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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
7.0
7.6
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
13
13.6
Physician Need
13
Status Adequate 0
9
Surplus: 4
9
Surplus: 4
8
Surplus: 5
6
Surplus: 7
4
Surplus: 9
9
Surplus: 4
7
Surplus: 6
7
Surplus: 6
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 14 9 9 9 4 4 9
7
7
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
3.6 2.6 4.2 3.5
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
8
8.4
Physician Need
7
Status Surplus: 1
5
Surplus: 3
5
Surplus: 3
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 6
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 6
4
Surplus: 4
3
Surplus: 5
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 7 5 5 3 2 2 3
3 3 4 3
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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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
4
4.2
Physician Need
4
Status Adequate 0
3
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 2
3
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 2
2
Surplus: 2
2
Surplus: 2
2
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 3
2
Surplus: 2
3
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2
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
2.7
12.4 6.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
16
16.8
Physician Need
10
Status Surplus: 6
5
Surplus: 11
5
Surplus: 11
5
Surplus: 11
6
Surplus: 10
5
Surplus: 11
3
Surplus: 13
12
Surplus: 4
6
Surplus: 10
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 10 5 5 5 5 5
3
12 6
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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
9.2
16.2 22.5 23.6
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
26
27.3
Physician Need
30
Status Deficit: -4
43
Deficit: -17
41
Deficit: -15
24
Surplus: 2
16
Surplus: 10
10
Surplus: 16
9
Surplus: 17
15
Surplus: 11
21
Surplus: 5
22
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 30 44 41 24 11 11
9
16 22 23
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
3.2 1.7 1.7
1.3
3.5 2.4
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
8
8.4
Physician Need
4
Status Surplus: 4
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 6
2
Surplus: 6
1
Surplus: 7
3
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 6
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 4 3
3 2 2
1
3 2
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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
0.8
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
2
2.1
Physician Need
2
Status Adequate 0
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
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
16.7
11.3 19.0 22.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
40
42.0
Physician Need
51
Status Deficit: -11
20
Surplus: 20
19
Surplus: 21
27
Surplus: 13
27
Surplus: 13
29
Surplus: 11
16
Surplus: 24
11
Surplus: 29
18
Surplus: 22
21
Surplus: 19
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 51 21 19 28 29 29
16
11 18 21
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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
0.7 1.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
6
6.3
Physician Need
2
Status Surplus: 4
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 5
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
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
0.4
0.7
1.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
5
5.2
Physician Need
2
Status Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 4
1
Surplus: 4
1
Surplus: 4
1
Surplus: 4
0
Surplus: 5
1
Surplus: 4
1
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 2 1 1 1
0
1
1
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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
2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
2
2.1
Physician Need
5
Status Deficit: -3
2
Adequate 0
2
Adequate 0
3
Deficit: -1
1
Surplus: 1
2
Adequate 0
1
Surplus: 1
2
Adequate 0
1
Surplus: 1
2
Adequate 0
2
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 5 2 2 3 2 2 1
2 1 2 2
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
24
25.2
Physician Need
13
Status Surplus: 11
12
Surplus: 12
11
Surplus: 13
9
Surplus: 15
11
Surplus: 13
11
Surplus: 13
10
Surplus: 14
8
Surplus: 16
8
Surplus: 16
8
Surplus: 16
10
Surplus: 14
10
Surplus: 14
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 14 12 11 10 11 11 10 9 8 8 10 10
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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
3.5 3.2 4.7 4.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
8
8.4
Physician Need
6
Status Surplus: 2
6
Surplus: 2
5
Surplus: 3
4
Surplus: 4
2
Surplus: 6
3
Surplus: 5
5
Surplus: 3
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
4
Surplus: 4
4
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 6 6 5 4 3 3 5
3 3 5 4
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
10
10.5
Physician Need
8
Status Surplus: 2
6
Surplus: 4
6
Surplus: 4
6
Surplus: 4
6
Surplus: 4
4
Surplus: 6
6
Surplus: 4
3
Surplus: 7
6
Surplus: 4
4
Surplus: 6
6
Surplus: 4
5
Surplus: 5
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 8 7 6 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6 5
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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
3.2 3.4 2.4 3.0
3.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
3
3.1
Physician Need
3
Status Adequate 0
3
Adequate 0
3
Adequate 0
3
Adequate 0
2
Surplus: 1
3
Adequate 0
3
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 3 3
3 2 2 3
3
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
4.1
3.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
7
7.3
Physician Need
6
Status Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 5
6
Surplus: 1
3
Surplus: 4
2
Surplus: 5
4
Surplus: 3
3
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 6 2 2 6 2 2
4
3
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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
9.8
7.6 13.9 13.0
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
21
22.0
Physician Need
24
Status Deficit: -3
16
Surplus: 5
15
Surplus: 6
12
Surplus: 9
11
Surplus: 10
15
Surplus: 6
9
Surplus: 12
7
Surplus: 14
13
Surplus: 8
12
Surplus: 9
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 24 16 15 12 15 15
9
7 13 13
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
1.1 0.3
0.4
1.1 2.3 2.2 1.2
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
3
3.1
Physician Need
2
Status Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 2
0
Surplus: 3
0
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 2
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 2
1
0
1 2 2 1
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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
7.2 3.9 5.7 7.1
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
10
10.5
Physician Need
13
Status Deficit: -3
7
Surplus: 3
7
Surplus: 3
15
Deficit: -5
5
Surplus: 5
4
Surplus: 6
7
Surplus: 3
4
Surplus: 6
5
Surplus: 5
7
Surplus: 3
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 13 7 7 15 4 4
7 4 6 7
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
1.4
1.3 1.5
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
4
4.2
Physician Need
3
Status Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 2
2
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 3
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
1
1 1
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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
8.0
9.1
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
21
22.0
Physician Need
11
Status Surplus: 10
13
Surplus: 8
13
Surplus: 8
7
Surplus: 14
8
Surplus: 13
4
Surplus: 17
7
Surplus: 14
8
Surplus: 13
9
Surplus: 12
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 11 13 13 7 5 5 7
8
9
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
0.4
1.3 0.8
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
2
2.1
Physician Need
1
Status Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 2
1
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0
1 1
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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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
16
16.8
Physician Need
12
Status Surplus: 4
9
Surplus: 7
8
Surplus: 8
9
Surplus: 7
7
Surplus: 9
6
Surplus: 10
6
Surplus: 10
4
Surplus: 12
9
Surplus: 7
4
Surplus: 12
6
Surplus: 10
7
Surplus: 9
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 12 9 9 9 6 6 6 4 9 4 6 7
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
0.8 0.1
0.5
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
1
1.0
Physician Need
1
Status Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 1
1
0
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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
2.6 1.9 2.9 2.9
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
95,301
8
8.4
Physician Need
3
Status Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 6
3
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 6
2
Surplus: 6
3
Surplus: 5
3
Surplus: 5
2015 Projected
Population 96,656
Physician Need 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
3 2 3 3
Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia
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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.