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July 30, 2013; 81 (5) Contemporary Issues

The Workforce Task Force Report

Clinical implications for neurology

William D. Freeman, Kenneth A. Vatz, Robert C. Griggs, Timothy Pedley
First published June 19, 2013, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829d8783
William D. Freeman
From the Department of Neurology (W.D.F.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; CommunityHealth (K.A.V.), Chicago, IL; the Department of Neurology (R.C.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; the Department of Neurology (T.P.), New York University School of Medicine; and the Department of Neurology (T.P.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Kenneth A. Vatz
From the Department of Neurology (W.D.F.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; CommunityHealth (K.A.V.), Chicago, IL; the Department of Neurology (R.C.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; the Department of Neurology (T.P.), New York University School of Medicine; and the Department of Neurology (T.P.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Robert C. Griggs
From the Department of Neurology (W.D.F.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; CommunityHealth (K.A.V.), Chicago, IL; the Department of Neurology (R.C.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; the Department of Neurology (T.P.), New York University School of Medicine; and the Department of Neurology (T.P.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Timothy Pedley
From the Department of Neurology (W.D.F.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; CommunityHealth (K.A.V.), Chicago, IL; the Department of Neurology (R.C.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; the Department of Neurology (T.P.), New York University School of Medicine; and the Department of Neurology (T.P.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
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The Workforce Task Force Report
Clinical implications for neurology
William D. Freeman, Kenneth A. Vatz, Robert C. Griggs, Timothy Pedley
Neurology Jul 2013, 81 (5) 479-486; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829d8783

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Abstract

The American Academy of Neurology Workforce Task Force (WFTF) report predicts a future shortfall of neurologists in the United States. The WFTF data also suggest that for most states, the current demand for neurologist services already exceeds the supply, and by 2025 the demand for neurologists will be even higher. This future demand is fueled by the aging of the US population, the higher health care utilization rates of neurologic services, and by a greater number of patients gaining access to the health care system due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Uncertainties in health care delivery and patient access exist due to looming concerns about further Medicare reimbursement cuts. This uncertainty is set against a backdrop of Congressional volatility on a variety of issues, including the repeal of the sustainable growth rate for physician reimbursement. The impact of these US health care changes on the neurology workforce, future increasing demands, reimbursement, and alternative health care delivery models including accountable care organizations, nonphysician providers such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and teleneurology for both stroke and general neurology are discussed. The data lead to the conclusion that neurologists will need to play an even larger role in caring for the aging US population by 2025. We propose solutions to increase the availability of neurologic services in the future and provide other ways of meeting the anticipated increased demand for neurologic care.

GLOSSARY

AAN=
American Academy of Neurology;
ACO=
accountable care organizations;
ED=
emergency department;
GDP=
gross domestic product;
GME=
graduate medical education;
IMG=
international medical graduates;
NRMP=
National Residency Match Program;
PCP=
primary care physician;
PPACA=
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
STEMI=
ST-elevation myocardial infarction;
tPA=
tissue plasminogen activator;
USMG=
US medical graduates;
WFTF=
Workforce Task Force

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  • Received February 27, 2013.
  • Accepted in final form April 16, 2013.
  • © 2013 American Academy of Neurology
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