Notice ID: BHW93C5915
The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified small businesses only (including 8(a), service-disabled-veteran-owned-small business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and women-owned small business (WOSB) to provide health workforce projections by health occupations and enhance health workforce projection models for HRSA, Bureau of Health Workforce’s (BHW) National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA).
The purpose of this requirement is to produce health workforce projections by health occupations and enhance health workforce projection models using Health Workforce Simulation Model (HWSM) for HRSA, BHW’s National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA). Technical documentation for HRSA’s HWSM can be found at: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/dataresearch/projecting-health-workforce-supply-demand/technical-documentation.
NCHWA is seeking to update health workforce projections by using the most recent data sources and best available current research in the field. NCHWA seeks to expand and improve its forecasting through literature review and outreach to stakeholders, updating the assumptions and the base data for the HWSM, creating alternative scenarios to reflect differential assumptions. In addition, NCHWA seeks to explore smaller, more refined geographic levels, identify population groups that may potentially face workforce shortages, integrate multiple provider types, and reflect new health care delivery patterns.
The Health Workforce Projection Models will be applied to one of the groups of health professions listed below. The health profession group could be cross-profession sector-specific with intention to examine the dynamics between the supply and demand of various healthcare occupations.
- Nursing – Registered Nurses, Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs);
- Allied health along with other smaller professions – Chiropractors, Podiatrists, Dietitians & Nutritionists, Respiratory Therapists, Optometrists, Audiologists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapist Assistants, Pharmacy Aides, Community Health Workers, Nuclear Medicine Technicians, Radiologic Technicians, Diagnosing Medical Sonographers, Medical & Clinical Lab Technologists, Medical & Clinical Lab Technicians, Respiratory Therapy Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians, Opticians, and EMTs & Paramedics;
- Long-term care – physicians, nurses, licensed social workers, physical therapist, occupational therapist, nursing aides, personal care aides, and home health aides and nursing home administrators across setting such as nursing homes, residential care facilities and home & community-based settings …
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