Trends in cardiovascular disease physicians 1996-2006

TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PHYSICIANS 1996-2006 SPECIALTY FACT SHEET SERIES SUMMER 2009 (No. 6 of 12) GEORGIA BOARD FOR PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PHYSICIANS

Cardiovascular Disease Physician Distribution 2006 Secondary Care Service Areas* (SCSA)

Dade Catoosa

Fannin

Towns Rabun

Murray

Union

Whitfield

White

Walker
Chattooga Gordon
Region 1 Floyd2.9 Bartow

Gilmer

Habersham

Pickens

Lumpkin
Region

2

Stephens

3.7 Dawson

Banks Franklin

Hart

Cherokee Forsyth Hall

Jackson Madison Elbert

Below State Rate Above State Rate
GA Rate = 6.7 US Rate = 7.5

Polk
Region 3 Paulding
Haralson

Cobb

Gwinnett Barrow Clarke Oglethorpe

Dekalb

Walton Oconee

Wilkes

*Physicians per 100,000 population
Lincoln

8.5 Reg4io.0n 5 Carroll

Douglas

Rockdale

Fulton Clayton

Newton

Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

McDuffie

Region 7 Coweta
Heard

Henry Fayette
Butts Spalding

Jasper

Warren Putnam
Hancock Glascock

Richmond

Region 4 15.9 Meriwether Pike Lamar Monroe 4.0 Region 6 Troup

Baldwin Jones

Jefferson Washington

Burke

Harris

Upson

Talbot

5.4 Bibb
Crawford

Wilkinson

Twiggs

Johnson Emanuel

Jenkins

Screven

Taylor

Peach

Muscogee

Bulloch

Region 8 Marion

Houston Bleckley Laurens

Treutlen

Candler

Region 9 Region 12 Chattahoochee

Macon

4.0 Schley

2.0 7.5 Stewart Webster

Sumter

Pulaski Dodge Dooly
Wilcox

Montgomery

Evans

Wheeler

Tatnall Toombs

Effingham Bryan Chatham

Crisp

Telfair

Liberty

Quitman

Terrell Lee

Randolph

Clay Calhoun Dougherty

Region 10

Early

Baker

3.9 Mitchell

Miller

Turner

Ben Hill

Jeff Davis Appling

Long

Worth Colquitt

Irwin

Coffee Bacon

Wayne

Tift Region 11

Pierce

Berrien 6.6

Cook

Atkinson

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lanier Lowndes

Clinch

Charlton

Camden

Echols

There was a decrease in cardiovascular disease physicians becoming board certified between 1996 and 2006. However, during the same period, the board certification rates increased for total physicians. 1996: 88.2% of cardiovascular disease physicians were board certified compared to 73.4% of total physicians. 2006: 83.9% of cardiovascular disease physicians were board certified compared to 83.2% of total physicians.
Nine of the twelve SCSAs are below the state and U.S. rate for cardiovascular disease physicians.
The rate for Region 9 is the lowest in the state at 2.0 per 100,000 population.
Cardiovascular disease physicians have increased by 56.2% between 1996 and 2006.
Of all the cardiovascular disease physicians: 1996: 3.1% were residents 2006: 2.9% were residents

*State Service Delivery Regions; Effective July 1, 1998, the State Legislature voted to provide regional boundaries for the purpose of consistency in planning and service delivery from State Agencies.

Of all the residents: 1996: 1.6% were in cardiovascular disease 2006: 4.8% were in cardiovascular disease

MSA VERSUS NON-MSA DISTRIBUTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PHYSICIANS
Cardiovascular disease physicians have always been concentrated in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). However, there has been a decline of cardiovascular disease physicians practicing in Non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Non-MSAs). From 2004 to 2006, there was a 5.8% decrease in the percentage of cardiovascular disease practicing in Non-MSA designated areas.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PHYSICIANS BY YEAR: GEORGIA MSA/NON-MSA

DESIGNATION MSA
NON-MSA

2004 85.7% 14.3%

2006 91.5% 8.5%

Georgia Board for Physician Workforce 1718 Peachtree St., N.W., Suite 683, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (404) 206-5420 www.gbpw.georgia.gov Cherri Tucker, Executive Director. Colette Caldwell, Carla Graves, Kelly McNamara, and G.E. Alan Dever, M.D., Ph.D., contributors.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Cardiovascular Disease Physicians By Gender

100

93.0%

90.7%

80

60

40

20

7.0%

9.3%

0 1996

2006

Male Female

Cardiovascular Disease Physicians By Race
100 85.4% 76.8%
80

60

40

20
0 White

5.4% 12.8% 6.8% 7.1% 2.4% 3.3%

Black

Asian

1996 2006

Other

Since 1996, there has been an increase in the number of female cardiovascular disease physicians practicing in Georgia. Overall, the percentage of minority physicians has increased. The largest increase was for black physicians at 7.4%, while the percentage of white cardiovascular disease physicians decreased by 8.6% since 1996.

Percentage of Cardiovascular Disease Physicians and Total Physicians Age 55 and Older 1996 and 2006

30

23.5%

20.6%

29.2% 26.3%

20

10

0 1996

2006

Cardiovascular Disease Physicians Total Physicians

The percentage of cardiovascular disease
physicians age 55 and older increased by 8.6% between 1996 and 2006.
Similarly, the percentage of total practicing
physicians age 55 and older increased by 2.8% during the same time period.

TRENDS IN THE NUMBER AND RATE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PHYSICIANS

Over the last ten years, the NUMBER of cardiovascular disease physicians practicing in Georgia has shown a general increase. From 2004 to 2006 the total number increased by 201. Similarly, the RATE for cardiovascular disease physicians has increased since 2002. The rate decreased between 1996 and 2002 and then increased slightly in 2004. In 2006, there was a 2.0 increase in the rate to 6.7 up from 4.7.

Total Number

Rate per 100,000 Population

800

614 600

393 400

369

387

413 367

8 6.7
6 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.7
4

200

2

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006