Outline• Brief review of 2011 plan accomplishments

• Focus areas-are they still relevant? Appropriate?

• 2016 strategic plan development-what’s the plan?• Review in chunks• Data• Focus and strategy development

• Current state• What’s changed since 2011?

• ACA, ACOs, Medicaid Expansion, HealthCARE MT, Other?• What does the workforce of the future look like?

• Diversity• Aging• Population/community health

• Review draft sections

Focus Areas • Engaging Montanans in understanding and addressing the state’s

healthcare workforce needs• Educating and training Montana’s healthcare workforce• Recruiting health professionals to Montana’s health professions

shortage areas• Retaining a skilled healthcare workforce

Accomplishments

1. Engaging Montanans in understanding and addressing the state’s healthcare workforce needs

• Development of the 2011 workforce plan• Economic impact studies-CAHs and CHCs• Stakeholder networking (MMA, BME, BoN)• Legislative action• MWHAC workgroup and other collaborative efforts • Grants• Primary care, Oral Health, APIN, Rural HIT, Behavioral health, others

• Publications• Economy-at-a-Glance (DLI)• Pathways

Accomplishments

2. Educating and training Montana’s healthcare workforce

• Grants-HealthCARE MT, Rural Allied Health Grant• 36% increase in high schools offering health course and 80% increase in students with good tribal

representation• 15% increase in HOSA participation• CNA credentials available for well-prepared high school students• Continuation of pipeline projects-REACH, MedStart, etc.• Health science teacher training; partnerships developed to help support teacher training,• Comprehensive health care graduate data compiled • Preceptor training • RUOP, TRUST • Healthcare clinical professional placement• Nurse residency• MT GME Council formalized• Family residency program development

Accomplishments

2. Educating and training Montana’s healthcare workforce• HC MT• Opportunity to track student training sites thru HC MT• Abbreviated nursing curriculum• Distance ed• Allied Health core curriculum-laddering and latticing• List other stuff• Increased collaboration with DLI

Accomplishments

3. Recruiting health professionals to Montana’s health professions shortage areas• Supported placement of healthcare professional in rural and

underserved rotations• NHSC-280+ placements• Apgar

Accomplishments

4.Retaining a skilled healthcare workforce

• CE availability-MHA, etc.• Lean healthcare internships• Rural HIT Network grant• Leadership Education-mgmt (MHA/MT Flex), providers (MMA)

2016 Proposed Section Outlines

• Summary/Overview• 2011 Strategies• 2011 Strategies Accomplished• What Has Changed

• Summary of Current/Future Workforce• County-Level MT Map• Education/Training• Graduation Data/Placement• Pipeline Programs

• Looking Ahead…• 2016 Strategies/Resources/

Measures & Outcomes

Current Status/Inventory• Out for edits• CHCs• EMS

• Awaiting data• Public Health• Pharmacy

• On Deck• Physicians• PAs• Allied Health

• Dental/Oral Health• HIT• Behavioral Health

• Direct Care Worker/Emerging• Nursing• Medical Lab Science & Techs

Discussion• New data• What’s changed since 2011? • ACA, ACOs, Medicaid Expansion, HealthCARE MT, Other?

• Identify needs/address needs• What does the workforce of the future look like? • Diversity• Aging-the retirement bubble• Population health/community health/wellness• The rural setting• The apprenticeship option• ‘Upskilling’ current staff-the home-grown approach

• Focus areas-are they still relevant? appropriate? • Review draft sections

Going Forward• Strategy development• Metrics • Outcomes

Contact info:Carol BischoffCarol.bischoff@montana.edu406.202.0318