title: Addressing staffing shortages in an era of reform.
abstract: Health system leaders should understand that physician and nursing shortages threaten a hospital's ability to offer high-quality care. Integrated delivery systems should project their workforce needs for both the near term and long term. Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is using two new models of care that deploy staff in new ways.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Health Initiatives Denver, USA. kathleensanford@catholichealth.net
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Sanford
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce