Knickman and Elbel (2019).
In Chapter 9, we noted that the health workforce was central to the health care system and changes in its deployment and utilization will have significant effects on health care quality and costs.
In the discussion forum analyze the following questions:
If changes to scope-of practice regulations could help abate health worker shortages, why are changes not made? Which scope-of-practice proposals would you support?
What are the risks in relying more on telemedicine and electronic communication to help meet the need for health care services?
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