- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports ... Polk County physician standard report.
- Title:
- Georgia physician workforce: county reports, 2008 Polk 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--Polk County--Statistics--Periodicals
Physicians--Georgia--Polk County--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
official reports - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Polk County physician standard report.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C910 .S1 P61 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bp61-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bp61-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
115 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Polk County Physician Standard Report
Page 1
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
41,447
3
7.2
Physician Need
4
Status Deficit: -1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 1
3
Adequate 0
2
Surplus: 1
1
Surplus: 2
5
Deficit: -2
3
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 5 3 2 3 2 2
1
6 3
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
2008 Actual
Population Physicians /100k
41,447
1
2.4
Physician Need
1
Status Adequate 0
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 1 1 0 0 1 1
0
0
115 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Polk County Physician Standard Report
Page 2
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
41,447
19
45.8
Physician Need
13
Status Surplus: 6
19
Adequate 0
18
Surplus: 1
10
Surplus: 9
7
Surplus: 12
5
Surplus: 14
4
Surplus: 15
7
Surplus: 12
9
Surplus: 10
10
Surplus: 9
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 15 21 20 12 5 5
4
8 10 11
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
41,447
2
4.8
Physician Need
22
Status Deficit: -20
9
Deficit: -7
8
Deficit: -6
12
Deficit: -10
12
Deficit: -10
13
Deficit: -11
7
Deficit: -5
5
Deficit: -3
8
Deficit: -6
9
Deficit: -7
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 25 10 9 13 14 14
8
5 9 10
115 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Polk County Physician Standard Report
Page 3
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
41,447
1
2.4
Physician Need
10
Status Deficit: -9
7
Deficit: -6
6
Deficit: -5
5
Deficit: -4
5
Deficit: -4
7
Deficit: -6
4
Deficit: -3
3
Deficit: -2
6
Deficit: -5
5
Deficit: -4
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 12 8 7 6 7 7
5
4 6 6
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
41,447
1
2.4
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -5
3
Deficit: -2
3
Deficit: -2
6
Deficit: -5
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 6 4 3 7 2 2
3 2 3 3
115 Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
Polk County Physician Standard Report
Page 4
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
41,447
2
4.8
Physician Need
5
Status Deficit: -3
6
Deficit: -4
6
Deficit: -4
3
Deficit: -1
4
Deficit: -2
2
Adequate 0
3
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -1
4
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 5 6 6 4 2 2 4
4
4
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
41,447
1
2.4
Physician Need
5
Status Deficit: -4
4
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -3
4
Deficit: -3
3
Deficit: -2
3
Deficit: -2
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
4
Deficit: -3
2
Deficit: -1
2
Deficit: -1
3
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 46,462
Physician Need 6 4 4 5 3 3 3 2 5 2 3 3
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Georgia Physician Workforce: County Reports - 2008
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Polk County Physician Standard Report
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
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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
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