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Building a Value-Based Workforce in North Carolina.

Erin P Fraher1, Thomas C Ricketts2

  • 1director, Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research; assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina erin_fraher@unc.edu.

North Carolina Medical Journal
|March 11, 2016
PubMed
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The US healthcare workforce requires significant changes in education, deployment, and recruitment to meet evolving care models. Focusing on retraining, community-based settings, and accountability will enhance effectiveness.

Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Healthcare Workforce Development
  • Medical Education Reform

Background:

  • The US healthcare system is undergoing unprecedented transformation over the next decade.
  • Changes in healthcare delivery and payment models necessitate a responsive health workforce.
  • Existing workforce strategies may not adequately support future healthcare needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the current state and future needs of the health workforce in North Carolina.
  • To propose actionable strategies for adapting the health workforce to evolving healthcare landscapes.
  • To emphasize the critical role of data systems in informing health workforce policy.

Main Methods:

  • Expert perspectives from education, practice, and policy were synthesized.

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  • Analysis of current health system changes and their workforce implications.
  • Review of North Carolina's health workforce data system capabilities.

    • Main Results:

    • A need for change in educating, deploying, and recruiting health professionals was identified.
    • Key strategies include broadening the definition of the health workforce, retraining existing professionals, and shifting training to community-based settings.
    • Increased accountability is crucial for aligning public investment with workforce needs.

    Conclusions:

    • The North Carolina health workforce requires strategic adaptation to meet future healthcare demands.
    • Policy changes must focus on redefining roles, enhancing skills, and optimizing training environments.
    • Sustained financial support for robust health workforce data systems is essential for effective policy development and implementation.