- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
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- Georgia physician workforce: SCSA reports ... 5 SCSA physician standard report: included counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton.
- Title:
- Georgia Physician Workforce SCSA reports - 2008: 5 SCSA physician standard report
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health. Georgia Board for Physician Workforce
- Date of Original:
- 2010
- Subject:
- Medicine--Specialties and specialists--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Physicians--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Médecins--Géorgie (État)--Statistiques--Périodiques.
Georgia Government Documents--Serial - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- 2008; title from PDF running title (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed August 1, 2024).
2008 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed August 1, 2024). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C910 .S1 S34 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bs34-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc910-b-ps1-bs34-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
Page 1
5 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
3
/100k 0.6
Physician Need 7 8 7 4 9 6 6
Status Deficit: -4 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -3
7
Deficit: -4
9
Deficit: -6
7
Deficit: -4
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 8 9 8 5 10 7 6
7
10 7
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
518,565
26
/100k 5.0
Physician Need 73 50 47 46 31 20 47
Status Deficit: -47 Deficit: -24 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -20 Deficit: -5 Surplus: 6 Deficit: -21
36
Deficit: -10
39
Deficit: -13
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 81 56 52 51 34 22 52
40
44
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
19
/100k 3.7
Physician Need 39 28 26 16 16 9 15
Status Deficit: -20 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -7 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 4
19
Adequate 0
13
Surplus: 6
22
Deficit: -3
18
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 43 31 29 18 17 10 17
21 15 24 20
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
518,565
15
/100k 2.9
Physician Need 19 15 13 15 13 12 13 8 7 11 16 12
Status Deficit: -4 Adequate 0 Surplus: 2 Adequate 0 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 4 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 3
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 21 16 15 16 14 14 15 9 8 12 18 14
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
Page 3
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
57
/100k 11.0
Physician Need 54 29 27 28 35 27
Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 30
14
Surplus: 43
64
Deficit: -7
32
Surplus: 25
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 60 32 30 31 39 31
16
71 36
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
518,565
1
/100k 0.2
Physician Need 9 6 5 4 5 6
Status Deficit: -8 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -5
3
Deficit: -2
5
Deficit: -4
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 10 6 6 5 5 6
3
5
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
Page 4
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
121
/100k 23.3
Physician Need 163 236 221 131 87 57
Status Deficit: -42 Deficit: -115 Deficit: -100 Deficit: -10 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 64
48
Surplus: 73
84
Surplus: 37
117
Surplus: 4
122
Deficit: -1
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 181 262 245 145 96 63
53
93 130 136
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
518,565
7
/100k 1.3
Physician Need 22
16
Status Deficit: -15 Deficit: -9
17
Deficit: -10
9
Deficit: -2
9
Deficit: -2
7
Adequate 0
18
Deficit: -11
12
Deficit: -5
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 24 18
18 10 10
7
20 14
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
Page 5
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
112
/100k 21.6
Physician Need 275 111 104 149 146 157
Status Deficit: -163 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 8 Deficit: -37 Deficit: -34 Deficit: -45
87
Surplus: 25
59
Surplus: 53
99
Surplus: 13
114
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 306 123 115 166 162 174
96
65 109 127
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
518,565
9
/100k 1.7
Physician Need 13 7 7 6 4 4 5
Status Deficit: -4 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4
4
Surplus: 5
5
Surplus: 4
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 15 8 7 6 5 4 5
4 6
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
7
/100k 1.3
Physician Need 10
6
5
6
7
Status Deficit: -3 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 1 Adequate 0
2
Surplus: 5
4
Surplus: 3
5
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 11 6 6 6 8
2
4
6
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
518,565
12
/100k 2.3
Physician Need 26 12 12 17 7 9 6
Status Deficit: -14 Adequate 0 Adequate 0 Deficit: -5 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 6
11
Surplus: 1
7
Surplus: 5
9
Surplus: 3
10
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 29 14 13 19 7 10 7
