Care Needs (Part I), Wakefield, M., Amundson, M., Moulton, P., & Gibbens, B., January, 2007
  Details strategies from the Health Care Workforce Summit held in December 2006 in Bismarck, ND.
• North Dakota Health Care Workforce: Planning Together to Meet Future Health Care Needs (Part II), Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Wakefield, M., Beattie, S., & Gibbens, B., April, 2007
  
• Nurse Faculty Recruitment and Retention Project, Moutlon, P., & Wakefield, M., Fall, 2007
  Discusses the issues involved with recruiting and retaining nurse faculty in North Dakota. Includes data on percentage of nurses willing to pursue faculty positions and barriers to considering a faculty position.
• Preparing Health Professionals for Tomorrow, Amundson, M., National Area Health Education Center Bulletin, Autumn/Winter, 2007
  
• Utilization of Medication Assistants in North Dakota, Moulton, P., & Speaker, K., September, 2006
  Examines staffing patterns, recruitment, supervision, training, and medication errors for medication assistants in North Dakota.
• North Dakota Legislative Council Budget Committee on Health Care, Moulton, P., September, 2006
  Provides information regarding the health care workforce pipeline from the North Dakota Nursing Needs Study.
• North Dakota Health Professions: Nursing Demand, Moulton, P., Spring, 2006
  Overviews the nursing demand in North Dakota, with information on RN and LPN vacancy rates and turnover by county.
• North Dakota Health Professions: Nursing Supply, Moulton, P., Spring, 2006
  Overview of issues related to the supply of nurses in North Dakota. Includes information on availability of RNs and LPNS by county in North Dakota, as well as expected nurse retirements in the coming years.
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Year Four Facility Survey Results, Moulton, P., & Speaker, K., July, 2006
  
• Health Care Facility Survey Results: 2006, Moulton, P., & Speaker, K., July, 2006
  
• Four Year Comparison of North Dakota Nurses: Results and Implications, Moulton, P., & Hanson, B., April, 2006
  
• High School Student Survey, Moulton, P., Hanson, B., Rudel, R., & Plumm, K., June, 2006
  Examines North Dakota high school students' awareness of health professions and future career plans.
• North Dakota Legislative Council Budget Committee on Health Care, Moulton, P., March, 2006
  Provides information regarding the current status of the nursing workforce and the use of technology by nursing education programs through results from the North Dakota Nursing Needs Study.
• Health Care Facility Survey Results: 2005, Moulton, P., & Speaker, K., May, 2005
  
• Three Year Comparison of North Dakota Nurses: Results and Implications, Moulton, P., & King, B., 2005
  
• North Dakota Nursing Programs Use of Technology: A Statewide Assessment, Moulton, P. & King, B., August, 2005
  
• North Dakota Health Professions: Dentists, Amundson, M., Spring, 2005
  Describes the supply and demand for dentists in North Dakota, with information on dentist employment characteristics, education, and anticipated retirements.
• Primary Care Providers, Amundson, M., Summer, 2005
  Facts on the supply of primary care providers in North Dakota. Includes information on educational programs in ND to produce primary care providers, practice setting and federal programs to address shortages.
• North Dakota Dentists Survey Results from the Health Profession Tracking Program, Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Beyer, M., Kruger, G., Speaker, K., Zavalney, B., & Monley, K., March, 2005
  
• A Survey of North Dakota Physicians from the Health Profession Tracking Program, Mary Amundson, M., Moulton, P., Kruger, G., Speaker, K., Zavalney, B., & Monley, K., March, 2005
  
• North Dakota Health Professions: Nursing, Moulton, P., Fall, 2004
  Facts on the supply and demand for nurses in North Dakota. Includes data for RNs and LPNs.
• Health Care Facility Survey Results: 2004, Moulton, P., Evenson, D., & Wakefield, M., April, 2004
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Licensed Nurse Survey – Year 2, Moulton, P., Wakefield, M., & Bennett, C., July, 2004
  
• Nursing Faculty Focus Group Results, Moulton, P., & Speaker, P., July, 2004
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Student Survey Results, Moulton, P., & Speaker, K., June, 2004
  
• North Dakota Health Professions: Nursing, Moulton, P., Fall, 2003
  Facts on the supply and demand for nurses in North Dakota. Includes data for RNs and LPNs.
• Characteristics of North Dakota's Nursing Workforce: A Status Report, Moulton, P., & Wakefield, M., Fall, 2003
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Direct Care Supply and Demand Projections, Moulton, P., October, 2003
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Facility Survey Results, Moulton, P., Park, R., Muus, K., Wakefield, M.K., & Henderson, T., April, 2003
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Licensed Nurse Survey Results, Moulton, P., Christman, S., Dannewitz, H., Park, R., & Wakefield, M.K., May, 2003
  
• Licensed Nurse Focus Group Results, Moulton, P., Dannewitz, H., Christman, S., Park, R., Kruger, G., & Wakefield, M., June, 2003
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Student Focus Group Results, Moulton, P., April, 2003
  
• North Dakota Nursing Needs Study: Faculty Survey Results, Moulton, P., Christman, S., Dannewitz, H., & Wakefield, M.K., June, 2003
  Reports on a survey of nursing faculty in North Dakota. Includes demographics, employment, retirement, job satisfaction, student job market, program capacity, nursing shortage solutions, and faculty shortage solutions.