Data & Research
About MHC Insight
As the healthcare industry navigates various challenges, sustaining a strong workforce is a top priority. MHC Insight delivers focused healthcare workforce research by combining publicly and privately available data on trends to create a robust understanding of challenges and opportunities. We provide deep analysis on complex issues using our team’s combined workforce development expertise and strong understanding of education systems and employer challenges. By pairing data-driven insights with an understanding of the needs of healthcare professionals, MHC Insight helps academic institutions, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and policymakers meet real community needs.
Workforce Trend Projections
MHC Insight offers current, actionable labor market data on specific health occupations as well as projections to help your organization plan for the future.
Research on Healthcare Professionals' Experiences
We deploy a range of methodological tools (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.) to understand employees’ lived experience in the healthcare field and explore potential solutions to persistent problems.
Evaluation of Workforce Solutions
MHC Insight leverages mixed-methods study designs to evaluate if various workforce solutions or programs meet established goals.
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Featured Resources
Behavioral Healthcare Career and Technical Education National Comparison Report
This report presents a comprehensive national scan of Behavioral Health (BH) Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs/pathways, courses, and credentials offered in 50 states and the District of Columbia, to identify opportunities Michigan can learn from, adapt, and implement. It also highlights promising practices and supplementary strategies that, when paired with new BH CTE opportunities, can further enrich students’ pathways into BH careers.
Understanding Healthcare Retention in Southeast Michigan
Turnover among healthcare workers in Southeast Michigan has reached a critical point, especially in allied health roles, exceeding both state and national averages. To better understand the factors driving this trend and to identify opportunities to strengthen retention, Michigan Health Council (MHC) undertook two interrelated research efforts in partnership with the Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership (DRWP).
Behavioral Healthcare Workforce Comparison Report
This report analyzes Michigan's school-based behavioral healthcare (BH) workforce—School Psychologists, School Social Workers, and School Counselors—compared to that of all 51 states (including the District of Columbia), specifically focusing on other Midwest states (Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin).
2025 Michigan Healthcare Workforce Plan
MHC developed the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Plan to address long-standing and evolving challenges. Supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, this effort aims to guide the implementation of data-driven solutions to our state's healthcare workforce challenges.
