Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Characteristics | Overall (n=212,933) |
Medical specialties (n=128,678) |
Allied health providers (n=11,724) |
Surgical specialties (n=72,531) |
P valuea | |
| Region, n (%) | .02 | |||||
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Northeast | 45,616 (21.42) | 27,385 (21.28) | 2654 (22.64) | 15,577 (21.48) |
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Midwest | 44,069 (20.70) | 26,629 (20.69) | 2389 (20.38) | 15,051 (20.75) |
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South | 80,751 (37.92) | 48,779 (37.91) | 4380 (37.36) | 27,592 (38.04) |
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West | 41,197 (19.35) | 25,121 (19.52) | 2234 (19.05) | 13,842 (19.08) |
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Not available | 1300 (0.61) | 764 (0.59) | 67 (0.57) | 469 (0.65) |
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| Division, n (%) |
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<.001 | |
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New England | 12,345 (5.80) | 7517 (5.84) | 615 (5.25) | 4213 (5.81) |
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Mid-Atlantic | 33,271 (15.63) | 19,868 (15.40) | 2039 (17.39) | 11,364 (15.67) |
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East North Central | 32,797 (15.40) | 20,058 (15.59) | 1728 (14.74) | 11,011 (15.18) |
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West North Central | 11,272 ( 5.29) | 6571 (5.11) | 661 (5.64) | 4040 (5.57) |
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South Atlantic | 45,537 (21.39) | 27,829 (21.63) | 2570 (21.92) | 15,138 (20.87) |
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East South Atlantic | 11,840 (5.56) | 7008 (5.45) | 575 (4.90) | 4257 (5.87) |
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West South Central | 23,374 (10.98) | 13,942 (10.83) | 1235 (10.53) | 8197 (11.30) |
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Mountain | 15,012 (7.05) | 8816 (6.85) | 1043 (8.90) | 5153 (7.10) |
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Pacific | 26,185 (12.30) | 16,305 (12.67) | 1191 (10.16) | 8689 (11.98) |
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Not available | 1300 (0.61) | 764 (0.59) | 67 (0.57) | 469 (0.65) |
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| Sex, n (%) |
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<.001 | |
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Female | 56,377 (26.48) | 38,293 (29.76) | 2592 (22.11) | 15,492 (21.36) |
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Male | 156,556 (73.52) | 90,385 (70.24) | 9132 (77.89) | 57,039 (78.64) |
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| Graduation year, n (%) | <.001 | |||||
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1945-1954 | 57 (0.02) | 47 (0.04) | 2 (0.02) | 8 (0.01) |
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1955-1964 | 1579 (0.74) | 1025 (0.80) | 18 (0.15) | 536 (0.74) |
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1965-1974 | 13,475 (6.33) | 8360 (6.50) | 314 (2.68) | 4801 (6.62) |
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1975-1984 | 47,738 (22.42) | 29,744 (23.12) | 2124 (18.12) | 15,870 (21.88) |
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1985-1994 | 64,498 (30.29) | 39,094 (30.38) | 3128 (26.68) | 22,276 (30.71) |
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1995-2004 | 61,338 (28.81) | 36,279 (28.19) | 3855 (32.88) | 21,204 (29.23) |
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2005-2014 | 20,349 (9.56) | 11,665 (9.07) | 2215 (18.89) | 6469 (8.92) |
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2015-2016 | 61 (0.03) | 11 (0.01) | 40 (0.34) | 10 (0.01) |
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Not available | 3838 (1.80) | 2453 (1.91) | 28 (0.24) | 1357 (1.87) |
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| Physician performance metrics, median (IQRb) | ||||||
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Overall patient satisfaction | 4.10 (3.40-4.60) | 4.00 (3.30-4.50) | 4.50 (4.00-5.00) | 4.20 (3.60-4.60) | <.001 |
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Level of trust in provider’s decisions | 4.20 (3.60-4.60) | 4.10 (3.50-4.60) | 4.60 (4.10-5.00) | 4.30 (3.70-4.70) | <.001 |
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How well provider explains medical condition(s) | 4.20 (3.60-4.60) | 4.10 (3.50-4.60) | 4.60 (4.10-5.00) | 4.30 (3.70-4.70) | <.001 |
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How well provider listens and answers questions | 4.20 (3.60-4.60) | 4.10 (3.50-4.60) | 4.60 (4.10-5.00) | 4.20 (3.70-4.60) | <.001 |
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Spends appropriate amount of time with patients | 4.20 (3.60-4.60) | 4.10 (3.50-4.60) | 4.60 (4.10-5.00) | 4.20 (3.70-4.60) | <.001 |
| Office and staff performance metrics, median (IQR) | ||||||
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Ease of scheduling urgent appointments | 4.20 (3.60-4.60) | 4.00 (3.50-4.50) | 4.60 (4.20-4.90) | 4.30 (3.80-4.60) | <.001 |
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Office environment, cleanliness, comfort | 4.30 (3.90-4.70) | 4.30 (3.80-4.60) | 4.60 (4.20-4.90) | 4.40 (4.00-4.70) | <.001 |
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Staff friendliness and courteousness | 4.20 (3.70-4.60) | 4.10 (3.60-4.50) | 4.60 (4.20-4.90) | 4.30 (3.90-4.70) | <.001 |
| Total wait time (waiting and exam rooms; minutes), n (%) | <.001 | |||||
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<10 | 31,177 (14.64) | 17,412 (13.53) | 5826 (49.69) | 7939 (10.95) |
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10-15 | 113,517 (53.31) | 69,132 (53.72) | 4676 (39.88) | 39,709 (54.75) |
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16-30 | 54,412 (25.55) | 32,548 (25.29) | 1057 (9.02) | 20,807 (28.69) |
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31-45 | 12,907 (6.06) | 8836 (6.87) | 156 (1.33) | 3915 (5.40) |
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>45 | 908 (0.43) | 740 (0.58) | 8 (0.07) | 160 (0.22) |
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aP value calculated by Pearson chi-square test.
bIQR: interquartile range.