Georgia Physician Workforce AHEC reports - 2008: Atlanta AHEC physician standard report

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Serial:: Georgia physician workforce: AHEC reports ... Atlanta AHEC physician standard report, included counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton.
Title:: Georgia Physician Workforce AHEC reports - 2008: Atlanta AHEC physician standard report
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Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 1

Physician Specialty Allergy & Immunology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.4 1.5 1.4 0.8 1.7 1.2 1.1

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 27 29 27 15 33 23 21

2008 Actual
Physicians 28
Status Surplus:
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus:
Deficit: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 1.5
1 -1 1 13 -5 5 7

1.3

25

Surplus: 3

1.7

33

1.3

25

Deficit: -5 Surplus: 3

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
25 27 25 14 30 22 20
23
31 23

Physician Specialty Anesthesiology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
14.0 9.7 9.1 8.9 5.9 3.9 9.0

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 269 186 175 171 113 75 173

2008 Actual
Physicians 313

/100k 16.3

Status Surplus: 44 Surplus: 127 Surplus: 138 Surplus: 142 Surplus: 200 Surplus: 238 Surplus: 140

7.0

134

Surplus: 179

7.6

146

Surplus: 167

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
251 174 163 159 106
70 161
125
136

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 2

Physician Specialty Cardiovascular Diseases
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
7.5 5.4 5.0 3.1 3.0 1.8 2.9

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 144 104 96 59 58 35 56

2008 Actual
Physicians 236

/100k 12.3

Status Surplus: 92 Surplus: 132 Surplus: 140 Surplus: 177 Surplus: 178 Surplus: 201 Surplus: 180

3.6

69

2.6

50

4.2

81

3.5

67

Surplus: 167 Surplus: 186 Surplus: 155 Surplus: 169

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
134 97 90 56 54 32 52
65 47 76 63

Physician Specialty Dermatology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 3.1 2.4

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 71 54 50 54 48 46 50 31 27 40 60 46

2008 Actual
Physicians 101
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 5.3
30 47 51 47 53 55 51 70 74 61 41 55

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
66 50 47 50 45 43 47 29 25 38 56 43

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 3

Physician Specialty Emergency Medicine
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
10.5 5.5 5.2 5.4 6.7 5.3

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 202 106 100 104 129 102

2008 Actual
Physicians 263

/100k 13.7

Status Surplus: 61 Surplus: 157 Surplus: 163 Surplus: 159 Surplus: 134 Surplus: 161

2.7

52

12.4

238

6.2

119

Surplus: 211
Surplus: 25 Surplus: 144

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
188 99 93 97
120 95
48
222 111

Physician Specialty

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

National Physician Standards*

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.

AMA

1.8

Two Mature HMO

1.1

Adjusted FTE

1.0

GMENAC

0.8

Kaiser Portland

0.9

7 Kaiser Plans

1.1

GHC Seattle

Three HMOs

0.6

Goodman

Hicks & Glenn

Solucient

Average Requirement

0.9

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 35 21 19 15 17 21

2008 Actual
Physicians 63
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

12

Surplus:

17

Surplus:

/100k 3.3
28 42 44 48 46 42
51
46

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
32 20 18 14 16 20
11
16

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 4

Physician Specialty Family Practice
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
31.5 45.6 42.6 25.2 16.7 11.0

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 605 875 818 484 320 211

2008 Actual
Physicians 446

/100k 23.2

Status Deficit: -159 Deficit: -429 Deficit: -372 Deficit: -38
Surplus: 126 Surplus: 235

9.2

177

Surplus: 269

16.2

311

22.5

432

23.6

453

Surplus: 135 Surplus: 14
Deficit: -7

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
564 817 763 452 299 197
165
290 404 423

Physician Specialty Gastroenterology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
4.2
3.1

Population 1,919,157
Physician Need 81 59

2008 Actual
Physicians 137
Status Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 7.1
56 78

3.2

61

1.7

33

1.7

33

Surplus: 76 Surplus: 104 Surplus: 104

1.3

25

3.5

67

2.4

46

Surplus: 112
Surplus: 70 Surplus: 91

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
75 56
57 30 30
23
63 43

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 5

Physician Specialty Hematology/Oncology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.5 2.5 2.4 3.6 2.3 1.8 1.6 2.6 1.2

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 67 48 46 69 44 35 31 50 23

2008 Actual
Physicians 23
Status Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit: Deficit:
Adequate

/100k 1.2
-44 -25 -23 -46 -21 -12 -8 -27
0

1.1

21

2.1

40

Surplus: 2 Deficit: -17

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
63 45 43 65 41 32 29 47 22
19 38

Physician Specialty Infectious Disease
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
2.2 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.6

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 42 13 12 17 23 13 12

2008 Actual
Physicians 144

/100k 7.5

Status Surplus: 102 Surplus: 131 Surplus: 132 Surplus: 127 Surplus: 121 Surplus: 131 Surplus: 132

0.8

15

Surplus: 129

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
39 13 11 16 22 13 11
14

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 6

Physician Specialty Internal Medicine
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
53.1 21.4 20.0 28.8 28.1 30.3

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 1,019 411 384 553 539 582

2008 Actual
Physicians 875

/100k 45.6

Status Deficit: -144
Surplus: 464 Surplus: 491 Surplus: 322 Surplus: 336 Surplus: 293

16.7

320

Surplus: 555

11.3

217

19.0

365

22.0

422

Surplus: 658 Surplus: 510 Surplus: 453

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
952 383 358 516 504 543
299
203 341 394

Physician Specialty Nephrology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
2.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.9

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 50 27 25 21 15 13 17

2008 Actual
Physicians 83
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 4.3
33 56 58 62 68 70 66

0.7

14

1.0

19

Surplus: 69 Surplus: 64

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
47 25 23 20 14 13 16
13 18

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 7

Physician Specialty Neurological Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.4

Population 1,919,157
Physician Need 36 21 19 21 27

2008 Actual
Physicians 47
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 2.4
11 26 28 26 20

0.4

8

Surplus: 39

0.7

13

Surplus: 34

1.0

19

Surplus: 28

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
34 20 18 20 25
7
13
18

Physician Specialty Neurology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
5.0 2.4 2.3 3.3 1.3 1.7 1.2

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 96 46 44 63 25 33 23

2008 Actual
Physicians 125

/100k 6.5

Status Surplus: 29 Surplus: 79 Surplus: 81 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 100 Surplus: 92 Surplus: 102

2.1

40

1.4

27

1.8

34

1.9

36

Surplus: 85 Surplus: 98 Surplus: 91 Surplus: 89

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
90 43 41 59 23 30 22
38 25 32 34

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 8

Physician Specialty OB/GYN
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
14.1 12.1 11.3 9.9 11.6 11.5 10.0 8.8 8.4 8.0 10.2 10.2

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 271 232 217 190 223 221 192 169 161 154 195 196

2008 Actual
Physicians 333

/100k 17.4

Status Surplus: 62 Surplus: 101 Surplus: 116 Surplus: 143 Surplus: 110 Surplus: 112 Surplus: 141 Surplus: 164 Surplus: 172 Surplus: 179 Surplus: 138 Surplus: 137

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
253 217 203 177 208 206 179 158 151 143 182 183

Physician Specialty Opthalmology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
6.0 5.9 5.5 4.6 2.4 3.1 5.0

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 115 113 106 88 46 59 96

2008 Actual
Physicians 168

/100k 8.8

Status Surplus: 53 Surplus: 55 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 80 Surplus: 122 Surplus: 109 Surplus: 72

3.5

67

3.2

61

4.7

90

4.2

81

Surplus: 101 Surplus: 107 Surplus: 78 Surplus: 87

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
108 106
99 82 43 56 90
63 57 84 75

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 9

Physician Specialty Orthopedic Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
8.3 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.9 4.2 6.7 3.0 5.9 4.2 6.1 5.5

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 159 131 123 115 113 81 129 58 113 81 117 106

2008 Actual
Physicians 199

/100k 10.4

Status Surplus: 40 Surplus: 68 Surplus: 76 Surplus: 84 Surplus: 86 Surplus: 118 Surplus: 70 Surplus: 141 Surplus: 86 Surplus: 118 Surplus: 82 Surplus: 93

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
149 122 115 108 106
75 120
54 106
75 110
99

Physician Specialty Otolaryngology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.4
3.2

Population 1,919,157
Physician Need 65 61

2008 Actual
Physicians 98
Status Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 5.1
33 37

3.2

61

3.4

65

2.4

46

3.0

58

Surplus: 37 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 52 Surplus: 40

3.0

58

Surplus: 40

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
61 57
57 61 43 54
54

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 10

Physician Specialty Pathology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
6.3 1.9 1.8 6.4 3.3 1.8

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 121 36 35 123 63 35

2008 Actual
Physicians 150

/100k 7.8

Status Surplus: 29 Surplus: 114 Surplus: 115 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 87 Surplus: 115

4.1

79

Surplus: 71

3.2

61

Surplus: 89

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
113 34 32
115 59 32
73
57

Physician Specialty Pediatrics
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
24.9 16.6 15.5 12.4 11.9 16.0

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 478 319 297 238 228 307

2008 Actual
Physicians 562

/100k 29.3

Status Surplus: 84 Surplus: 243 Surplus: 265 Surplus: 324 Surplus: 334 Surplus: 255

9.8

188

Surplus: 374

7.6

146

13.9

267

13.0

249

Surplus: 416 Surplus: 295 Surplus: 313

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
446 297 278 222 213 287
176
136 249 233

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 11

Physician Specialty Plastic Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
2.4

