Healthcare provider workforce planning is faced with complex challenges, which are amplified for rural hospitals and health systems. To address the challenges, a newly formed health system looked to PYA to assess provider needs and help develop a strategic approach to planning. The resulting case study, Sustaining Access in Rural Communities: A Proven Model for Provider Needs Assessment, describes the application of PYA’s provider needs assessment (PNA) tools and reveals the insightful findings and resulting outcomes.
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Challenge
After two rural health systems merged to form Ballad Health, the new system engaged PYA to assess the need for primary care and medical and surgical specialty providers in its service areas.
Approach
PYA’s experts deployed the firm’s provider needs assessment tools to
- Document and support provider need
- Develop an outline for Ballad Health’s future provider workforce planning
The resulting case study describes the five-step PNA process and shares findings that enable Ballad Health to assess physician and advanced practice provider needs and identify opportunities to address unmet community health needs. The PNA process also ensured Ballad Health’s recruiting efforts comply with Stark Law regulations.
Outcomes
As described in the case study, early adoption of PYA’s PNA insights positioned Ballad Health to
- Increase access to care in underserved areas
- Align recruitment strategies with actual community needs
- Focus resources on high-demand specialties throughout the region
- Assure compliance with federal regulations
PYA can help.
PYA’s experts understand the complexity of workforce management and help healthcare organizations support the needs of their communities through strategic assessment and planning. We create medical staff development plans and compliant provider market and needs assessments for both strategic and regulatory compliance demands. Learn more about PYA’s provider needs assessment service.
