Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 1 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 1.3 1.7 1.3 2008 Actual Population Physicians 784,546 8 /100k 1.0 Physician Need 11 12 11 6 13 9 9 Status Deficit: -3 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Surplus: 2 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -1 10 Deficit: -2 13 Deficit: -5 10 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 12 13 12 7 15 11 10 11 15 11 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 784,546 58 /100k 7.4 Physician Need 110 76 71 70 46 31 71 Status Deficit: -52 Deficit: -18 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -12 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 27 Deficit: -13 55 Surplus: 3 60 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 123 85 80 78 52 34 79 61 67 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 2 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 34 /100k 4.3 Physician Need 59 42 39 24 24 14 23 Status Deficit: -25 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -5 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 11 28 Surplus: 6 20 Surplus: 14 33 Surplus: 1 27 Surplus: 7 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 66 47 44 27 26 16 25 32 23 37 31 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 784,546 12 /100k 1.5 Physician Need 29 22 20 22 20 19 20 13 11 16 25 19 Status Deficit: -17 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -7 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 32 25 23 25 22 21 23 14 12 18 27 21 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 3 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 46 /100k 5.9 Physician Need 82 43 41 42 53 42 Status Deficit: -36 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -7 Surplus: 4 21 Surplus: 25 97 Deficit: -51 49 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 92 48 46 47 59 46 24 109 54 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 784,546 5 /100k 0.6 Physician Need 14 9 8 6 7 9 Status Deficit: -9 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -4 5 Adequate 0 7 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 16 10 9 7 8 10 5 8 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 4 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 274 /100k 34.9 Physician Need 247 358 334 198 131 86 Status Surplus: 27 Deficit: -84 Deficit: -60 Surplus: 76 Surplus: 143 Surplus: 188 72 Surplus: 202 127 Surplus: 147 177 Surplus: 97 185 Surplus: 89 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 276 400 373 221 146 96 81 142 197 207 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 784,546 18 /100k 2.3 Physician Need 33 24 Status Deficit: -15 Deficit: -6 25 Deficit: -7 13 Surplus: 5 13 Surplus: 5 10 Surplus: 8 27 Deficit: -9 19 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 37 27 28 15 15 11 31 21 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 5 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 1 /100k 0.1 Physician Need 27 20 19 28 18 14 13 20 9 Status Deficit: -26 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -18 Deficit: -27 Deficit: -17 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -8 8 Deficit: -7 16 Deficit: -15 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 31 22 21 32 20 16 14 23 11 9 18 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 784,546 6 /100k 0.8 Physician Need 17 5 5 7 9 5 5 Status Deficit: -11 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -3 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1 6 Adequate 0 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 19 6 5 8 11 6 5 7 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 6 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 134 /100k 17.1 Physician Need 417 168 157 226 220 238 Status Deficit: -283 Deficit: -34 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -92 Deficit: -86 Deficit: -104 131 Surplus: 3 89 Surplus: 45 149 Deficit: -15 173 Deficit: -39 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 465 188 175 252 246 266 146 99 167 193 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 784,546 13 /100k 1.7 Physician Need 20 11 10 9 6 5 7 Status Deficit: -7 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 6 6 Surplus: 7 8 Surplus: 5 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 23 12 11 10 7 6 8 6 9 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 7 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 6 /100k 0.8 Physician Need 15 9 8 9 11 Status Deficit: -9 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -5 3 Surplus: 3 5 Surplus: 1 8 Deficit: -2 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 17 10 9 10 12 4 6 9 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 784,546 12 /100k 1.5 Physician Need 39 19 18 26 10 13 9 Status Deficit: -27 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -14 Surplus: 2 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 3 16 Deficit: -4 11 Surplus: 1 14 Deficit: -2 15 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 44 21 20 29 11 15 11 18 12 16 17 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 8 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 57 /100k 7.3 Physician Need 111 95 89 78 91 90 78 69 66 63 80 80 Status Deficit: -54 Deficit: -38 Deficit: -32 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -34 Deficit: -33 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -23 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 124 106 99 87 102 101 88 77 74 70 89 89 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 784,546 24 /100k 3.1 Physician Need 47 46 43 36 19 24 39 