Physician Supply and Surgical Demand Forecasting: A Regional Manpower Study

A. Reisman, B. V. Dean, A. O. Esogbue, V. Aggarwal, V. Kaujalgi, P. Lewy and J. S. Gravenstein
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A. Reisman: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
B. V. Dean: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
A. O. Esogbue: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
V. Aggarwal: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
V. Kaujalgi: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
P. Lewy: Balliol College, Oxford, England
J. S. Gravenstein: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Management Science, 1973, vol. 19, issue 12, 1345-1354

Abstract: This paper discusses the methods and the results of a forecast for the demand for operative and obstetrical procedures and the supply of anesthesiologists in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The techniques and results of a ten-year forecast for the demand for and supply of anesthesiologists and auxiliary personnel in greater Cleveland are discussed. Several regression models were used to forecast supply based on population, number of physicians, and the income per capita. The demand models were based on population, age and sex distribution projections, and historical data regarding operative and obstetrical procedures. The results of these "objective" models were then compared to forecasts under uncertainty generated by a panel of experts using the Delphi Method. Alternative states of health care delivery were investigated and implications for future anesthesiologist manpower requirements detailed.

Date: 1973
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