The purpose of the State Hospital Workforce Deficit Estimator is to help states and the federal government gauge the demand for health care professionals under different scenarios of COVID 19 infection rates and attrition. Attrition refers to the loss of health care workers due to illness, childcare or other reasons, such as burnout. The estimator allows state and federal policymakers to plan for looming spikes in COVID-19 cases and prepare by developing surge staffing plans, implementing emergency licensing for inactive health personnel, and/or recruiting from other states and the federal health workforce, among other measures.
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The purpose of the State Hospital Workforce Deficit Estimator is to help states and the federal government gauge the demand for health care professionals under different scenarios of COVID 19 infection rates and attrition. Attrition refers to the loss of health care workers due to illness, childcare or other reasons, such as burnout. The estimator allows state and federal policymakers to plan for looming spikes in COVID-19 cases and prepare by developing surge staffing plans, implementing emergency licensing for inactive health personnel, and/or recruiting from other states and the federal health workforce, among other measures.
Find the article here. Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA and Sara Simon of Spotlight PA - HARRISBURG — As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Pennsylvania, the state health department has received approval to spend nearly $27 million to ramp up contact tracing efforts, warning of potentially dire consequences if it’s unable to do so quickly. Read More.
Christie Aschwanden of Scientific America - Despite tracing’s success in other countries, the U.S. government has failed to adequately fund or apply the tool. There is no coronavirus vaccine. Medications for COVID-19 are still being tested. Across the U.S., states that once acted as if the pandemic was going away are setting new daily records for infections, hospitalizations and deaths. There is one proved tool that has helped other countries stem the pandemic. But in the U.S. it is severely underused; the Trump administration tried to cut financing for it from the latest pandemic relief bill, reports this week say. And it often meets resistance from the people it is intended to help. The tool is called contact tracing. Read More.
Sara Megan Walsh of News Chief - LAKELAND — Polk County health officials are rapidly bringing new contact tracers on board, but are finding it difficult to keep up with COVID-19′s rapid surge. In May, there were 14 employees for the Florida Department of Health in Polk working to track the novel coronavirus’ spread. The county averaged about 15 new cases per day, according to the state’s daily reports. However, the Contract Tracing Workforce Estimator, created by the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at George Washington University, suggests Polk needs at least 1,493 contact tracers based an average of 237 new cases per day. Read More.
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