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The Future of Iowa’s Health and Long-Term Care Workforce: The Health and Long-Term Care Workforce Review and Recommendations
12/12/2007 | Requests *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.
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Available Files
- Report PDF (914K, 56 pages)
Keywords
Recruitment and Retention; Wages and Benefits; Health Professional Shortages; Professional Groups; Questionnaire; Workforce Summit; Telemedicine
Topic
Long-Term Care, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
The Bureau of Health Care Access
State
Iowa, All States/Territories
Date Created
03/12/2008
Contact
Michelle Holst
Bureau of Health Care Access
mholst@idph.state.ia.us
515-281-6211
Bureau of Health Care Access
mholst@idph.state.ia.us
515-281-6211
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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