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Joanne Spetz, photo

Joanne Spetz, Ph.D.

Associate Adjunct Professor
Community Health Systems
UCSF Laurel Heights, Box 1242
3333 California Street, #LHts-410
San Francisco, CA,  94143-1242
Telephone:  415-502-4443     Fax:  415-476-4113
Email: jojo@thecenter.ucsf.edu

Research / Academic Interests

Nursing labor markets, quality of patient care, hospital industry structure and finance, maternal-child health, statistical and econometric methods, cost effectiveness analysis.

Current Projects / Practice

Survey of California Registered Nurses, effects of minimum nurse-to-patient staffing requirements, impact of nursing unions on health care, cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis prevention in jails, breast cancer screening.

Teaching

Financial management, multivariate quantitative methods, health economics and policy.

Professional Activities

California Board of Registered Nursing Education Advisory Committee,
Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues Treasurer

Honors/Awards

National Science Foundation fellowship (1990-95)

Education/Degrees

Ph.D., Economics, Stanford University

Selected Publications

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2002 - Grumbach, K, Ash, M, Seago JA, Spetz, J, & Coffman, J. Measuring shortages of hospital nurses: How do you know a hospital with a nursing shortage when you see one? Medical Care Research and Review 58(4), 387-403

2002 - Spetz J, Smith MW, Ennis SF. Physician Incentives and the Timing of Cesarean Sections: Evidence from California. Medical Care, 39(6): 536-550.

2002 - Seago JA, Ash M, Spetz J, Coffman J, Grumbach K. Hospital Registered Nurse Shortage: Environmental, Patient, and Institutional Predictors. Health Services Research, 36(5), 833-854.

2002 - Spetz J. What Should We Expect from California's Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation? The Journal of Nursing Administration, 31(3), 132-140.

2002 - Spetz J. The Value of Additional Education in a Licensed Profession: The Choice of Associate or Baccalaureate Degrees in Nursing. Economics of Education Review, 21, 73-85.

2002 - Mitchell, S, Spetz, J, & Seago, JA. Errors in data on hospital ownership and the growth of multi-hospital firms. Inquiry, 38(4), 432-439.

2002 - Seago, JA & Spetz, J. Registered Nurse Pre-Licensure Education in California. Nursing Economics (in press).

2002 - Spetz, J. What should we expect from California's minimum nurse staffing legislation? The Journal of Nursing Administration, 2001, 31(3): 132-140.

2002 - Spetz, J. The value of additional education in a licensed profession: The choice of associate or baccalaureate degrees in nursing. Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21: 73-85.

2002 - Mitchell, S, Spetz, J, and Seago, JA. Errors in data on hospital ownership and the growth of multi-hospital firms. Inquiry, 2002, 38(4): 432-439.

2002 - Seago, JA and Spetz, J. Registered nurse pre-licensure education in California. Nursing Economics, 2002, 20(3): 113-117.

2002 - Coffman, J, Spetz, J, and Seago, JA. Minimum nurse staffing ratios. Health Affairs, 2002, 21(5): 53-64.

2003 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J, Coffman, J, Rosenoff, E, and O'Neil, E. Minimum nurse to patient ratios: The California Workforce Initiative survey. Nursing Economics, 2003, 21(2): 65-70.

2003 - Spetz, J and Given, R. The future of the nursing shortage: Will wage increases close the gap? Health Affairs, 2003, 22(6): 199-206.

2004 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J, and Mitchell, S. Registered nurse staffing and hospital ownership in California. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34(5): 228-237.

2004 - Spetz, J. Hospital nurse wages and staffing, 1977-2002: Cycles of shortage and surplus. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34 (9): 415-422.

2004 - Spetz, J, and Maiuro, L. Measuring levels of technology in hospitals. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 44 (3): 430-447.

2004 - Spetz, J. California's Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: The First Few Months. Journal of Nursing Administration, 34 (12): 571-578.

2005 - Spetz, J. Public Policy and Nurse Staffing: What Approach is Best? Journal of Nursing Administration, 35 (1): 14-16.

2005 - Spetz, J. The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Nursing Services in Health Care. Nursing Outlook, 53 (6): 305-309.

2006 - Spetz, J, Adams, S. How Can Employment-Based Benefits Help the Nursing Shortage? Health Affairs, 25 (1): 212-218.

2006 - Kirby, PB, Spetz, J, Maiuro, LS, Scheffler, R. Changes in Service Availability in California Hospitals. Journal of Healthcare Management, 51 (1): 26-38.

2006 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J, Alvarado, A, Keane, D, Grumbach, K. The Nursing Shortage: Is It Really About Image? Journal of Healthcare Management, 51 (2): 96-110.

2006 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J, Chapman, SC, Dyer, W. Can LPNs Solve the Nursing Shortage? American Journal of Nursing, 106 (7): 58-67.

2006 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J, Keane, D, Grumbach, K. College Students' Perceptions of Nursing: A GEE Approach. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 19 (2): 56-74.

2006 - Spetz, J, Dyer, WT, Chapman, SA, and Seago, JA. Hospital Demand for Licensed Practical Nurses. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 28(6): 726-39.

2007 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J. California's Minority Majority and the White Face of Nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, in press.

2007 - Seago, JA, Spetz, J. Minority Nurses' Experiences on the Job. Journal of Cultural Diversity, in press.

Other Interests/Activities

MIT Club of Northern California Board of Directors,
hiking, skiing, knitting





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