Table 2.
Demographics: Practice Characteristics, % (SE)
| Medical oncologist (n = 111) | Radiation oncologist (n = 66) | Surgeon (n = 171) | All (n = 348) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice type*** | ||||
| Single-specialty group | 43.8 (4.8) | 60.9 (6.0) | 23.9 (3.2) | 37.2 (2.6) |
| Solo | 25.5 (4.3) | 7.7 (3.3) | 43.1 (3.8) | 30.9 (2.5) |
| Group model HMO | 15.0 (3.7) | 11.9 (4.0) | 17.2 (2.8) | 15.5 (2.0) |
| Multi-specialty group | 4.5 (2.0) | 10.5 (3.8) | 9.5 (2.3) | 7.8 (1.4) |
| University-based | 9.6 (2.8) | 9.1 (3.5) | 5.2 (1.7) | 7.5 (1.4) |
| Other | 1.6 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1.1 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.6) |
| Practice best described as*** | ||||
| Office-based | 91.5 (2.6) | 61.9 (6.0) | 57.2 (3.8) | 70.6 (2.4) |
| Hospital-based | 6.7 (2.3) | 33.7 (5.8) | 31.9 (3.6) | 22.9 (2.2) |
| Both | 1.8 (1.3) | 3.0 (2.1) | 7.9 (2.0) | 4.9 (1.1) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 1.5 (1.5) | 3.0 (1.3) | 1.7 (0.7) |
| Practice ownership*** | ||||
| One or more physicians, or a physician-owned corporation | 74.5 (4.4) | 56.2 (6.1) | 73.1 (3.4) | 70.9 (2.5) |
| HMO, health plan, or insurance company | 14.3 (3.7) | 13.4 (4.2) | 18.0 (2.9) | 15.9 (2.0) |
| Hospital | 0.9 (0.9) | 16.7 (4.6) | 4.0 (1.5) | 4.9 (1.1) |
| Medical school/university | 6.2 (2.3) | 6.0 (2.9) | 1.8 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.1) |
| County government | 3.4 (1.7) | 1.6 (1.6) | 1.2 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) |
| Some other type of owner | 0.9 (0.9) | 4.7 (2.7) | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.0 (0.7) |
| Don’t know | 0 (0.0) | 1.5 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.2) |
| Practice size | ||||
| 1 | 22.4 (4.1) | 7.8 (3.3) | 37.6 (3.7) | 27.2 (2.5) |
| 2–5 | 43.3 (4.8) | 47.2 (6.2) | 24.4 (3.3) | 35.0 (2.6) |
| 6–15 | 18.7 (3.6) | 19.8 (4.9) | 10.1 (2.3) | 14.8 (1.9) |
| 16–49 | 0.9 (0.9) | 20.8 (5.0) | 4.1 (1.5) | 5.6 (1.2) |
| 50–99 | 1.6 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.0 (0.7) |
| 100+ | 13.2 (3.6) | 4.5 (2.5) | 21.0 (3.1) | 15.5 (2.0) |
***
Chi-squared test: p < 0.001.