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ConneCT consumer portal looks good
Today’s Medicaid Council focused on ConneCT, DSS’s new consumer portal and document management system. The demonstration by Deloitte was impressive. Unlike the insurance exchange portal, also developed by Deloitte, the DSS system is consumer-friendly, understandable, intuitive, quick, and will integrate medical assistance with other state assistance programs. The DSS portal took less than 5 minutes…
Read MoreCT nursing collaborative funded to build capacity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded the CT Nursing Collaborative Action Coalition a two-year grant to prepare CT nurses to address coming health care challenges including an aging and increasingly diverse population. The program supports efforts to transform health care through “a more highly educated, diverse nursing workforce that will improve health outcomes for…
Read MorePCMH workforce conference offers lessons for CT
Yesterday’s conference on patient-centered medical homes and workforce brought speakers from other RI, MA and Pittsburg together with CT programs to share best practices and lessons learned. Take aways included baking training into all activities and for every member of the team. It is also critical to begin training well before NCQA recognition. And training…
Read MoreMidwifery conference
Mary Breckinridge, one of the foremothers of nurse-midwifery in the United States, famously said, “Our goal is to see ourselves surpassed.” Nearly a century later, there is still much room for improvement in maternity care. As new tools and resources become available, what will it take to transform maternity care, and how can midwives and…
Read MoreHealth Care Workforce forum
It is estimated that CT will need 9,000 more direct health care workers in the next five years. The CT Commission on Aging is sponsoring “The Direct Care Workforce: Meeting the Demand and Responding to the Needs of CT Residents” Friday Jan. 27th from 10 am to noon in Room 1D of the LOB. The…
Read MoreHealth care jobs bubble?
An entertaining video from Marketplace explains the folly of policymakers who expect health care to solve their economic troubles. Oh The Jobs (Debt?) You’ll Create! from Marketplace on Vimeo.
Read MoreCourant photoblog on health care salaries
One of the Hartford Courant’s online featured photo galleries compares average salaries for health care workers in Connecticut. The highest are obstetricians and gynecologists at $209,160; lowest are home health aides averaging $29,020. Ellen Andrews
Read MoreCT gets federal grant for health care workforce planning
The CT Employment & Training Commission and the CT Office for Workforce Competitiveness were successful in their application to HHS for $150,000 to support the CT Workforce Investment Strategies in Health Care (WISH) Planning Grant. The funds will be used to produce a statewide health care workforce plan, coordinate disparate planning efforts, strengthen regional workforce…
Read MoreCT nursing school graduate survey results
The CT League for Nursing fielded a survey of 2010 nursing school graduates for the SustiNet Health Care Workforce Task Force; the CT Health Policy Project analyzed the data. The survey found that virtually all the graduates plan to stay in CT, and most intend to work full time. Two out of three are graduating…
Read MoreWebinar on DPH health care workforce programs, addition to medical home webinar
Thursday, Feb. 25th at 3pm, speakers from DPH will join the SustiNet Health Care Workforce Task Force on a webinar to describe their health care workforce programs. Kristin Sullivan will discuss the public health workforce, Jennifer Filippone will describe J-1 Visas and online licensure, and Johanna David will present on the National Health Service Corp.…
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