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Item The Landscape Assessment: Employer Perceptions of the Post-secondary Pipeline to Practice(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-02-02) Tobin, Mykayla; Ge, Yan; Medlock, Courtney; Maxey, HannahThis report contains an overview of the engagement strategy and feedback received from Indiana behavioral health workforce’s major employers (community mental health centers and hospitals).Item The State of Indiana’s Health Workforce: 2023(2023-10-31)This report contains license and supplemental data for professions outlined in Indiana Code 25-1-2-10. This report fulfills the annual reporting requirements outlined in this statute.Item Longitudinal Assessment of Health Care Professional Practicing in Hospital Settings(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy, 2023-09-08) Vaughn, Sierra; Tobin, MykaylaThe Bowen Center was commissioned by the Indianapolis Patient Safety Coalition to identify health care professionals who reported working in multiple practice settings, with one of those settings being a hospital. The purpose of this analysis was to inform initiatives aimed to standardized medication kits.Item Longitudinal Assessment of Health Care Professional Practicing in Hospital Settings(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-09-08) Vaughn, Sierra; Tobin, MykaylaThe Bowen Center was commissioned by the Indianapolis Patient Safety Coalition to identify health care professionals who reported working in multiple practice settings, with one of those settings being a hospital. The purpose of this analysis was to inform initiatives aimed to standardized medication kits.Item National Landscape of Strategies for Health Workforce Development(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-04-11) Maxey, Hannah; Medlock, CourtneyItem Indiana's Maternity Care Workforce Brief(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-03-31) Boustani, Becky; Medlock, Courtney; Maxey, HannahAccess to quality healthcare at every stage of pregnancy is vital to maternal and infant health. Indiana’s Maternity Care Workforce brief spotlights key findings of the physicians and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) that make up the maternity care workforce. Highlights include geographic distributions of providers and labor & delivery resources as well as Maternity Care Target Areas (MCTA) in Indiana.Item An Assessment of Indiana's Maternity Care Workforce: 2022 Report(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-02-28) Dickinson, Analise; Vaughn, Sierra; Maxey, HannahHealth professionals who provide perinatal and labor and delivery (L&D) services are essential to ensuring access to care for pregnant women, a population that -typically requires specialized services. Understanding the availability of maternity care is essential to supporting maternal and infant health and improving risks associate with mortality. Most maternity care providers are generally comprised of physicians who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) or family medicine. In addition to physicians, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who collaborate with physicians, such as certified nurse midwives (CNMs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), may provide maternity care services. This assessment provides details of the physicians and APRNs who provide maternity care services in Indiana.Item Special Report Series: A Longitudinal Assessment of Diversity in Indiana’s Health Workforce – Introduction and Methodology(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-02-28) Sparks, Chelsea; Dickinson, Analise; Vaughn, Sierra; Maxey, HannahThe Indiana Health Workforce Diversity Brief Series presents historical diversity trends for selected Indiana health professions and explores related national and state initiatives for the purpose of informing related state-level policy and programming. This document describes the data sources and methods used to produce the series.Item Partners In Training Health Professions(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy, 2023-01-12) Medlock, Courtney; Vaughn, Sierra; Maxey, Hannah; Tobin, Mykayla; Dickinson, AnaliseThe demand for health professionals is outpacing supply in health care markets in Indiana and across the nation. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated workforce shortages, though many professions were already projected to worsen as demand for health care increases alongside population aging. Now more than ever before, the health professions training pipeline is critical to securing the health workforce and the health of our population and economy. For over 50 years, the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Indianapolis VAMC) has been an active and significant figure in Indiana’s health professional training landscape. Indianapolis VAMC training initiatives have supported the clinical training needs of numerous academic affiliates and reached many thousands of students in health professions programs.VA training initiatives makes significant contributions to prepare trainees for numerous high demand health care professions.Item Partners In Training Health Professions Brief(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy, 2023-01-10) Maxey, Hannah; Vaughn, Sierra; Medlock, Courtney; Dickinson, Analise; Tobin, MykaylaThe demand for health professionals is outpacing supply in health care markets in Indiana and across the nation. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated workforce shortages, though many professions were already projected to worsen as demand for health care increases alongside population aging. Now more than ever before, the health professions training pipeline is critical to securing the health workforce and the health of our population and economy. For over 50 years, the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Indianapolis VAMC) has been an active and significant figure in Indiana’s health professional training landscape. Indianapolis VAMC training initiatives have supported the clinical training needs of numerous academic affiliates and reached many thousands of students in health professions programs.VA training initiatives makes significant contributions to prepare trainees for numerous high demand health care professions.