Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Professionals The People in Health Care
Lecture:Introduction and Physicians
Non-clinical IT/Informatics Roles for Clinicians
Effects of Changing Care Models on Clinicians
Slide content:Physicians in 2025 Physician demand will grow faster than supply By 2025, physician demands are projected to exceed supply by a range of 46,000 to 90,000 A shortfall of between 12,500 and 31,100 primary care physicians A shortfall of between 28,200 and 63,700 nonprimary care physicians Association of American Medical Colleges, n.d. 19
Slide notes:In March 2015, IHS Incorporated, an economic modeling and forecasting firm, released a study, The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections from 2013 to 2025, which was prepared for the Association of American Medical Colleges. The findings showed that by 2025, the physician shortage is projected to range from 46,000 to 90,000 doctors. The study examined several scenarios likely to occur in the next decadeamong them, increased use of advanced practice nurses, greater use of alternative settings such as retail clinics, and delayed physician retirementand determined that the physician shortage will nonetheless persist. 19