Alaska Health Workforce Coalition

1. Alaska Health Workforce Coalition Update Alaska’s CTE Coordinators January 31, 2013

2. Alaska Health Workforce Coalition • A public-private partnership created to develop, implement, and support a statewide approach to ensure a robust workforce to address Alaska’s growing health care needs • Planning group consisted of industry, state government, University of Alaska

3. Alaska Health Workforce CoalitionLEADERSHIP • Industry • ASHNHA • Alaska Primary Care Association • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium • Alaska Workforce Investment Board • State of Alaska • The Trust • University of Alaska • DHSS • DOLWD • DEED

4. CoalitionApproach Alaska’s Health Workforce Adequate & Qualified Create and maintain an integrated strategic and implementation plan Health Workforce Plan Advance OccupatioAnal Priorities Systems Change and Capacity Building Monitor Plan Results Define and lead selected initiatives Prioritize, advocate, and monitor Health Workforce Data Compile, maintain and use

5. Environmental Factors • Growing industry with ongoing shortages • Affordable Care Act • National recession easing – impacts recruitment • Rapidly aging population and workforce • Higher demand for services • Pending retirements – faculty and providers • Patient Centered Medical Home model • Chronic disease management • Health Information Exchange/EHRs • Cost of health care • Health Employers / Business Partnerships • Loan repayment and incentives

6. Employment Growth

7. Fast-Growing Jobs

8. Health Care Industry Impact

9. Job Locations

10. Preparing Health Care Workers

11. Priority Occupations Determination • Planning Process • Utilized data and information • Identified 35 critical need occupations • Engaged health related groups for prioritization • 15 top priority groupings selected which included 26 occupations and professions • An initial set of strategies for each occupation was developed for short, medium and long term Engage – Train – Recruit - Retain

12. Alaska Health Workforce Coalition Spring 2012

13. Action Agenda 2012-2015 • Occupational • Priorities • Primary Care Providers • Direct Care Workers • Behavioral Health Clinicians • Physical Therapists • Nurses (Specialists, Educators) • Pharmacists • Systems Change and Capacity Building • Health Profession Loan Repayment and Incentive Programs • Training and Professional Development • Aligning regulatory policies that impact the health workforce • Engage and prepare Alaskan youth for health careers • Health workforce recruiting • Health workforce data

14. Action Agenda Scorecard • Quarterly review of the Action Agenda Scorecard conducted by the AHWC • 12 Priorities • Each with 2-6 Objectives • Each Objective has clear outcomes, champions, and a target date for completion

15. FY12 Successes Legislative • Loan Repayment and Incentives (HB78) bill passed • Nurse Practitioner program funding • Physical Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistant programs funding • Funding for Perioperative Nursing program Other Results • Perioperative cohort graduation • API funding for joint position with UAA • Established bi-annual meetings between School of Nursing and ASHNHA CNOs • AADSC website revised; now links to DOLWD sites • Data needs and improvement opportunities determined • Health Program of Study framework and implementation supported by grants from DOLWD/AWIB

16. Emerging Issues • Align with Healthy Alaskans 2020 • Focus on population health outcomes • Align with the Health Care Commission’s report • More health, not always just more health care (or staff) • Increase focus on prevention and care management • New delivery models, e.g. Patient Centered Medical Home • Financial Constraints worsening for providers, government and other payers • How can workforce strategies help address very high costs? • Align with social/economic issues v. silo’d approach • Health Informatics – • Including specific occupations and impact on the health industry and workforce broadly • Shortages and competition for workers increasing due to expanded access to care • Creatively address needs, especially in very small communities

17. Preparing Alaska Youth for Health Careers

18. Preparing Alaska Youth for Health CareersPROGRESS ON ACTION AGENDA OBJECTIVES • Develop an integrated Program of Study framework with a focus on Health careers by June 2012 - DONE • Implement the Health Program of Study in three local school districts beginning in fall 2013. • Galena, Tok, Delta and Nenana underway or in development in partnerships with Interior AHEC. Many other districts in various stages of planning / implementation (note – survey). • Share results and extend opportunity to additional schools / districts throughout Alaska with emphasis on rural schools. • Statewide survey / inventory of progress and best practices • Repository of resources and training/professional development 18

19. Career Connections Connecting Employers AND Students We’d like to help, but how? Can you make it easy? What kind of careers am I interested in? How am I going to find motivated and qualified employees? How can we get employers engaged in student learning? • Student / • Teacher View • Find employer partners for: • Work based learning • School based activities • Support to school/educators • Promote • Employability • Skills Career Connection Module ~ • Alaska Career Information System • Employer View • Employer profiles • Occupations • Expectations • Best practice • tools and templates • Marketing where they are; focus on what they need Educators & Students Employers

20. 2013 Advocacy Items • Alaska Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Katy Branch, Director, Alaska’s AHEC Program Office • Professional Development and Training – Bill Hogan, Interim Dean of the UAA College of Health and Delisa Culpepper, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Chief Operating Officer • Complex Behavior Collaborative – Reta Sullivan, LCSW, Division of Behavioral Health • Alaska’s Career Pathway / Program of Study Initiative - Fred Villa, Associate Vice President for Workforce Development UA Statewide office and Cathy LeCompte, Chair, Alaska Program of Study Task Force and Associate Dean, UAA-CTC • Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) - David D’Amato, Alaska Primary Care Association

21. Alaska Area Health Education Center (AHEC) System • Goals • Alaskans Into Health Careers • Clinical Student Rotations to Underserved and Rural Areas • Continuing Education for Professionals in Underserved Areas

22. Contact • For AHWC information • Kathy Craft, Coordinator, AHWC • Kathryn.Craft@alaska.gov • 907-388-3501 • Kitty Farnham, Consultant • farnham@gci.net • 907-317-8771