Allied health services : avoiding crises / Committee to Study the Role of Allied Health Personnel, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Study the Role of Allied Health Personnel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Allied health personnel--Government policy--United States.

Allied health personnel.

Paramedical education--Government policy--United States.

Paramedical education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With estimates of their numbers ranging from one million to almost four million people, allied health care personnel make up a large part of the health care work force. Yet, they are among the least studied elements of our health care system. This book describes the forces that drive the demand for and the supply of allied health practitioners--forces that include demographic change, health care financing policies, and career choices available to women. Exploring such areas as credentialing systems and the employment market, the study offers a broad range of recommendations for action in both the public and private sectors, so that enough trained people will be in the right place at the right time.

Contents:

Executive summary What does "allied health" mean? Approaches to measuring demand and supply Forces and trends in personnel demand and supply Demand and supply in 10 allied health fields The role of educational policy in influencing supply The health care employer's perspective Licensure and other mechanisms for regulating allied health personnel Allied health personnel and long-term care Appendixes. Congressional mandate Participants in workshops and public meetings A sample of allied health job titles and a classification of instructional programs in allied health Estimates of the current supply of personnel in 10 allied health fields Projects of demand and supply in occupations Minnesota sunrise provisions National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies' criteria for approval of certifying agencies Source material Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography: p. 329-330 and index.

ISBN:

9786610214785

9781280214783

1280214783

9780309555319

0309555310

9780585149981

0585149984

OCLC:

43477175