by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
The report presents key information and data collected on Indiana pharmacists from the biennial Pharmacist Licensure Survey administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). The report identifies major trends and includes key data on the pharmacist workforce that may be used to promote meaningful policy discussion and inform evidence-based policy development. Understanding the status of Indiana’s healthcare workforce is critical to ensuring that Indiana residents have access to high quality care, to developing programs that will train practitioners to meet future needs, and to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals in Indiana. The Data Report is broken into two major components. The first component provides an overview of the pharmacists in Indiana containing inclusion criteria, workforce distribution, and trends. The second component of the report includes key data tables.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
In order to fully leverage the pharmacist workforce in primary care delivery, which is focused more and more on cost-effective and team-based models, the pharmacist workforce must be clearly understood. Policymakers and health professionals must examine data that depicts the practice characteristics, demographics, capacity, and even the evolving role of pharmacists. Furthermore, these data must influence policy discussions that may lead to a more efficient health system. This report provides a ‘snapshot’ of the most recent data on Indiana’s pharmacist workforce, identifies emerging issues, and presents information pertinent to workforce planning and policy.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
The 2010 Indiana pharmacist re-licensure survey was implemented through a collaborative partnership with the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA). All pharmacists who renewed their license electronically during the 2010 re-licensure period were asked to complete an electronic survey. This report summarizes the responses to the survey items to provide a detailed description of the pharmacist workforce in the state of Indiana.