Status Deficit: -23 Deficit: -22 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -12 Surplus: 5 Adequate 0 Deficit: -15 27 Deficit: -3 25 Deficit: -1 37 Deficit: -13 33 Deficit: -9 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 53 52 48 40 21 27 44 31 28 41 37 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 9 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 38 /100k 4.8 Physician Need 65 53 50 47 46 33 53 24 46 33 48 43 Status Deficit: -27 Deficit: -15 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -8 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -15 Surplus: 14 Deficit: -8 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -5 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 73 60 56 53 52 37 59 26 52 37 54 48 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 784,546 17 /100k 2.2 Physician Need 27 25 Status Deficit: -10 Deficit: -8 25 Deficit: -8 27 Deficit: -10 19 Deficit: -2 24 Deficit: -7 24 Deficit: -7 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 30 28 28 30 21 26 26 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 10 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 18 /100k 2.3 Physician Need 49 15 14 50 26 14 Status Deficit: -31 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -32 Deficit: -8 Surplus: 4 32 Deficit: -14 25 Deficit: -7 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 55 17 16 56 29 16 36 28 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 784,546 64 /100k 8.2 Physician Need 195 130 122 97 93 126 Status Deficit: -131 Deficit: -66 Deficit: -58 Deficit: -33 Deficit: -29 Deficit: -62 77 Deficit: -13 60 Surplus: 4 109 Deficit: -45 102 Deficit: -38 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 218 145 136 109 104 140 86 67 122 114 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 11 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 12 /100k 1.5 Physician Need 19 Status Deficit: -7 9 Surplus: 3 2 Surplus: 10 3 Surplus: 9 9 Surplus: 3 18 Deficit: -6 17 Deficit: -5 9 Surplus: 3 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 21 10 3 4 10 20 19 11 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 784,546 53 /100k 6.8 Physician Need 107 60 56 121 41 32 Status Deficit: -54 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -68 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 21 56 Deficit: -3 31 Surplus: 22 45 Surplus: 8 56 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 119 67 63 135 46 36 63 34 50 62 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 12 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 14 /100k 1.8 Physician Need 27 16 15 11 11 8 11 Status Deficit: -13 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 3 11 Surplus: 3 10 Surplus: 4 12 Surplus: 2 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 31 18 17 12 12 9 12 12 11 13 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 784,546 52 /100k 6.6 Physician Need 89 107 107 60 67 37 60 Status Deficit: -37 Deficit: -55 Deficit: -55 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -15 Surplus: 15 Deficit: -8 63 Deficit: -11 71 Deficit: -19 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 100 119 120 67 74 41 67 70 80 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 13 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 3 /100k 0.4 Physician Need 12 9 8 5 3 5 5 Status Deficit: -9 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -2 Adequate 0 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -2 3 Adequate 0 10 Deficit: -7 6 Deficit: -3 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 13 10 9 6 4 6 6 4 12 7 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 784,546 46 /100k 5.9 Physician Need 98 74 69 76 55 49 46 33 76 32 47 56 Status Deficit: -52 Deficit: -28 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -30 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -3 Adequate 0 Surplus: 13 Deficit: -30 Surplus: 14 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -10 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 110 82 77 85 61 54 52 37 85 36 53 62 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 14 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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 784,546 5 /100k 0.6 Physician Need 12 Status Deficit: -7 6 Deficit: -1 1 Surplus: 4 4 Surplus: 1 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 13 7 1 4 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 784,546 22 /100k 2.8 Physician Need 27 27 26 24 26 18 23 Status Deficit: -5 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -1 20 Surplus: 2 15 Surplus: 7 22 Adequate 0 23 Deficit: -1 2015 Projected Population 876,249 Physician Need 31 31 29 27 29 20 25 23 17 25 25 Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008 Page 15 1 SCSA Physician Standard Report Included Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield 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. Christain, and E. Fernandez. 1997. Downsizing the Physician Workforce. Public Health Reports. May/June 112:231-239. (2) Graduate Medical Education National Advisory Committee Summary Report. 1981. Pub. No. (HRA) 81-651. Washington: Government Printing Office. (3) American Medical Association. 1996. Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US: 1995/1996. Chicago. (4) American Osteopathic Association. 1993. 1994 Yearbook and Directory of Osteopathic Physicians. Chicago. (5) Hart, L., E. Wagner, J. Parzada, A.Nelson, and R.Rosenblah. 1997. Physician Staffing Ratios in Staff- Model HMO's: A Cautionary Tale, Health Affairs 16, 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.