Table 1:
Characteristics of Psychiatrist Practices (NAMCS)
| Psychiatrists Accepting New Patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (N=440) | Does not accept private insurance (N=141) | Accepts private insurance (N=299) | p-value for test of group difference | |
| Practice characteristics (2011–2014) | ||||
| Region (%) | 0.113 | |||
| Northeast | 27 | 35 | 25 | |
| Midwest | 17 | 10 | 19 | |
| South | 28 | 26 | 32 | |
| West | 28 | 29 | 24 | |
| Practice is in Metropolitan Statistical Area (%) | 98 | 99 | 97 | 0.042 |
| Solo Practice (%) | 64 | 75 | 63 | 0.037 |
| Evening and/or Weekend Availability (%) | 39 | 47 | 36 | 0.113 |
| Accepting Medicare Patients (%) | 63 | 39 | 75 | <.001 |
| Accepting Medicaid Patients (%) | 46 | 31 | 52 | 0.001 |
| Electronic health record capabilities (2013–2014) | ||||
| Practice Submits Claims Electronically (%) | 68 | 46 | 77 | 0.001 |
| Practice Meets HHS Meaningful Use Criteria (%) | 90 | 88 | 90 | 0.761 |
| Practice Uses Clinical Notes Recording (%) | 57 | 44 | 62 | 0.046 |
| Practice Uses Secure Messaging Exchanges with Patients (%) |
17 | 8 | 19 | 0.050 |
*
Survey-weighted percentages are based on the sample that was surveyed, which was limited to psychiatrists who reported accepting new patients. P-value compares psychiatrists not accepting new patients with non-capitated private insurance to psychiatrists accepting new patients with non-capitated private insurance. Physician characteristics are weighted with the NAMCS physician weight. Electronic health record capabilities include data from 2013–2014 because some measures were not included in 2011 and 2012 surveys.