The U.S. presidential election and health care workforce policy

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-14

  McHugh, Matthew D ^a,c   Aiken, Linda H ^a   Cooper, Richard A ^a   Miller, Phillip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b AMN Healthcare Inc   (United States)

^c Claire M Fagin Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage access; Electoral campaign activity; Health care workforce issues; Nursing; Regulation of nursing practice

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIGRATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FORECASTING; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 43949093811     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154408317852     Document Type: Review

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