Projecting physician requirements in a two-county region in Ohio.
A methodology for projecting physician requirements in a geographical region is presented. The procedure incorporates variables defining physician workloads, rates of retirement and estimated population changes to determine the future needs for health care practitioners. A case study using data from a two-county region of northeastern Ohio is included to illustrate the applicability of the projection methodology.
D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D011153:Population; D012179:Retirement; D013223:Statistics as Topic