Georgia Physician Workforce SCSA reports - 2008: 6 SCSA physician standard report

Georgia Physician Workforce: SCSA Reports - 2008

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6 SCSA Physician Standard Report
Included Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson

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

463,409

2

/100k 0.4

Physician Need 6 7 6 4 8 6 5

Status Deficit: -4 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3

6

Deficit: -4

8

Deficit: -6

6

Deficit: -4

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 7 7 7 4 8 6 5
6
8 6

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

463,409

40

/100k 8.6

Physician Need 65 45 42 41 27 18 42

Status Deficit: -25 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 22 Deficit: -2

32

Surplus: 8

35

Surplus: 5

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 66 46 43 42 28 18 42
33
36

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Included Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson

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

463,409

35

/100k 7.6

Physician Need 35 25 23 14 14 8 13

Status Adequate 0
Surplus: 10 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 22

17

Surplus: 18

12

Surplus: 23

20

Surplus: 15

16

Surplus: 19

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 35 25 24 15 14 8 14
17 12 20 17

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

463,409

11

/100k 2.4

Physician Need 17 13 12 13 12 11 12 7 6 10 15 11

Status Deficit: -6 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -1 Adequate 0 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -4 Adequate 0

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 17 13 12 13 12 11 12 8 7 10 15 11

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Included Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson

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

463,409

45

/100k 9.7

Physician Need 49 25 24 25 31 25

Status Deficit: -4 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 20

13

Surplus: 32

57

Deficit: -12

29

Surplus: 16

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 50 26 25 25 32 25
13
58 29

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

463,409

5

/100k 1.1

Physician Need 8 5 5 4 4 5

Status Deficit: -3 Adequate 0 Adequate 0 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1 Adequate 0

3

Surplus: 2

4

Surplus: 1

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 8 5 5 4 4 5
3
4

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Included Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson

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

463,409

150

/100k 32.4

Physician Need 146 211 197 117 77 51

Status Surplus: 4
Deficit: -61 Deficit: -47 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 73 Surplus: 99

43

Surplus: 107

75

Surplus: 75

104

Surplus: 46

109

Surplus: 41

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 149 215 201 119 79 52
43
76 106 111

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

463,409

15

/100k 3.2

Physician Need 19
14

Status Deficit: -4 Surplus: 1

15

Adequate 0

8

Surplus: 7

8

Surplus: 7

6

Surplus: 9

16

Deficit: -1

11

Surplus: 4

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 20 15
15 8 8
6
17 11

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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

463,409

8

/100k 1.7

Physician Need 10 3 3 4 6 3 3

Status Deficit: -2 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 5

4

Surplus: 4

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 10 3 3 4 6 3 3
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

463,409

142

/100k 30.6

Physician Need 246 99 93 133 130 140

Status Deficit: -104 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 49 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 2

77

Surplus: 65

52

Surplus: 90

88

Surplus: 54

102

Surplus: 40

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 250 101 94 136 133 143
79
53 90 104

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Included Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson

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

463,409

18

/100k 3.9

Physician Need 12 6 6 5 4 3 4

Status Surplus: 6 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 15 Surplus: 14

3

Surplus: 15

5

Surplus: 13

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 12 7 6 5 4 3 4
3 5

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

463,409

10

/100k 2.2

Physician Need 9
5
5
5
6

Status Surplus: 1 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4

2

Surplus: 8

3

Surplus: 7

5

Surplus: 5

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 9 5 5 5 7
2
3
5

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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

463,409

16

/100k 3.5

Physician Need 23 11 11 15 6 8 6

Status Deficit: -7 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 10

10

Surplus: 6

6

Surplus: 10

8

Surplus: 8

9

Surplus: 7

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 24 11 11 16 6 8 6
10 7 8 9

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

463,409

60

/100k 12.9

Physician Need 65 56 52 46 54 53 46 41 39 37 47 47

Status Deficit: -5 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 23 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 67 57 53 47 55 54 47 42 40 38 48 48

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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

463,409

29

/100k 6.3

Physician Need 28 27 25 21 11 14 23

Status Surplus: 1 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 18 Surplus: 15 Surplus: 6

16

Surplus: 13

15

Surplus: 14

22

Surplus: 7

19

Surplus: 10

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 28 28 26 22 11 15 24
17 15 22 20

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

463,409

42

/100k 9.1

Physician Need 38 32 30 28 27 19 31 14 27 19 28 25

Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 15 Surplus: 23 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 15 Surplus: 23 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 17

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 39 32 30 28 28 20 32 14 28 20 29 26

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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

463,409

16

/100k 3.5

Physician Need 16
15

Status Adequate 0
Surplus: 1

15

Surplus: 1

16

Adequate 0

11

Surplus: 5

14

Surplus: 2

14

Surplus: 2

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 16 15
15 16 11 14
14

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

463,409

19

/100k 4.1

Physician Need 29 9 8 30 15 8

Status Deficit: -10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 11 Deficit: -11 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 11

19

Adequate 0

15

Surplus: 4

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 30 9 8 30 16 8
19
15

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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

463,409

65

/100k 14.0

Physician Need 115 77 72 57 55 74

Status Deficit: -50 Deficit: -12 Deficit: -7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 10 Deficit: -9

45

Surplus: 20

35

Surplus: 30

64

Surplus: 1

60

Surplus: 5

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 117 78 73 58 56 75
46
36 66 61

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

463,409

10

/100k 2.2

Physician Need
11

Status Deficit: -1

5

Surplus: 5

1

Surplus: 9

2

Surplus: 8

5

Surplus: 5

11

Deficit: -1

10

Adequate 0

6

Surplus: 4

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 11
5 1
2
5 11 10 6

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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

463,409

67

/100k 14.5

Physician Need 63 36 33 71 24 19

Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 34
Deficit: -4 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 48

33

Surplus: 34

18

Surplus: 49

27

Surplus: 40

33

Surplus: 34

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 64 36 34 73 25 19
34 18 27 33

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

463,409

16

/100k 3.5

Physician Need 16 9 9 6 6 5 6

Status Adequate 0
Surplus: 7 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 10

6

Surplus: 10

6

Surplus: 10

7

Surplus: 9

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 17 9 9 7 7 5 7
7
6 7

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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

463,409

56

/100k 12.1

Physician Need 53 63 63 36 39 22 36

Status Surplus: 3
Deficit: -7 Deficit: -7 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 20

37

Surplus: 19

42

Surplus: 14

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 54 64 65 36 40 22 36
38
43

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

463,409

4

/100k 0.9

Physician Need 7 5 5 3 2 3 3

Status Deficit: -3 Deficit: -1 Deficit: -1 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 2 Surplus: 1 Surplus: 1

2

Surplus: 2

6

Deficit: -2

4

Adequate 0

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 7 5 5 3 2 3 3
2
6 4

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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

463,409

41

/100k 8.8

Physician Need 58 44 41 45 32 29 27 19 45 19 28 33

Status Deficit: -17 Deficit: -3 Adequate 0 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 22 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 8

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 59 44 42 46 33 29 28 20 46 19 28 33

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

463,409

4

/100k 0.9

Physician Need
7

Status Deficit: -3

4

Adequate 0

0

Surplus: 4

2

Surplus: 2

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 7
4 0
2

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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

463,409

12

/100k 2.6

Physician Need 16 16 15 14 15 11 13

Status Deficit: -4 Deficit: -4 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -3 Surplus: 1 Deficit: -1

12

Adequate 0

9

Surplus: 3

13

Deficit: -1

13

Deficit: -1

2015 Projected
Population 471,697
Physician Need 17 17 16 15 16 11 14
12 9 13 14

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.