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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
427,600
16
/100k 3.7
Physician Need 6 6 6 3 7 5 5
Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 11
6
Surplus: 10
7
Surplus: 9
6
Surplus: 10
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 6 7 6 3 7 5 5
6
7 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
427,600
82
/100k 19.2
Physician Need 60 41 39 38 25 17 38
Status Surplus: 22 Surplus: 41 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 57 Surplus: 65 Surplus: 44
30
Surplus: 52
32
Surplus: 50
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 61 42 39 39 26 17 39
30
33
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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
427,600
63
/100k 14.7
Physician Need 32 23 21 13 13 8 12
Status Surplus: 31 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 50 Surplus: 55 Surplus: 51
15
Surplus: 48
11
Surplus: 52
18
Surplus: 45
15
Surplus: 48
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 33 23 22 13 13 8 13
16 11 18 15
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
427,600
20
/100k 4.7
Physician Need 16 12 11 12 11 10 11 7 6 9 13 10
Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 10
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 16 12 11 12 11 10 11 7 6 9 14 10
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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
427,600
85
/100k 19.9
Physician Need 45 24 22 23 29 23
Status Surplus: 40 Surplus: 61 Surplus: 63 Surplus: 62 Surplus: 56 Surplus: 62
12
Surplus: 73
53
Surplus: 32
27
Surplus: 58
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 46 24 23 23 29 23
12
54 27
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
427,600
12
/100k 2.8
Physician Need 8 5 4 3 4 5
Status Surplus: 4 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 7
3
Surplus: 9
4
Surplus: 8
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 8 5 4 3 4 5
3
4
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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
427,600
178
/100k 41.6
Physician Need 135 195 182 108 71 47
Status Surplus: 43
Deficit: -17 Deficit: -4 Surplus: 70 Surplus: 107 Surplus: 131
39
Surplus: 139
69
Surplus: 109
96
Surplus: 82
101
Surplus: 77
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 137 198 185 109 72 48
40
70 98 102
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
427,600
28
/100k 6.5
Physician Need 18
13
Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 15
14
Surplus: 14
7
Surplus: 21
7
Surplus: 21
6
Surplus: 22
15
Surplus: 13
10
Surplus: 18
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 18 13
14 7 7
6
15 10
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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
427,600
5
/100k 1.2
Physician Need 15 11 10 15 10 8 7 11 5
Status Deficit: -10 Deficit: -6 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -10 Deficit: -5 Deficit: -3 Deficit: -2 Deficit: -6 Adequate 0
5
Adequate 0
9
Deficit: -4
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 11 10 16 10 8 7 11 5
5 9
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
427,600
16
/100k 3.7
Physician Need 9 3 3 4 5 3 3
Status Surplus: 7 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 11 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 13
3
Surplus: 13
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 10 3 3 4 5 3 3
3
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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
427,600
157
/100k 36.7
Physician Need 227 92 86 123 120 130
Status Deficit: -70 Surplus: 65 Surplus: 71 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 37 Surplus: 27
71
Surplus: 86
48
Surplus: 109
81
Surplus: 76
94
Surplus: 63
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 230 93 87 125 122 131
72
49 82 95
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
427,600
32
/100k 7.5
Physician Need 11 6 6 5 3 3 4
Status Surplus: 21 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 28
3
Surplus: 29
4
Surplus: 28
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 11 6 6 5 3 3 4
3 4
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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
427,600
17
/100k 4.0
Physician Need 8
5
4
5
6
Status Surplus: 9 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 13 Surplus: 12 Surplus: 11
2
Surplus: 15
3
Surplus: 14
4
Surplus: 13
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 8 5 4 5 6
2
3
4
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
427,600
40
/100k 9.4
Physician Need 21 10 10 14 6 7 5
Status Surplus: 19 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35
9
Surplus: 31
6
Surplus: 34
8
Surplus: 32
8
Surplus: 32
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 22 10 10 14 6 7 5
9 6 8 8
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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
427,600
69
/100k 16.1
Physician Need 60 52 48 42 50 49 43 38 36 34 43 44
