title: Staffing patterns: issues and program implications for health care agencies.
abstract: Unsolved staffing pattern issues are viewed in the current context of funding pressures, third party payment, and management necessity for program and cost projections. Relevant factors are mustered for consideration with their implications. Use of differentiated skill levels and response as well as development of departmental services mandate are considered. The author also shares his experientially derived thoughts on staff ratio to certain institutional assignments.
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce