Staffing - Healthcare

Physical and Occupational Therapist Projections

December 2, 2015

  • Study from the Department of Health and Human Services projects the growth in supply and demand of physical and occupational therapists from 2012 - 2025
  • The study is a national forecast and does not report on regional imbalances

Health Professional Shortage Area Interactive Tool

December 1, 2015

  • Interactive tool allows parties to search for US Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
  • Areas can be identified as having a shortage of primary care, dental, or mental health professionals

Citation - Dentist and Dental Hygienist Supply and Demand Projection

December 1, 2015

  • From 2012 -  2025, the supply and demand for dentists is projected to grow by 6% and 10%, respectively
  • All 50 states and District of Columbia projected to have a shortfall

Citation - Pharmacist Supply and Demand Projection

December 1, 2015

  • From 2012 to 2025, supply and demand for pharmacists is projected to grow by 35% and 16%, respectively
  • Long-term projections are gauges of current trajectory, not "set in stone"

Citation - National Health Expenditures Growth

December 1, 2015

  • US national health expenditures (NHE) reached $3.0 trillion in 2014
  • Growth accelerated from 2.9% in 2013 to 5.3% in 2014
  • Faster growth primarily driven by increased insurance coverage through ACA

The Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Healthcare Providers

March 5, 2015

  • Twenty-eight US states have expanded Medicaid, additional states considering expansion
  • Medicaid expansion boosting profitability of hospital systems
  • Healthcare staffing firms' results positive, but no noticeable difference yet between expansion and non-expansion states

Citation - The US Health Workforce - State Profiles

January 3, 2015

  • Report provides state-level data on 35 healthcare occupations
  • For each state and occupation, information includes total employment, per capita employment, as well as the number of graduates and graduation rates per capita 

Citation - The Health Workforce Chartbook

January 3, 2015

  • Chartbook presents extensive data on 35 healthcare occupations
  • For each occupation, chartbook examines total US employment, employment by state, distribution of work by work setting, as well as gender, age, and race distribution

Citation - Healthcare Workforce in Urban Versus Rural Areas

January 3, 2015

  • Study finds that in rural areas there are proportionately more providers in occupations requiring less education
  • In oral and behavioral health specifically, there are proportionately fewer providers in rural areas, regardless of education

Expert Panel: Is Per Diem Nursing, the Bread and Butter of Healthcare Staffing, Looking More Like Filet Mignon?

August 11, 2014

  • Panel from the 2013 Healthcare Staffing Summit provides viewpoints on major trends impacting per diem nurse staffing
  • Topics include industry trends, the regulatory environment and its effect on per diem staffing, and best (and worst) practices for per diem staffing firms