Welcome to HPSA Acumen.

The following pages of this website will explain who we are and what services we can provide for your healthcare system.  This site will have the latest healthcare information available pertaining to primary care and specialist shortages to help you meet your community healthcare needs. 

There are copious amounts of information available online.   It is a daunting task to navigate through it all and sift out what you need.  The aim of this website is not only to introduce ourselves as a company but to bring pertinent information to you as you develop your services and product lines.

We hope that this website will be a destination and a resource for modern health care information.  And as you visit, we hope that you will consider using our services should you have a need for Health Professional Shortage Area designation projects, for Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA) or for Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designations.

Enjoy your visit and please come back.  If you have any questions, inquiries or would like help with a new area of planning, please contact us. 

HPSA designations support the goals of hospitals, clinics, medical education schools and programs, and physicians. The benefits go beyond a 10% bonus on Medicare reimbursements.  Designations infuse incentives into a medical service area - boosting physician recruitment, physician retention, positive PR for hospitals, and enhancement to your bottom line.  The end result is improved healthcare delivery for the patients.  And that is what it’s all about.

HPSA Acumen has conducted HPSAs since 1997.  Our company is uniquely qualified to tackle the most challenging HPSAs. We take responsibility for every step of the process, from the preliminary study to submission of the data.  We function to support state PCOs on behalf of the client. 

There are several challenges today in HPSA designations.  Obtaining designations can be very challenging with guidelines changing on an on-going basis over the years.  It requires detailed and consistent surveying that is sometimes difficult to achieve with mail outs.  Some designations cover large populated areas both for the service area and the contiguous areas.  Many state departments are overwhelmed with multiple responsibilities and limited in time.

HPSA Acumen has advanced IT capability.   This capability along with our experience in collecting detailed data and then creating shortage area analysis enables the client to have an excellent probability of success.  Concurrently, these capabilities have given us an impetus to advance into conducting CHNA (Community Health Needs Assessments) and MUA (Medically Underserved Area) analysis.  Our analysis has begun to include mid-level practitioners and specialists because we know eventually it will be a requirement. It also provides a more comprehensive picture of the supply end.

The end result is a unique product that is both a useful and working resource supporting the client’s staff development plan and the strategic plan.  Michelle Altobella, attorney for IU Health calls it “a work product that is exceptional.” 

Another service we can deliver is taking all of the many reports and plans and creating one that connects all of the dots.  Think about.  How much more useful and efficient would it be for your healthcare delivery system!

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All of us at HPSA Acumen welcome you to our site.