Title

The Distribution Of Physicians Workforce In Louisiana: Results From A Cross-Sectional Study.

Abstract

For the past two decades, Louisiana's population health rankings as reported by the United Health Foundation have been among the lowest in the nation. In addition, the 2009 Commonwealth State Scorecards Report ranked the Louisiana health system performance, in terms of health outcomes, among the poorest in the nation. One reason for this disparity could be attributed to shortages of physicians and other healthcare resources in the state. These shortages were exacerbated by the damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 to hospitals and physicians' practices in New Orleans and throughout the state. This descriptive cross-sectional study focused on the geographical dimension of access and on one of its critical determinants: the availability of physicians. The objective behind this study was to offer a better understanding of the determinants of geographical imbalances in the distribution of physicians in the state of Louisiana. This study is part one of a three-part series that examines the association between total physician supply, primary care, and specialty care supply on mortality amenable to healthcare (MAHC).

Publication Date

11-1-2011

Publication Title

The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society

Volume

163

Issue

6

Number of Pages

320-324

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84857963545 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84857963545

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