Double vision: a roadmap to double medical school places
This report develops a detailed and costed roadmap to enable 15,000 medical students a year to enrol on courses in England by 2029. It identifies seven pathways to enable this, with recommendations including the opening of 12-15 new medical schools over the coming decade; expanding and diversifying the talent pool, including an expansion of graduate entry places; expanding the role of innovation including the use of simulation-based learning and ‘virtual placements’; and to improve alignment between placement providers, medical schools and the wider health system through the development of Placement Planning Boards.Rep...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 16, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Many Ways Bad Policy Worsens Your Daily Commute
Colin GrabowOne of the least enjoyable aspects of working is the process of actually getting to work. For nearly 85 percent of Americans, that means driving a car, truck, or some other vehicle an average of27.6 minutes each way. That compares to an average of25 minutes in the European Union and represents nearly an hour of each day that is mostly wasted. Millions more Americans, meanwhile, are stuck using mass transit systems that are unnecessarily costly, slow (average one-way bus commute time:46.6 minutes), or unreliable. The country can do better. As I explain in the new Cato Institute bookEmpowering the New American Wo...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 15, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Senior Technical Analyst, Delivery Services
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Technical Analyst, Delivery Services position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is located in Windsor, Canada.
Here’s a description of the position:
Position Summary
The Senior Technical Analyst is a member of the Delivery Services team engaged in the Intake and Project Portfolio. As a member of this team, this individual is responsible for completing impact, options analysis, and risk assessments for new...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Canadian Health IT Jobs Delivery Services Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Senior Technical Analyst TransForm Jobs Source Type: blogs
What ’s Next for America’s Independent Workers?
Scott LincicomeThe popular YouTube channel “CNBC Make It” recentlyprofiled truck driver Clarissa Rankin, who happily works as an independent “owner‐operator” trucker (and budding social media star) and makes good money in the process. Hers is an entertaining and heartening story of American perseverance and success, and the short video (posted below) has already racked up more than 500,000 views and thousands of supportive comme nts.If various state and federal policymakers havetheir way, however, Ms. Rankin ’s business model might be soon regulated out of existence — whether she likes it or not.Rankin, li...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Scott Lincicome Source Type: blogs
Strategies to reduce waiting times for elective care
The King's Fund - The King's Fund undertook research to understand the strategies that have been used to reduce waiting times in the past 20 years.ReportAssociated blog (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 13, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Managing industrial action: a guide for managers
NHS Employers - A guide to assist NHS employers in England in managing the legal, practical and operational risks presented by the threat of industrial dispute.Guide (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 13, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
5 Good CBO Options to Reduce the Federal Deficit
This report comes at a welcome time as Congress is negotiating a year-end spending package in which it mightincrease deficits steeply. Instead of making the fiscal situation even worse, Congress should hit the deficit brakes and reduce spending.Based onCBO ’s budget and economic outlook (last issued in May 2022), federal deficits will average 5.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) per year between 2023 and 2032. Or roughly $1.6 trillion each year over the next 10 years. Under that scenario, federal debt held by the public would reach 110 percent of GDP by 2032 —the highest level ever, exceeding the debt following ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Romina Boccia Source Type: blogs
Diamond and Dybvig and the Panic of 1907
George SelginMy last post argued that, despite whatDiamond and Dybvig ' s famous theory suggests, bank runs have seldom proven fatal to otherwise sound banks. Instead, when people run on a bank, it ' s usually because it ' s already in hot water.In response to that post, a Twitter correspondent wondered whether the Panic of 1907 —the proximate cause of the reform efforts culminating in the Fed ' s establishment —was an exception to my claim, and therefore evidence of the inherent vulnerability of fractional reserve banking. The gist of my two-tweet reply was that it wasn ' t. But since 560 characters hardly allowed me ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Gypsies and Travellers in England and Wales: lived experiences
Office for National Statistics (ONS) - This qualitative research into the lived experiences of Gypsy and Traveller communities across England and Wales provides a detailed exploration of cultural identity and experiences both generally and with regards to key policy themes such as homes, health, education and employment, and justice.Research (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 7, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Equality and diversity Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments to scheme regulations
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - This consultation sets out proposals to amend NHS Pension Scheme regulations to remove barriers for staff retiring and returning to work and to facilitate partial retirement for those who wish to do so. This consultation closes on 30 January 2023.Consultation (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 6, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Executive Coordinator
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Executive Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York.
Here’s a description of the position:
New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.
Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, N...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 1, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Executive Coordinator Health Data Jobs Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers New York eHealth Collaborative New York Health IT Jobs NYeC Source Type: blogs
What Biden Has Gotten Right on Immigration
David J. BierPresident Biden ’s handling of immigration is the subject of intense scrutiny and criticism from all sides. Much of this criticism is right, but the president has also implemented many positive policies. While it often acted too slowly and has much more to do, the new administration has already reversed the most important restrictionist policies imposed by the Trump administration.Major Big Picture ActionsEnding the “security” travel bansOn January 20, 2021, President Bidenfully rescinded President Trump ’s ban on immigration and certain travel for nationals of Iran, North Korea, Somalia, Libya, Syria,...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 29, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Cut the Earned Income Tax Credit
Chris EdwardsIn the newCato Handbook for Policymakers,I propose cutting the earned income tax credit (EITC). I previously critiqued the credit inthis study with Veronique de Rugy. While the credit receives support from both parties in Congress, the closer you look the more flawed it appears.The EITC provides benefits to households with earnings from employment. In 2021, it provided $71 billion in benefits to 27 million recipients. The EITC is mainly a spending program, not a tax ‐cutting program. The credit is “refundable,” meaning that individuals who pay no income taxes receive payments from ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 29, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Has Brexit affected the UK ’s medical workforce?
Nuffield Trust - This long read looks at how the numbers of doctors in the NHS who come from the EU and the European Free Trade Association has changed since the Brexit referendum in 2016 and whether certain specialties face particular problems.Long read (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 28, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Supporting our NHS people through menopause: guidance for line managers and colleagues
NHS England -This guidance helps NHS organisations, line managers, and those working in the NHS understand more about the menopause, how they can support colleagues at work and those experiencing menopause symptoms.GuidanceNHS England - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 24, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Equality and diversity Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
