Health Workforce Sentinel Network


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Description:

The workforce is key to healthcare transformation, and to effectively meet transformation goals the healthcare industry needs early signals of changes in the occupations, skills, and roles required by evolving healthcare systems.

The Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network (WSHWSN) supports efficient and effective health workforce preparation and deployment by:

  • identifying emerging signals of changes in health workforce demand, and
  • rapidly disseminating this information to education, training and policy partners who can take action based on findings.

Health workforce Sentinels:

  • help ensure the state’s health workforce is prepared to respond to the transforming health care environment,
  • have access to current and actionable information about emerging workforce needs, and
  • can compare their organization’s experiences and emerging workforce demand trends with similar employer groups.

Information provided by health workforce Sentinels are kept confidential and are reported in aggregate form, grouped with data from other similar organizations.

The Sentinel Network, is an initiative of Washington’s Health Workforce Council, conducted collaboratively by Washington’s Workforce Board and the University of Washington’s Center for Health Workforce Studies.
Funding to initiate the Sentinel Network came from the Healthier Washington initiative in 2016, with ongoing core support from Governor Inslee’s office and the Washington State Legislature.

Contact:
Ben Stubbs, MPH
Program Director, Sentinel Network
Research Scientist, UW CHWS
bstubbs@uw.edu

Susan M. Skillman, MS
Senior Deputy Director, UW CHWS
skillman@uw.edu

Health Workforce Sentinel Network in Other States
Connecticut
The Health Workforce Sentinel Network was introduced in Connecticut in Spring, 2019

 

Funder:

WA - Washington State Legislature

 

Status:

In Progress

 

Links/Documents:

This study referenced in the May 2018 Milbank Memorial Fund Issue Brief, Behavioral Health Integration and Workforce Development by Rachel Block.

 

