by Devan Gannon | Nov 25, 2020
The Indiana Primary Care Needs Assessment (PCNA) has been critical in the efforts to identify gaps in access to health care and allocate resources to communities in greatest need. This five-year project, a collaborative effort between the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy (Bowen Center) and the Indiana State Department of Health Primary Care Office, has encompassed numerous efforts to accomplish these goals. These efforts include: development of standard provider data management; statewide analysis of Health Professional Shortage Areas; and, the provision of resources and assistance to health care administrators and community leaders. The 2019 Primary Care Needs Assessment Report summarizes efforts from 2015-2018 and demonstrates how this project has impacted communities throughout Indiana.
by Devan Gannon | Nov 25, 2020
by Devan Gannon | Feb 24, 2020
The Bowen Biweekly Bill Brief (B4) is a legislative tracker document that may be used to monitor legislative initiatives within healthcare in Indiana, and specifically those that impact the health workforce. This document will be updated bi-weekly, with the latest version appearing at the top of the list.
by Devan Gannon | Feb 24, 2020
This brief presents a comparison of educational characteristics of Indiana’s licensed health workforce, including: physicians, nurses, APRNs, physician assistants, behavioral health professions, psychologists, dental hygienists, dentists, and pharmacists.
by Devan Gannon | Dec 19, 2019
Indiana has many dedicated stakeholders and important initiatives working to ensure “more babies make it to their first birthday” and fewer mothers die of childbirth and related complications. Targeting specific efforts to the areas of greatest need can be challenging. The methods used for this landscape analysis offer a framework for contextualizing health service/system resources and public health outcomes/measures simultaneously for the purpose of targeting policy and programming. Concurrently examining OB resources and selected risk factors within Indiana counties provides important insight into the types of initiatives and interventions that may help “move the needle in the right direction.”
