Physician manpower in Utah

Factors Associated with Physician Assistant Practice in Rural and Primary Care in Utah

Physician Assistants (PAs) have become an integral part of the United States (U.S.) health care system since the profession began in the late 1960s. PAs have been suggested as solutions to predicted physician shortages especially in primary care. This study examined the predictors of primary care and rural practice patterns of PAs in Utah. A cross sectional survey design was utilized. The outco...

Optimal manpower recruitment by stochastic programming in graded manpower systems

Human resource is one of the most effective resources in the development of any organization or a Nation. Optimal utilization of manpower is a pivotal challenge to a manager of a dynamic management system. Achieving the objectives by meeting the constraints on various feasibilities is the core problem before statisticians, model developers and OR scientists. In this paper we develop a model wit...

Facility evaluation of resigned hospital physicians:managerial implications for hospital physician manpower

INTRODUCTION Turnover of physicians might be responsible for reducing patients' trust and affecting hospital performance. This study aimed to understand physicians' psychological status regarding their hospital work environment and the resources of independent practitioners. METHOD This was a cross-sectional study with 774 physicians who had resigned from hospitals and were now practicing pri...

Manpower shortage in rheumatology.

Trends in health manpower.