Opportunity for State Health Workforce Data Collection: Motivations, Barriers, and Strategies

Presenters

  • Katie Gaul, MA

    Research Associate, North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Director, South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce

Topics

Data Collection, Methodology

Description

This webinar discusses opportunities and challenges that states face in collecting health workforce data for use in understanding patterns in supply and distribution, informing policy decisions, and engaging in health workforce planning. The presenter also discusses common barriers to developing data systems and different strategies for collecting state data. At the end of the webinar there is a Q & A with the audience.

Duration

1 hour

Event Date

February 12, 2014