Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup 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 96,379 8 8.3 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -5 9 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -1 6 Surplus: 2 4 Surplus: 4 9 Deficit: -1 7 Surplus: 1 7 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 14 10 9 9 6 4 9 7 8 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 96,379 6 6.2 Physician Need 7 Status Deficit: -1 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 4 3 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 3 4 Surplus: 2 3 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 7 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup 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 96,379 1 1.0 Physician Need 4 Status Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 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 96,379 6 6.2 Physician Need 10 Status Deficit: -4 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 5 Surplus: 1 6 Adequate 0 5 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 3 12 Deficit: -6 6 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 10 5 5 5 7 5 3 12 6 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup 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 96,379 15 15.6 Physician Need 30 Status Deficit: -15 44 Deficit: -29 41 Deficit: -26 24 Deficit: -9 16 Deficit: -1 11 Surplus: 4 9 Surplus: 6 16 Deficit: -1 22 Deficit: -7 23 Deficit: -8 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 31 45 42 25 17 11 9 16 22 24 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 96,379 4 4.2 Physician Need 4 Status Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 3 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 4 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 4 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 96,379 21 21.8 Physician Need 51 Status Deficit: -30 21 Adequate 0 19 Surplus: 2 28 Deficit: -7 27 Deficit: -6 29 Deficit: -8 16 Surplus: 5 11 Surplus: 10 18 Surplus: 3 21 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 53 21 20 29 28 30 17 11 19 22 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 96,379 2 2.1 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 5 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 96,379 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 99,630 Physician Need 5 2 2 3 1 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 96,379 11 11.4 Physician Need 14 Status Deficit: -3 12 Deficit: -1 11 Adequate 0 10 Surplus: 1 11 Adequate 0 11 Adequate 0 10 Surplus: 1 8 Surplus: 3 8 Surplus: 3 8 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 1 10 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 14 12 11 10 12 11 10 9 8 8 10 10 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 6 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 96,379 2 2.1 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -4 6 Deficit: -4 5 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -2 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -3 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 5 Deficit: -3 4 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 6 6 5 5 2 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 96,379 6 6.2 Physician Need 8 Status Deficit: -2 7 Deficit: -1 6 Adequate 0 6 Adequate 0 6 Adequate 0 4 Surplus: 2 6 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 3 6 Adequate 0 4 Surplus: 2 6 Adequate 0 5 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 8 7 6 6 6 4 7 3 6 4 6 5 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 7 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 96,379 2 2.1 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2 Adequate 0 3 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 3 3 3 3 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 96,379 4 4.2 Physician Need 6 Status Deficit: -2 2 Surplus: 2 2 Surplus: 2 6 Deficit: -2 3 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 2 4 Adequate 0 3 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 6 2 2 6 3 2 4 3 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 8 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 96,379 8 8.3 Physician Need 24 Status Deficit: -16 16 Deficit: -8 15 Deficit: -7 12 Deficit: -4 11 Deficit: -3 15 Deficit: -7 9 Deficit: -1 7 Surplus: 1 13 Deficit: -5 13 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 25 17 15 12 12 16 10 8 14 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 96,379 1 1.0 Physician Need 2 Status Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 0 Surplus: 1 0 Surplus: 1 1 Adequate 0 2 Deficit: -1 2 Deficit: -1 1 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 9 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 96,379 11 11.4 Physician Need 13 Status Deficit: -2 7 Surplus: 4 7 Surplus: 4 15 Deficit: -4 5 Surplus: 6 4 Surplus: 7 7 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 7 6 Surplus: 5 7 Surplus: 4 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 14 8 7 15 5 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 96,379 3 3.1 Physician Need 3 Status Adequate 0 2 Surplus: 1 2 Surplus: 1 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 1 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 10 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 96,379 5 5.2 Physician Need 11 Status Deficit: -6 13 Deficit: -8 13 Deficit: -8 7 Deficit: -2 8 Deficit: -3 5 Adequate 0 7 Deficit: -2 8 Deficit: -3 9 Deficit: -4 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 11 14 14 8 8 5 8 8 9 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 96,379 7 7.3 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -5 9 Deficit: -2 8 Deficit: -1 9 Deficit: -2 7 Adequate 0 6 Surplus: 1 6 Surplus: 1 4 Surplus: 3 9 Deficit: -2 4 Surplus: 3 6 Surplus: 1 7 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 12 9 9 10 7 6 6 4 10 4 6 7 Georgia Physician Workforce: PCSA Reports - 2008 42 PCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Heard, Meriwether, Troup Page 11 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 96,379 1 1.0 Physician Need 3 Status Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2 Deficit: -1 3 Deficit: -2 3 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 99,630 Physician Need 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia *Standards are presented as rates per 100,000 population (1) McClendon, B., R.Polizer, E. 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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.