Publications/Presentations

Authors Title Type Date Documents/Media
Stubbs BA, Nguyen NH, Guenther GA, Skillman SM Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Spring 2024 Findings PUBLICATION 06-13-2024
Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Summary of Spring 2024 Findings
Stubbs BA, Nguyen NH, Guenther GA, Skillman SM Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Fall 2023 Findings PUBLICATION 03-01-2024
Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Summary of Fall 2023 Findings
Skillman SM, Dunlap B Washington State’s Behavioral Health Workforce: Examination of Education and Training Needs and Priorities for Future Assessment PUBLICATION 07-01-2022
Full Report
Stubbs BA Sentinel Network Updates PRESENTATION 04-01-2025
Stubbs BA, Ferguson D The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Informing Planning for Education and Training Programs PRESENTATION 03-27-2025
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Findings Highlights and Upcoming Opportunities PRESENTATION 03-13-2025
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Plans for Spring 2025 Data Collection Efforts PRESENTATION 02-27-2025
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: How You Can Inform Statewide Workforce Planning PRESENTATION 11-17-2024
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Employer Demand for Nursing Occupations PRESENTATION 12-16-2024
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings from Long-Term Care Facilities PRESENTATION 10-15-2024
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Fullerton R Understanding the Pharmacy Workforce: National and Local Data Sources and What They Can Tell Us PRESENTATION 10-10-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R Health Workforce Planning Decision Package and Sentinel Network Evolution PRESENTATION 09-19-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R Rural Health Workforce Strategies: Initial Findings, Discussion, and Next Steps PRESENTATION 09-19-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Providing the “How” and “Why” in Workforce Demand Data PRESENTATION 09-12-2024
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Guenther GA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Past Successes and Plan for the Future PRESENTATION 08-29-2024
Stubbs BA Using Health Workforce Sentinel Network Data to Understand Employer Demand in Washington State PRESENTATION 08-20-2024
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Fullerton R, Smith D Using Health Workforce Sentinel Network Data to Understand Employer Demand in Washington State PRESENTATION 08-15-2024
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Guenther GA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings from Adult Family Homes PRESENTATION 07-22-2024
Stubbs BA Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Recent Findings PRESENTATION 06-26-2024
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 07-10-2024
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Overview PRESENTATION 04-17-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Overview PRESENTATION 04-22-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings from K – 12 Schools PRESENTATION 05-15-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Providing the “How” and “Why” in Workforce Demand Data PRESENTATION 05-23-2024
Skillman SM Getting and Keeping a Strong and Resilient Health Workforce – It Takes a Village PRESENTATION 04-25-2024
Skillman SM Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network – Recent Findings PRESENTATION 02-21-2024
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings and Future Uses for K – 12 Education Planners PRESENTATION 03-05-2024
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Findings Highlights and Upcoming Opportunities PRESENTATION 03-14-2024
Stubbs BA, Smith D The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Findings from Rural Respondents & Long-Term Care Facilities PRESENTATION 02-27-2024
Skillman SM The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network, Select Views of Fall 2023 Findings in Panel Discussion “Revitalizing our Workforce: Burnout, Staffing Gaps, & Reorganization” PRESENTATION 01-04-2024
Stubbs BA Understanding Health Workforce Demand during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond Using a Network of Policymakers and Industry Employers PRESENTATION 12-07-2023
Stubbs BA, Smith D The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings from Long Term Care Facilities PRESENTATION 11-08-2023
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings from Behavioral Health Organizations PRESENTATION 10-26-2023
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Update on Recent Findings PRESENTATION 10-20-2023
Stubbs BA, Fullerton R The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Update on Recent Findings PRESENTATION 10-18-2023
Stubbs BA Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings and Future Directions PRESENTATION 09-21-2023
Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Fullerton R Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings and Future Directions PRESENTATION 09-11-2023
Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Fullerton R Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Findings and Future Directions PRESENTATION 09-07-2023
Stubbs BA Understanding Health Workforce Demand Using a Network of Policymakers and Industry Employers: The Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 09-05-2023
Skillman SM, Stubbs BA The Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Recent Behavioral Health Findings Highlights PRESENTATION 08-02-2023
Skillman SM The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network – Spring 2023 Workforce Demand Update and Trends Since 2016 PRESENTATION 06-22-2023 Media
https://wtb.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1-Council-Recommendations-9-21-2023.pdf
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM Understanding Health Workforce Demand during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond Using a Network of Policymakers and Industry Employers PRESENTATION 06-26-2023
Skillman SM, Stubbs BA Understanding Health Workforce Demand Using a Network of Policymakers and Industry Employers PRESENTATION 05-04-2023
Stubbs BA The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Fall 2022 Update PRESENTATION 12-08-2022 Media
PowerPoint Slides
Skillman SM Washington’s Nursing Workforce: Problems Meeting Employer Demand and Opportunities for Solutions PRESENTATION 12-01-2022
Skillman SM Health Workforce Sentinel Network Update PRESENTATION 08-12-2022
Stubbs BA, Maxey H Understanding State Healthcare Workforce Needs PRESENTATION 04-27-2022
Skillman SM Data and Insights for Health Workforce Planning and Policy in Washington PRESENTATION 04-07-2022
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Update on Recent Findings PRESENTATION 03-21-2022
Stubbs BA, Dunlap B Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network Update PRESENTATION 10-28-2021 Media
O’Connor J, Skillman SM Washington’s Health Workforce – Committee Update (including WA Health Workforce Sentinel Network) PRESENTATION 01-27-2021
Skillman SM What’s Demand Got To Do With It? PRESENTATION 09-10-2020
Skillman SM, Coleman L, O’Connor JG Health care workforce development PRESENTATION 11-21-2019
Skillman SM Using a novel approach to obtain and deploy demand data for health workforce development: Recent applications of the Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 06-04-2019
Skillman SM Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network Update PRESENTATION 08-06-2019
Skillman SM Recent findings from the Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 07-17-2019
Skillman SM Signals of Connecticut’s health workforce demand: Initial findings from the Health Workforce Sentinel Network – Connecticut PRESENTATION 07-09-2019
Skillman SM, Ruttinger C, Spetz J, Aragon S Describing workforce demand: Three states’ data collection and dissemination approaches and examples of uses of the data PRESENTATION 06-13-2019
Skillman SM Using a novel approach to obtain and deploy demand data for health workforce development: Recent applications of the Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 05-03-2019 PDF
Skillman SM The rural health workforce: Supporting effective rural workforce planning in Washington with data PRESENTATION 03-27-2019
Ferguson D, Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Swadener S Understanding Washington’s health workforce: Using the Sentinel Network to assess need and find solutions. PRESENTATION 03-26-2019
Papadakis E, Skillman SM Health workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 02-14-2019
Stubbs BA, Clark AK Presenting Data Using Online Interactive Dashboards: The Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network Experience PRESENTATION 05-23-2018 Media
Skillman SM, Stubbs BA, Clark AK Washington State’s health workforce Sentinel Network: A novel way to obtain and deploy workforce demand data PRESENTATION 04-11-2018
Skillman SM A novel way to obtain and deploy health workforce demand data: The Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 03-20-2018
Skillman SM A novel way to obtain and deploy health workforce demand data: the Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 06-09-2017
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Clark AK, Patterson DG Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: A Novel Way to Obtain and Deploy Workforce Demand Data PRESENTATION 06-26-2017 ARM Sentinel Network poster 2017-06-16
Stubbs BA A Novel Way to Obtain and Deploy Health Workforce Demand Data: The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 06-24-2017
Stubbs BA A novel way to obtain and deploy health workforce demand data: The Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 05-04-2017
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Ferguson D. The Sentinel Network: Identifying Emerging Health Workforce Demand and Training Needs in Washington State PRESENTATION 03-15-2017
Stubbs BA, Skillman SM, Ferguson D The Sentinel Network: Identifying Emerging Health Workforce Demand and Training Needs in Washington State PRESENTATION 03-01-2017
Skillman SM Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 11-10-2016 Power Point
Skillman SM Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 09-01-2016
Skillman SM Skillman SM PRESENTATION 05-01-2016
Skillman SM Washington State’s health workforce: (1) Physicians and (2) Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 07-01-2016
Skillman SM Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 07-01-2016
Hager LJ, Skillman SM Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 03-24-2016
Skillman SM, Hager LJ Washington State’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network PRESENTATION 03-17-2016
Skillman SM, Hager LJ A new approach to monitoring changes in health workforce demand: Washington’s health workforce industry sentinel network PRESENTATION 11-19-2015