12 8 10 11
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
39
/100k 7.5
Physician Need 73 63 59 51 60 60 52 46 44 41 53 53
Status Deficit: -34 Deficit: -24 Deficit: -20 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -21 Deficit: -13 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -14 Deficit: -14
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 81 70 65 57 67 66 58 51 48 46 59 59
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
518,565
17
/100k 3.3
Physician Need 31 31 29 24 12 16 26
Status Deficit: -14 Deficit: -14 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -7 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -9
18
Deficit: -1
17
Adequate 0
24
Deficit: -7
22
Deficit: -5
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 35 34 32 26 14 18 29
20 18 27 24
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
21
/100k 4.0
Physician Need 43 35 33 31 31 22 35 16 31 22 32 29
Status Deficit: -22 Deficit: -14 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -14 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -11 Deficit: -8
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 48 39 37 35 34 24 39 17 34 24 35 32
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
518,565
7
/100k 1.3
Physician Need 18
17
Status Deficit: -11 Deficit: -10
17
Deficit: -10
18
Deficit: -11
12
Deficit: -5
16
Deficit: -9
16
Deficit: -9
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 20 18
18 20 14 17
17
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
11
/100k 2.1
Physician Need 33 10 9 33 17 9
Status Deficit: -22 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 2 Deficit: -22 Deficit: -6 Surplus: 2
21
Deficit: -10
17
Deficit: -6
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 36 11 10 37 19 10
24
18
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
518,565
55
/100k 10.6
Physician Need 129 86 80 64 62 83
Status Deficit: -74 Deficit: -31 Deficit: -25 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -7 Deficit: -28
51
Surplus: 4
39
Surplus: 16
72
Deficit: -17
67
Deficit: -12
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 143 96 89 71 68 92
56
44 80 75
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
7
/100k 1.3
Physician Need
12
Status Deficit: -5
6
Surplus: 1
2
Surplus: 5
2
Surplus: 5
6
Surplus: 1
12
Deficit: -5
12
Deficit: -5
6
Surplus: 1
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 14
6 2
2
6 13 13 7
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
518,565
32
/100k 6.2
Physician Need 71 40 37 80 27 21
Status Deficit: -39 Deficit: -8 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -48 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 11
37
Deficit: -5
20
Surplus: 12
30
Surplus: 2
37
Deficit: -5
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 78 44 41 89 30 24
41 22 33 41
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
8
/100k 1.5
Physician Need 18 10 10 7 7 5 7
Status Deficit: -10 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -2 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 1
7
Surplus: 1
7
Surplus: 1
8
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 20 12 11 8 8 6 8
8
7 9
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
518,565
29
/100k 5.6
Physician Need 59 71 71 40 44 24 40
Status Deficit: -30 Deficit: -42 Deficit: -42 Deficit: -11 Deficit: -15 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -11
41
Deficit: -12
47
Deficit: -18
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 66 78 79 44 49 27 44
46
52
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
2
/100k 0.4
Physician Need 8 6 5 4 2 4 4
Status Deficit: -6 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Adequate 0 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -2
2
Adequate 0
7
Deficit: -5
4
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 9 6 6 4 2 4 4
2
8 5
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
518,565
27
/100k 5.2
Physician Need 65 49 46 50 36 32 31 22 50 21 31 37
Status Deficit: -38 Deficit: -22 Deficit: -19 Deficit: -23 Deficit: -9 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 5 Deficit: -23 Surplus: 6 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -10
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 72 54 51 56 40 36 34 24 56 24 35 41
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
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
518,565
1
/100k 0.2
Physician Need
8
Status Deficit: -7
4
Deficit: -3
1
Adequate 0
3
Deficit: -2
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 9
5 1
3
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
518,565
15
/100k 2.9
Physician Need 18 18 17 16 17 12 15
Status Deficit: -3 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -2 Surplus: 3 Adequate 0
13
Surplus: 2
10
Surplus: 5
15
Adequate 0
15
Adequate 0
2015 Projected
Population 575,484
Physician Need 20 20 19 18 19 13 17
15 11 16 17
Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008
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Included Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
Report created by Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, State of Georgia
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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.