Montana Data Collection
Montana Primary Care Office
Gathers workforce data for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations and a few data elements related to workforce planning. Maps of HPSA designations are currently available on the website.
Montana Medical Association
Annual collection of physician practice data. Location of practice, hours (broken down into each activity – face to face, education/teaching, admin, etc), percentage of types of patients (Medicaid/Medicare/Homeless/Sliding Fee/etc), accepting new patients, patient wait times, etc. Physical questionnaires are mailed, online questionnaires are emailed, and then follow-up calls are made.