Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program HWPP

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Health WorkforcePilot Projects Program(HWPP)

• Gloria J. Robertson
• Program Manager

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Are You Experiencing A Healthcare Delivery
Crisis Due To Health Professional Shortages?

• The Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program
  (HWPP)
• may be the avenue for you.

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Purpose of HWPP

• To Test Healthcare Delivery Strategies Relating
  to
• Scope of Practice Issues.
• New Concepts Regarding Health Professional
  Classifications.
• Healthcare Delivery Strategies During Periods of
  Health Professional Shortage Crises.
• Better Access To Healthcare.

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HWPP Past/Present

• HWPP has received 171 applications since its
  inception in 1972. (Health and Safety Code
  Statutes, 1972)
• Participating professionals include--
• --registered and vocational nurses and doctors as
  well as

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medical auxiliaries, pharmacies, dental
hygienists dentists
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mental health, podiatry, and maternal
childrenshealth professionals.

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HWPP Project History
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Function of HWPP

• HWPP provides the opportunity for healthcare
  related organizations to demonstrate, test, and
  evaluate new or expanded roles for healthcare
  professionals by supporting pilot projects that
• Generate data
• Collect and analyze the data
• Recommend changes in the statutes to policy
  makers and the Legislature
• (The projects may have local, regional or
  statewide
• strategies that reflect the need for change.)

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Program Results

• Provide an overview of an individual profession.
• Demonstrate strengths and weaknesses.
• Demonstrate the position of the pilot project
  within the delivery system.

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Are You Experiencing A Healthcare Delivery
Crisis Due To Health Professional Shortages?

• If yes, what are your ideas for initiating needed
  help?
• If no, great. Let us hear about your solutions,
  your results.

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Contact Us

• E-mail your needs, questions or success stories
  to groberts_at_oshpd.ca.gov or call [phone]
• Download the HWPP Application to submit for
  possible participation. Send to

Gloria J. Robertson Program Manager Health
Workforce Pilot Projects Program Office of
Statewide Health Planning Development 400 R
Street, Room 330Sacramento, California 95811
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