Newswire Archives
A Data Point from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) examines the extent to which work experience programs (such as internships and apprenticeships) are related to formal education, and the characteristics of these education-based programs.
The Data Point can be obtained at https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018058.pdf.
A task force produced a report in the form of a "roadmap" for alternative federal system for apprenticeships. A 20-member task force of experts, including the secretaries of education, labor, and commerce participated in the development of recommendations.
The report can be obtained at https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/docs/20180510-task-force-meeting-final-report.pdf.
According to a report from the Pew Research Center, the number of foreign college students staying and working in the U.S. after graduation has surged. Federal training program experienced a four-fold increase in foreign students graduating and working in STEM fields from 2008 to 2016.
The report can be obtained at http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/05/10110621/Pew-Research-Center_Foreign-Student-Graduate-Workers-on-OPT_2018.05.10.pdf.
In a new interview on the AHRQ Patient Safety Network website, Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D., talks about progress in health information technology in the decade since passage of the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act and reflects on his time serving as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The interview can be obtained at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspectives/perspective/248
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Council released the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide a proactive approach on healthcare issues and to ensure that individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality, affordable healthcare.
The Strategy can be obtained at https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/Downloads/Rural-Strategy-2018.pdf.
A report made available at the end of April 2018 discusses how preliminary figures show faster growth in the amounts governments in Canada are budgeting for healthcare over the past three years. These figures likely understate the acceleration, since later figures typically reveal that provinces and territories have overshot their budget targets. These budgets have tended to grow faster than Canada’s economy, raising concerns about the fiscal sustainability of that country’s healthcare system.
The report can be obtained at file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/SSRN-id3157955%20(1).pdf.
Schools may lose their ability to participate in federal student aid programs if a significant percentage of their borrowers default on their student loans within the first 3 years of repayment. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines (1) how schools work with borrowers to manage default rates and how these strategies affect borrowers and schools’ accountability for defaults; and (2) the extent to which the Department of Education oversees the strategies schools and their default management consultants use to manage schools’ default rates.[TE1]
The report can be obtained at https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/691520.pdf.
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health outlined several recommendations to improve research to end the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the need for an expanded approach to obesity research. Additional methods are needed to assess obesity prevention interventions occurring at the community level. The panel’s report includes recommendations to enhance data systems and integration, standardize measurement of obesity-related outcomes, and improve methods for study design and analysis.
The report can be obtained at https://prevention.nih.gov/docs/p2p/P2P_Obesity_Panel_Report_Final.pdf.
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce released new research for the Century Foundation Working Group on Community College Financial Resources about a novel outcomes-based earnings standard for all postsecondary education programs. The report analyzes the value and cost of college programs and establishes a standard that would allow graduates to attain middle class earnings and recoup their education costs within a decade of graduation.
The report can be obtained at https://cew-7632.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/TCF_EducationalAdequacyReport.pdf.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Action Plan. It was required under statute by the 21st Century Cures Act, and outlines recent and forthcoming actions from HHS, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Treasury. The Action Plan aligns with HHS’ five-pillar strategy to address the opioid crisis.
The plan can be obtained at https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/parity-action-plan-b.pdf.
Federal spending on health care—driven primarily by Medicare and Medicaid—is expected to exceed $1 trillion in 2018. The Affordable Care Act created the CMS Innovation Center to test new approaches to health care delivery, known as models that could curb spending while providing better care. We reviewed the center's efforts. A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discusses the center’s efforts to evaluate these models from the standpoint of achieving goals.
The report can be obtained at https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/690875.pdf.
Years of life lost, a measure of premature death, declined 28% for black Americans and 4% for white Americans between 1990 and 2014, according to a study published on April 25 in the journal PLoS ONE. Whites had a higher proportion of early deaths due to drug overdose than other races, while blacks had a higher proportion of early deaths due to homicide and heart disease.
The article can be obtained at http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0194308&type=printable.
April 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an event that aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Locations for doing so can be found at https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/NTBI/NTBI-PUB.pub?_flowExecutionKey=_c458EC1EB-EE94-AC25-8DF9-4BC072DF5418_k5158939A-599D-CCAF-9BC2-F356A3F54EA8.
A post from the Commonwealth Fund argues that while solutions emphasizing food and diet may help in individual cases, policy solutions are required to fight the obesity epidemic nationally. It is a grave public health threat — more serious even than the opioid epidemic — and still on the rise in the United States. The latest federal data show that nearly 40 percent of American adults were obese in 2015–16, up from 34 percent in 2007–08.
The post can be obtained at http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/blog/2018/apr/rising-obesity-public-health-crisis?omnicid=EALERT1391680&mid=thomas@asahp.org.
The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Nexus Award, intended to celebrate exemplary interprofessional practice in the US and those who are thinking and acting differently where education and practice connect in health and health care. The submission deadline is Friday, May 18.
More information may be accessed here.
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Trump administration’s travel ban. Now in its third iteration, the travel ban prevents most immigrants from seven countries from entering the United States. ASAHP and other organizations joined an amicus brief led by the Association of American Medical Colleges that urges the Court to reinstate the injunction against the travel ban.
The amicus brief may be here.
The American Council on Education (ACE) has released a research brief, “The Impact of Earning an Associate Degree Prior to Transfer on Bachelor’s Degree Completion.” It is the third in a series of four that explore outcomes for recent high school graduates who begin their postsecondary education in a community college.
The research brief can be obtained here.
According to a report from the Altarum Institute, during the period March 2017 to March 2018, health jobs grew by 1.9% and the health share of total jobs was up slightly to 10.75%. In March of this year, health care added 22,400, which is below the 12-month average of 25,300 new jobs per month. Hospitals added 9,900 jobs in March, higher than the 12-month average of 7,200 while ambulatory settings, such as physician offices added 16,200 new jobs, consistent with the 12-month average of 16,700.
The report can be obtained at https://altarum.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-related-files/SHSS-Labor-Brief_April_2018.pdf.
The United States could see a shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to new data published today by the Association of American Medical Colleges. A report, “The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections from 2016-2030” updates and aligns with estimates conducted in 2015, 2016, and 2017. As the U.S. population grows larger and older, other kinds of health professionals will have role to play in meeting demand
The report can be obtained at https://aamc-black.global.ssl.fastly.net/production/media/filer_public/85/d7/85d7b689-f417-4ef0-97fb-ecc129836829/aamc_2018_workforce_projections_update_april_11_2018.pdf.
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) holds the third event in its 2018 IPEC Webinar Series aimed at highlighting trends and activities in interprofessional education and practice. Taking place on Thursday, April 26 at 2:00pm ET, “Student-led Programs: Opportunities for IPE” features health professions students Lydia Glick and Alvin Babu who will share remarks on the formation, unique extracurricular activities, challenges, outcomes, and next steps related to their student-led IPE efforts at Jefferson University and New York University. Health professions faculty, students, and clinicians will discover best practices and exemplars that they can use to assist with IPE efforts at their home institutions. This free, dynamic webinar is open to deans, faculty, staff, and students from IPEC member schools, as well as non-members, communities of interest, and practice representatives.
Additional information, including the registration link, for this webinar may be accessed here.