Status Surplus: 9 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 27 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 26 Surplus: 25
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 61 52 49 43 50 50 43 38 36 35 44 44
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
427,600
34
/100k 8.0
Physician Need 26 25 24 20 10 13 21
Status Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 24 Surplus: 21 Surplus: 13
15
Surplus: 19
14
Surplus: 20
20
Surplus: 14
18
Surplus: 16
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 26 26 24 20 10 13 22
15 14 20 18
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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
427,600
58
/100k 13.6
Physician Need 35 29 27 26 25 18 29 13 25 18 26 24
Status Surplus: 23 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 32 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 45 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 40 Surplus: 32 Surplus: 34
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 36 29 28 26 26 18 29 13 26 18 27 24
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
427,600
25
/100k 5.8
Physician Need 15
14
Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 11
14
Surplus: 11
15
Surplus: 10
10
Surplus: 15
13
Surplus: 12
13
Surplus: 12
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 14
14 15 10 13
13
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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
427,600
37
/100k 8.7
Physician Need 27 8 8 27 14 8
Status Surplus: 10 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 29 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 23 Surplus: 29
18
Surplus: 19
14
Surplus: 23
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 27 8 8 28 14 8
18
14
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
427,600
109
/100k 25.5
Physician Need 106 71 66 53 51 68
Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 38 Surplus: 43 Surplus: 56 Surplus: 58 Surplus: 41
42
Surplus: 67
32
Surplus: 77
59
Surplus: 50
56
Surplus: 53
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 108 72 67 54 52 69
42
33 60 56
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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
427,600
17
/100k 4.0
Physician Need
10
Status Surplus: 7
5
Surplus: 12
1
Surplus: 16
2
Surplus: 15
5
Surplus: 12
10
Surplus: 7
9
Surplus: 8
5
Surplus: 12
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 10
5 1
2
5 10 10 5
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
427,600
80
/100k 18.7
Physician Need 58 33 31 66 22 18
Status Surplus: 22 Surplus: 47 Surplus: 49 Surplus: 14 Surplus: 58 Surplus: 62
31
Surplus: 49
17
Surplus: 63
25
Surplus: 55
30
Surplus: 50
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 59 33 31 67 23 18
31 17 25 31
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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
427,600
26
/100k 6.1
Physician Need 15 9 8 6 6 4 6
Status Surplus: 11 Surplus: 17 Surplus: 18 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 20
6
Surplus: 20
6
Surplus: 20
6
Surplus: 20
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 9 8 6 6 4 6
6
6 7
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
427,600
64
/100k 15.0
Physician Need 49 58 59 33 36 20 33
Status Surplus: 15 Surplus: 6 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 31 Surplus: 28 Surplus: 44 Surplus: 31
34
Surplus: 30
39
Surplus: 25
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 49 59 59 33 37 20 33
35
39
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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
427,600
12
/100k 2.8
Physician Need 6 5 4 3 2 3 3
Status Surplus: 6 Surplus: 7 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 10 Surplus: 9 Surplus: 9
2
Surplus: 10
6
Surplus: 6
3
Surplus: 9
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 7 5 4 3 2 3 3
2
6 3
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
427,600
60
/100k 14.0
Physician Need 53 40 38 41 30 27 25 18 41 18 26 30
Status Surplus: 7 Surplus: 20 Surplus: 22 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 30 Surplus: 33 Surplus: 35 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 19 Surplus: 42 Surplus: 34 Surplus: 30
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 54 41 38 42 30 27 26 18 42 18 26 31
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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
427,600
4
/100k 0.9
Physician Need
6
Status Deficit: -2
3
Surplus: 1
0
Surplus: 4
2
Surplus: 2
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 7
3 0
2
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
427,600
18
/100k 4.2
Physician Need 15 15 14 13 14 10 12
Status Surplus: 3 Surplus: 3 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 5 Surplus: 4 Surplus: 8 Surplus: 6
11
Surplus: 7
8
Surplus: 10
12
Surplus: 6
12
Surplus: 6
2015 Projected
Population 433,462
Physician Need 15 15 14 13 14 10 13
11 8 12 13
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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.