Indiana Data Collection
The Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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. 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. Selected information associated with licenses (type, status, dates, and unique identifiers) are sourced from the licensure data. 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: demographics, education and training, work status, practice location(s), and hours spent per week in patient care.
Indiana State Department of Health
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.