Frogner Bianca K
Bianca K. Frogner (
Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 Aug;41(8):1139-1141. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00759.
In response to COVID-19, many states increased their supply of health care workers, using emergency policies to remove barriers such as state licensure requirements. The experience in New Jersey suggests that most health care workers who obtained a temporary license, including physicians, nurses, and mental health providers, provided care for existing patients for COVID-19- and non-COVID-19-related conditions, mostly through telehealth. State variation in licensure requirements, as well as scope of practice, may be a barrier to patients having flexible, accessible, and continuous care. As states emerge from the pandemic, emergency policies that expand health workforce supply by removing these state-level barriers should be made permanent.
为应对新冠疫情，许多州增加了医护人员供应，采用紧急政策消除诸如州执照要求等障碍。新泽西州的经验表明，大多数获得临时执照的医护人员，包括医生、护士和心理健康服务提供者，主要通过远程医疗为现有患者提供针对新冠疫情相关和非新冠疫情相关病症的护理。州执照要求以及执业范围的差异，可能成为患者获得灵活、便捷和持续护理的障碍。随着各州走出疫情，通过消除这些州级障碍来扩大卫生人力供应的紧急政策应成为永久性政策。