Population
1,919,157
Physician Need 46

2008 Actual
Physicians 93
Status Surplus:

/100k 4.8
47

1.1

21

0.3

6

0.4

8

1.1

21

2.3

44

2.2

43

1.2

23

Surplus: 72 Surplus: 87
Surplus: 85
Surplus: 72 Surplus: 49 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 70

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
43
20 5
7
20 41 40 22

Physician Specialty Psychiatry
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
13.6 7.7 7.2 15.4 5.2 4.1

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 261 148 138 296 100 79

2008 Actual
Physicians 434

/100k 22.6

Status Surplus: 173 Surplus: 286 Surplus: 296 Surplus: 138 Surplus: 334 Surplus: 355

7.2

138

3.9

75

5.7

110

7.1

136

Surplus: 296 Surplus: 359 Surplus: 324 Surplus: 298

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
244 138 129 276
93 73
129 70
103 127

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 12

Physician Specialty Pulmonary Diseases
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.5 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 67 38 36 27 27 19 27

2008 Actual
Physicians 106
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 5.5
39 68 70 79 79 87 79

1.4

27

Surplus: 79

1.3

25

1.5

29

Surplus: 81 Surplus: 77

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
63 36 34 25 25 18 25
25
23 27

Physician Specialty Radiology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
11.4 13.6 13.7 7.7 8.5 4.7 7.7

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 219 261 263 148 163 90 148

2008 Actual
Physicians 285

/100k 14.9

Status Surplus: 66 Surplus: 24 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 137 Surplus: 122 Surplus: 195 Surplus: 137

8.0

154

Surplus: 131

9.1

175

Surplus: 110

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
204 244 246 138 152
84 138
143
163

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 13

Physician Specialty Rheumatology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 29 21 19 13 8 13 13

2008 Actual
Physicians 37
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 1.9
8 16 18 24 29 24 24

0.4

8

Surplus: 29

1.3

26

0.8

15

Surplus: 11 Surplus: 22

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
27 20 18 13 7 13 13
7
24 14

Physician Specialty General Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
12.5 9.4 8.8 9.7 7.0 6.2 5.9 4.2 9.7 4.1 6.0 7.1

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 240 180 169 186 134 119 113 81 186 79 115 136

2008 Actual
Physicians 213

/100k 11.1

Status Deficit: -27
Surplus: 33 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 79 Surplus: 94 Surplus: 100 Surplus: 132 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 134 Surplus: 98 Surplus: 77

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
224 168 158 174 125 111 106
75 174
73 108 127

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

Page 14

Physician Specialty Thoracic Surgery
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
1.5

Population
1,919,157
Physician Need 29

2008 Actual
Physicians 35
Status Surplus:

/100k 1.8
6

0.8

15

0.1

2

Surplus: 20 Surplus: 33

0.5

10

Surplus: 25

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
27
14 2
9

Physician Specialty Urology
National Physician Standards* AMA Two Mature HMO Adjusted FTE GMENAC Kaiser Portland 7 Kaiser Plans GHC Seattle Three HMOs Goodman Hicks & Glenn Solucient Average Requirement

Standard Phys/100,000 Pop.
3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.3 2.9

Population 1,919,157 Physician Need 67 67 63 59 63 44 56

2008 Actual
Physicians 89
Status Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus: Surplus:

/100k 4.6
22 22 26 30 26 45 33

2.6

50

1.9

36

2.9

55

2.9

56

Surplus: 39 Surplus: 53 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 33

2015 Projected
Population 1,792,050 Physician Need
63 63 59 56 59 41 52
47 34 51 52

Georgia Physician Workforce: AHEC Reports - 2008
Atlanta AHEC Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton

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Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia
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no. 1:55-70. (6) Weiner, J.P. 1994 Forecasting the Effects of Health Reform on U.S. Physician Workforce Requirement. JAMA 272, no. 3:222-230. (7) Steinwachs, D., J.P. Weiner, S. Shapiro, et al. 1986. A Comparison of the Requirements for Primary Care Physicians in with Projections Made by the
Graduate Medical National Advisory Committee. New England Journal of Medicine 314:217-222. (8) Kronick, R., D.C. Goodman, J. Wennberg, and E.Wagner. 1993. The Marketplace in Health Care Reform: The Demographic Limitations of Managed
Competition. New England Journal of Medicine 328:1480152. See also, related NAPS Document 04998. (9) Vansdow, N.A. The Physician Workforce: Issues for Academic Medical Centers. Forum on the Future of Academic Medicine. December 2, 1996. (10) Forte, G.J., Dionne, M., Beaulieu, M., and Salsberg, E. Profile of New York State Physicians. Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies,
School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. April 2001. (11) A Review of Physician-to-Population Ratios. Merritt Hawkins & Associates. GMENAC, Goodman (Dec. 11, 1996 JAMA), Hicks & Glenn (1989 Journal of
Health Care Management), Solucient (2003). (12) American Medical Association. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2010 Edition; 2010.