Mapping the Availability of Rehabilitation Providers Using Public Licensure and Population Data for a Geographic Information System–Based Approach to Workforce Planning: Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study (Preprint)
2025
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Access to rehabilitation services is a critical yet under-studied dimension of health equity. Among the 6 domains of access, health care provider availability, defined as the presence of sufficient health care providers to meet population needs, is particularly underexplored in rehabilitation professions such as physical and occupational therapy. Current data reporting often lacks the geographic granularity required for effective workforce planning. </sec> <sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</ti…