- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports ... Forsyth County physician standard report.
- Title:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports 2008, Forsyth County physician standard report
- Creator:
- Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Medicine--Specialties and specialists--Georgia--Forsyth County--Statistics--Periodicals
Physicians--Georgia--Forsyth County--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
official reports - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Physician standard report.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C910 .S1 F63 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bf63-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bf63-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
58 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Forsyth County Physician Standard Report
Page 1
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
158,369
3
1.9
Physician Need
22
Status Deficit: -19
15
Deficit: -12
14
Deficit: -11
14
Deficit: -11
9
Deficit: -6
6
Deficit: -3
14
Deficit: -11
11
Deficit: -8
12
Deficit: -9
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 31 21 20 20 9 9 20
15
17
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
158,369
7
4.4
Physician Need
12
Status Deficit: -5
9
Deficit: -2
8
Deficit: -1
5
Surplus: 2
5
Surplus: 2
3
Surplus: 4
5
Surplus: 2
6
Surplus: 1
4
Surplus: 3
7
Adequate 0
6
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 17 12 11 7 4 4 6
8 6 9 8
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Page 2
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
158,369
4
2.5
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -2
4
Adequate 0
4
Adequate 0
4
Adequate 0
4
Adequate 0
4
Adequate 0
4
Adequate 0
3
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 2
3
Surplus: 1
5
Deficit: -1
4
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 4 3 5 7 5
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
158,369
13
8.2
Physician Need
17
Status Deficit: -4
9
Surplus: 4
8
Surplus: 5
9
Surplus: 4
11
Surplus: 2
8
Surplus: 5
4
Surplus: 9
20
Deficit: -7
10
Surplus: 3
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 23 12 11 12 12 12
6
27 14
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Page 3
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
158,369
43
27.2
Physician Need
50
Status Deficit: -7
72
Deficit: -29
67
Deficit: -24
40
Surplus: 3
26
Surplus: 17
17
Surplus: 26
15
Surplus: 28
26
Surplus: 17
36
Surplus: 7
37
Surplus: 6
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 70 101 94 56 24 24
20
36 50 52
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
158,369
3
1.9
Physician Need
7
Status Deficit: -4
5
Deficit: -2
5
Deficit: -2
3
Adequate 0
3
Adequate 0
2
Surplus: 1
6
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 9 7
7 4 4
3
8 5
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Page 4
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
1.1 2.1
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
158,369
1
0.6
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -5
4
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -3
6
Deficit: -5
4
Deficit: -3
3
Deficit: -2
3
Deficit: -2
4
Deficit: -3
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 8 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 3
2 5
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
158,369
1
0.6
Physician Need
3
Status Deficit: -2
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
2
Deficit: -1
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 5 2 1 2 2 2 1
2
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Page 5
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
158,369
29
18.3
Physician Need
84
Status Deficit: -55
34
Deficit: -5
32
Deficit: -3
46
Deficit: -17
45
Deficit: -16
48
Deficit: -19
26
Surplus: 3
18
Surplus: 11
30
Deficit: -1
35
Deficit: -6
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 117 47 44 64 67 67
37
25 42 49
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
158,369
1
0.6
Physician Need
4
Status Deficit: -3
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
2
Deficit: -1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 6 3 3 2 2 2 2
2 2
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Page 6
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
158,369
1
0.6
Physician Need
3
Status Deficit: -2
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
2
Deficit: -1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 4 2 2 2
1
2
2
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
158,369
1
0.6
Physician Need
8
Status Deficit: -7
4
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -3
5
Deficit: -4
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
3
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 11 5 5 7 4 4 3
5 3 4 4
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Page 7
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
158,369
3
1.9
Physician Need
22
Status Deficit: -19
19
Deficit: -16
18
Deficit: -15
16
Deficit: -13
18
Deficit: -15
18
Deficit: -15
16
Deficit: -13
14
Deficit: -11
13
Deficit: -10
13
Deficit: -10
16
Deficit: -13
16
Deficit: -13
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 31 27 25 22 25 25 22 19 19 18 22 23
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
158,369
4
2.5
Physician Need
10
Status Deficit: -6
9
Deficit: -5
9
Deficit: -5
7
Deficit: -3
4
Adequate 0
5
Deficit: -1
8
Deficit: -4
6
Deficit: -2
5
Deficit: -1
7
Deficit: -3
7
Deficit: -3
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 13 13 12 10 7 7 11
8 7 10 9
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Page 8
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
158,369
16
10.1
Physician Need
13
Status Surplus: 3
11
Surplus: 5
10
Surplus: 6
10
Surplus: 6
9
Surplus: 7
7
Surplus: 9
11
Surplus: 5
5
Surplus: 11
9
Surplus: 7
7
Surplus: 9
10
Surplus: 6
9
Surplus: 7
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 18 15 14 13 9 9 15 7 13 9 14 12
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
158,369
6
3.8
Physician Need
5
Status Surplus: 1
5
Surplus: 1
5
Surplus: 1
5
Surplus: 1
4
Surplus: 2
5
Surplus: 1
5
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 8 7
7 5 5 7
7
58 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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Page 9
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
158,369
23
14.5
Physician Need
39
Status Deficit: -16
26
Deficit: -3
25
Deficit: -2
20
Surplus: 3
19
Surplus: 4
25
Deficit: -2
16
Surplus: 7
12
Surplus: 11
22
Surplus: 1
21
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 55 37 34 27 35 35
22
17 31 29
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
158,369
3
1.9
Physician Need
4
Status Deficit: -1
2
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 3
1
Surplus: 2
2
Surplus: 1
4
Deficit: -1
4
Deficit: -1
2
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 5
2
1
2 5 5 3
58 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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Page 10
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
158,369
8
5.1
Physician Need
22
Status Deficit: -14
12
Deficit: -4
11
Deficit: -3
24
Deficit: -16
8
Adequate 0
6
Surplus: 2
11
Deficit: -3
6
Surplus: 2
9
Deficit: -1
11
Deficit: -3
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 30 17 16 34 9 9
16 9 13 16
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
158,369
3
1.9
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -3
3
Adequate 0
3
Adequate 0
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 8 4 4 3 2 2 3
3
3 3
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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
158,369
6
3.8
Physician Need
18
Status Deficit: -12
22
Deficit: -16
22
Deficit: -16
12
Deficit: -6
13
Deficit: -7
7
Deficit: -1
12
Deficit: -6
13
Deficit: -7
14
Deficit: -8
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 25 30 30 17 10 10 17
18
20
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
158,369
1
0.6
Physician Need
2
Status Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
1
Adequate 0
2
Deficit: -1
1
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
1
3 2
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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
158,369
5
3.2
Physician Need
20
Status Deficit: -15
15
Deficit: -10
14
Deficit: -9
15
Deficit: -10
11
Deficit: -6
10
Deficit: -5
9
Deficit: -4
7
Deficit: -2
15
Deficit: -10
6
Deficit: -1
10
Deficit: -5
11
Deficit: -6
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 28 21 19 21 14 14 13 9 21 9 13 16
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
158,369
2
1.3
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -4
6
Deficit: -4
5
Deficit: -3
5
Deficit: -3
5
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -2
5
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -2
3
Deficit: -1
5
Deficit: -3
5
Deficit: -3
2015 Projected
Population 221,128
Physician Need 8 8 7 7 5 5 6
6 4 6 6
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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.