Developing Arizona Healthcare Workforce Minimum Data Set
Program Description
The Developing Arizona Healthcare Workforce Minimum Data Set is a collaboration of Arizona stakeholders to develop a system to provide timely, accurate, and standardized data about the healthcare workforce in Arizona. In 2019 the Healthcare Professions Workforce Data Repository was created to collect information from health professionals and establish an advisory committee. State licensing Boards are to implement questions into their licensing applications to contribute to the data set.
Program Goals and Impacts
The Arizona Healthcare Workforce Minimum Data Set aims to collect key data sets concerning the healthcare workforce in Arizona. These data will give the state a better understanding of the healthcare workforce and what can be done to support it.
Funding Information
No funding set aside.
Program Sustainability
To attain sustainability continued support and maintenance of a health professionals workforce database is needed.
Sustainability Challenges
Challenges to sustainability may include:
Fiscal resources and staffing support by the Arizona healthcare professional boards.
Key Contacts
The Arizona Medical Board, The Arizona Board of Nursing, The Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery, The Arizona Board of Physical Therapy, The Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners, The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and The Arizona Department of Health Services.
