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HPTC Wyoming Web-Portal ~ Provides secure internet access to Wyoming healthcare workforce information as designated by the WHCC.
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New WHCC Statistical Handbook, Published January 2008
Ready to ship! If you are interested in obtaining a copy, please contact Project Manager Ryan Sandefer at the Wyoming Healthcare Commission. (Telephone: 307-766-4347)
All too often, we are influenced by insufficient information and rumor when making healthcare policy decisions. Whether it is pinpointing the training programs we need, or examining our ability to deliver services in our most rural areas, this information can be a critical piece to better decision-making.
-Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming
In 2005, the Wyoming Healthcare Commission, under the direction of the Wyoming State Legislature, initiated a project to develop an accurate,continuously updated health workforce information system that would assist policymakers, educators, and health care professionals in addressing workforce shortages, measuring the success of workforce enhancement programs, and forecasting future trends. The WHCC contracted with the Health Professions Tracking Center™ of the University of Nebraska Medical Center for assistance in collecting and analyzing the Wyoming workforce data.
Over the past two years, the HPTC conducted a series of surveys with physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, dentists, pharmacists, practice locations, hospitals, and pharmacies. The Wyoming Healthcare Commission Statistical Handbook is a snapshot of the current information contained in the database developed by HPTC.
The WHCC believes these data represent the most comprehensive source of information available on health professionals in Wyoming. A multi-level survey process involving (1) identification of active professional licensees practicing in Wyoming, (2) distribution of up to three surveys to those licensees, and (3) phone verification of basic practice information when surveys were not completed, resulted in an overall practice verification rate of 97% and a survey return rate of 67%, both exceptionally high numbers in this context. In the case of doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, the verification rates were 99%, 98%, and 98%, respectively.
The HPTC and Wyoming Healthcare Commission's Rural Healthcare Delivery Committee are pleased to introduce a 234 page "WHCC Statistical Handbook " for the State of Wyoming, utilizing the HPTC verified healthcare information collected the past several months.
We gratefully acknowledge the Wyoming Office of the Governor, Wyoming Legislature and Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee, Wyoming Department of Health, Wyoming Boards of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy and Wyoming Dental Licensing Board for their assistance with this project.
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Introduction ~Delivered by Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming, and Dixie Roberts, WHCC Chairman.
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If you are interested in obtaining a hard copy, please contact Assistant Director Beth Worthen at the Wyoming Healthcare Commission, (307) 235-3227 or email bworth@state.wy.us.
“The Wyoming Healthcare Commission is excited to continue the work of developing creative recommendations to make health care more accessible and affordable to Wyoming citizens. This is a significant problem for everyone, and the commission is dedicated to helping find solutions that can be implemented in Wyoming. This Wyoming Healthcare Statistical Handbook is one way we are seeking solutions.”
~Dixie Roberts , WHCC Chairman
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