MEMORIAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE â Short Form [MSAS-SF] I. INSTRUCTIONS: Below is a list of symptoms. If you had the symptom DURING THE PAST. WEEK, please check Yes. If you did have the symptom, please check the box that tells us. how much the symptom DISTRESSED or BOTHERED you. Check all the symptoms you.
In 2015 there were 1,519,461 Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia, which is 15 percent of its total population. Nationwide, about 17 percent of the US population is enrolled in Medicare. The states with the highest percentage of beneficiaries are West Virginia and Maine with about 23 percent each.
Georgia is facing a serious physician shortage, and APRNs have the training and expertise to fill. the gaps in our healthcare system, particularly in primary care. Georgia currently ranks 49th in. the number of primary care doctors per capita, down from 44th in 2007. Over 80% of Georgiaâs. counties contain substantial populations without a consistent source for primary care. Additionally, there are 63 counties without a single pediatrician, 79 without an O/GYN, and 78.