A look at the gynecologic oncologist workforce - Are we meeting patient demand?

被引:21
作者
Ackroyd, Sarah A. [1 ]
Shih, Ya-Chen Tina [2 ]
Kim, Bumyang [2 ]
Lee, Nita K. [1 ]
Halpern, Michael T. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago Med, Sect Gynecol Oncol, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC2050, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Sect Canc Econ & Policy, Dept Hlth Serv Res, 1400 Pressler St,Unit 1444, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] NCI, Healthcare Delivery Res Program, Div Canc Control & Populat Sci, 9609 Med Ctr Dr, Rockville, MD 20892 USA
关键词
Gynecologic oncologist workforce; Geographic disparities; Cancer care delivery; CANCER CARE; OVARIAN-CANCER; ACCESS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.08.013
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Objective. to examine the geographic distribution of gynecologic oncologists (GO) and assess if the GO workforce is meeting the demand for oncology services for patients with gynecologic cancers. Methods. We identified GO by National Provider Identifiers (NPI) and calculated county-level density of GO. County-level gynecologic cancer rates were derived from the U.S. Cancer Statistics to represent demand for GO services. A spatial data plot compared GO workforce to gynecologic cancer service demand. U.S. census county-level demographic information was collected and compared. Results. In 2019,1527 GO had a registered NPI. Of 3142 counties in the US, 2864 (91.2%) counties had no GO in their local county and 1943 (61.8%) counties had no GO in local or adjacent (neighboring) counties. As the gynecologic cancer rate increases (described in quintiles) in counties, there are fewer counties without a GO or adjacent GO. However, county-level GO density (number of GO per 100,000 women) did not significantly increase as the county-level incidence of gynecologic cancer increased (r = -0.12, p = 0.06)... Women living in counties with the highest gynecologic cancer rates and without access to a GO were more likely to reside in a rural area where residents had a lower median income and were predominately of White race.. Conclusion. There are a significant number of counties in the U.S. without a GO. As county-level gynecologic cancer incidence increased, the proportion of counties without a GO decreased; GO density did not increase with increasing cancer rates. Rural counties with high gynecologic incidence rates are underserved by GO. This information can inform initiatives to improve outreach and collaboration to better meet the needs of patients in different geographic areas. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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