We think this could well be the wave of the future for the USA as healthcare reform rolls out and increased demand is put upon primary care providers – physicians and nurses.  We have more on this in our newsletter (link below)

We link to the article here and also link to our special edition healthcare news letter here

Unlike many other industries, the healthcare sector is projected to continue growing.  The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report in December 2009 that projected an additional four million jobs will be created in the healthcare and social assistance fields during the period from 2008 to 2018.

There’s an extreme shortage of primary care physicians; there’s an extreme shortage of registered nurses.  Healthcare organizations need to be proactive in planning for the future.

Expanding the capacity of nursing schools is another essential element in preparing the workforce for coming changes, especially if the healthcare system evolves to the point where it needs more advanced practice nurses. There will be a need to educate even more nurses, and capacity would continue to be a problem.

That means that many healthcare organizations may be scrambling to fill vacancies and to develop creative and efficient strategies to deliver patient care.

We link to this article in Healthcare Briefings for more.