Biomedical Research, Science, & Technology

This report is a summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop held by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, the National Cancer Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Office of the National Coordination for Health Information Technology on October 15, 2009.

This white paper originated in the fall of 2008 from work carried out by the Pathology Electronic Reporting Taskforce (PERT) of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Under contract support from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the PERT was tasked to propose electronic implementations of the CAP Cancer Committee's reporting templates.

This mostly qualitative study identified key usability and utility components of a personal health record (PHR) being used by an elderly population living in South Carolina.

Contract No: HHSP23320045020XI Prepared for: Ms. Suzie Burke-Bebee U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by:

Contract HHSP23320045017XI Task Order HHSP233200700003T Prepared for: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by:

The purpose of this paper is to provide a snapshot of workforce competencies that have been identified for professionals who work in long-term care settings.

This article estimates the impact of wages, working conditions, and other aspects of job design on overall job satisfaction of certified nursing assistants working in nursing homes.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This study identifies factors related to job tenure among certified nursing assistants (CNAs) working in nursing homes. The study uses 2004 data from the National Nursing Home Survey, the National Nursing Assistant Survey, and the Area Resource File. OLS regression analyses were conducted with length of job tenure as the dependent variable.