Indiana Data Collection

The Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy

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Sierra Vaughn

Yes reports are posted to website

Resources produced by the Bowen Center contain descriptive information on Indiana’s licensed health professional workforce. Data originate from 2 primary sources: 1) licensure data extracted from health professionals’ license renewal information and 2) survey data collected during the biennial licensure renewal period for respective professions. Data sources are supplemented through review of additional secondary data sources and primary data collection, and when necessary include but are not limited to manual internet searches of providers’ practice address and telephone surveying. Licensure data reported in the Bowen Center resources are extracted from information health professionals submit to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) as part of their initial licensure and/or subsequent license renewals. Only some information that health professionals provide to the IPLA are passed on to the Bowen Center for use in data analysis. The variables that are taken from professionals’ license data are: first name, last name, date of birth, license number, license status, license address, date of initial licensure, and date of license expiration. Survey data are collected during health professionals’ biennial license renewal period. During the license renewal process, professionals who renew their license online are asked to complete a voluntary survey tool. The survey tool is embedded in the online license renewal process, and is administered by the IPLA. The surveys given to each health profession differ slightly from one another, but all are based on Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) minimum data sets (MDSs). If HRSA does not specify a MDS for a profession then the survey questions asked of that profession are chosen to mirror the most appropriate and similar MDS. Key data that are collected from every profession include: work status, practice location(s), and hours spent in practice per week.

Workforce Supply Data

Item Value CRNADENDHLPNMWNPPAPHAPHYPSYPTRNSW
Data collected for:These professions
Data collected through:Survey that is not part of the licensing process             
Survey that is part of the licensing process
Telephone interview             
In-person interview             
Other             
The survey is:Mandatory   
Not Mandatory          
Data collected on:Every Individual
Sample of Individuals             
Types of information collected:Demographic characteristics
Educational background
Practice characteristics
Other             
Data collected at:One time only             
Regular intervals
Other             

Indiana State Department of Health

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Ann Alley

(317) 233-7451

No reports are posted to website

Indiana collects health workforce supply information for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and dentists during professional re-licensing for use for Health Professional Shortage Designation and Medically Underserved Area/Populations applications.

Workforce Supply Data

Item Value CRNADENDHLPNMWNPPAPHAPHYPSYPTRNSW
Data collected for:These professions           
Data collected through:Survey that is not part of the licensing process             
Survey that is part of the licensing process           
Telephone interview             
In-person interview             
Other             
The survey is:Mandatory             
Not Mandatory           
Data collected on:Every Individual           
Sample of Individuals             
Types of information collected:Demographic characteristics             
Educational background             
Practice characteristics           
Other             
Data collected at:One time only             
Regular intervals           
Other