Janet Coffman, PhD, MPP, MA

Professor

Healthforce Center at UCSF

+1 415 476-2435

Janet Coffman is a Professor of Health Policy at Healthforce Center and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. Over the past 25 years, she has authored numerous publications on the health care workforce in California and the United States, including reviews of literature on strategies for increasing racial/ethnic diversity in the health professions and analyses of data on the impact of Proposition 209 on the racial/ethnic diversity of California’s medical students. She has also conducted evaluations of multiple health workforce initiatives in California. She received a PhD in Health Services Research and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.

Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians in California and Washington.

Annals of family medicine

Grumbach K, Hart LG, Mertz E, Coffman J, Palazzo L

Publications

State Biomarker Testing Insurance Coverage Laws-Reply.

The State of State Biomarker Testing Insurance Coverage Laws.

Disparities in pre-health advising across California's public universities.

Policy Considerations for Routine Screening for Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs).

Lack of Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Addiction Physicians.

Scope-of-Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Adherence to Medications for Chronic Illness in Primary Care.

Language-Concordant Primary Care Physicians for a Diverse Population: The View from California.

The Current State Of Telehealth Evidence: A Rapid Review.

The effect of early child care attendance on childhood asthma and wheezing: A meta-analysis.

Testing the Validity of Primary Care Physicians' Self-Reported Acceptance of New Patients by Insurance Status.

Future Demand For Long-Term Care Workers Will Be Influenced By Demographic And Utilization Changes.

Electronic health record availability among advanced practice registered nurses and physicians.

Calling all doctors: what type of insurance do you accept?

Patient reminder systems and asthma medication adherence: a systematic review.

Recent developments in asthma education.

Financial impact of California's new law to increase HIV screening by mandating insurance coverage.

Translating medical effectiveness research into policy: lessons from the California Health Benefits Review Program.

Do school-based asthma education programs improve self-management and health outcomes?

Physician communication regarding cost when prescribing asthma medication to children.

Effects of asthma education on children's use of acute care services: a meta-analysis.

Do physicians always flee from HMOs? New results using dynamic panel estimation methods.

The impact of capitated financing on psychiatric emergency services.

Who is caring for the underserved? A comparison of primary care physicians and nonphysician clinicians in California and Washington.

Minimum staffing ratios: the California workforce initiative survey.

Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California.

Measuring shortages of hospital nurses: how do you know a hospital with a nursing shortage when you see one?

Hospital registered nurse shortages: environmental, patient, and institutional predictors.

Racial/ethnic disparities in nursing.

Public policies to promote community-based and interdisciplinary health professions education.

Maintaining an adequate supply of RNs in California.

Independent practice association physician groups in California.

Overview of graduate medical education. Funding streams, policy problems, and options for reform.

Physician supply and medical education in California. A comparison with national trends.

Physicians and nurse practitioners--old conflicts and new opportunities.