Table 1.
Demographic and physician site characteristics
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Specialty |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CardiologyN = 81 | DermatologyN = 40 | Endocrinology N = 81 |
GastroenterologyN = 40 | OncologyN = 40 | PsychiatryN = 81 | RheumatologyN = 41 | ||
| Age (mean±SD) | 52.3 ± 9.15 | 47.4 ± 9.09 | 48.1 ± 9.39 | 52.5 ± 8.74 | 47.2 ± 8.58 | 49.9 ± 9.49 | 49.2 ± 10.36 | |
| Sex | Female | 17.3% | 42.5% | 43.2% | 12.5% | 22.5% | 40.7% | 39.0% |
| Male | 80.2% | 55.0% | 54.3% | 85.0% | 75.0% | 55.6% | 61.0% | |
| Not reported | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 0.0% | |
| Practice Setting | Academic/teaching hospital | 35.8% | 5.0% | 27.2% | 20.0% | 47.5% | 17.3% | 39.0% |
| Outpatient centers (hospital affiliated) | 18.5% | 15.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 37.0% | 17.1% | |
| Community hospital | 45.7% | 2.5% | 13.6% | 37.5% | 22.5% | 16.0% | 12.2% | |
| Private practice | 44.4% | 82.5% | 65.4% | 57.5% | 35.0% | 44.4% | 51.2% | |
| Ambulatory surgical center | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% | |
| Characteristics of Private Practice | Solo practice | 30.6% | 18.2% | 9.4% | 26.1% | 14.3% | 50.0% | 42.9% |
| Partnership (2 physicians) | 8.3% | 21.2% | 17.0% | 4.3% | 14.3% | 2.8% | 9.5% | |
| Same-specialty group practice (≥3 physicians) | 44.4% | 42.4% | 24.5% | 47.8% | 57.1% | 38.9% | 33.3% | |
| Multi-specialty group practice (≥3physicians) | 16.7% | 18.2% | 49.1% | 21.7% | 14.3% | 8.3% | 14.3% | |
| Proportion of Time Covered by | ||||||||
| Medicaid | <25% | 85.3% | 90.0% | 75.6% | 67.5% | 73.5% | 48.6% | 75.0% |
| 25 to 49% | 12.0% | 7.5% | 15.4% | 32.5% | 23.5% | 28.4% | 19.4% | |
| 50 to 74% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 10.8% | 5.6% | |
| ≥75% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.2% | 0.0% | |
| Medicare/Medicare Advantage | <25% | 10.7% | 37.5% | 28.2% | 37.5% | 23.5% | 68.9% | 22.2% |
| 25 to 49% | 36.0% | 52.5% | 59.0% | 55.0% | 52.9% | 24.3% | 72.2% | |
| 50 to 74% | 41.3% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 7.5% | 23.5% | 6.8% | 5.6% | |
| ≥75% | 12.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Commercial | <25% | 18.7% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 0.0% | 11.8% | 20.3% | 8.3% |
| 25 to 49% | 56.0% | 20.0% | 33.3% | 42.5% | 38.2% | 33.8% | 41.7% | |
| 50 to 74% | 22.7% | 55.0% | 44.9% | 47.5% | 47.1% | 24.3% | 44.4% | |
| ≥75% | 2.7% | 22.5% | 12.8% | 10.0% | 2.9% | 21.6% | 5.6% | |
| Uninsured/unable to pay | <25% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | 97.2% |
| 25 to 49% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 2.8% | |
| 50 to 74% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0.0% | |
| ≥75% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Not reported | 8.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 17.6% | 9.5% | 13.9% | |
| Reimbursement Mechanisms | Fee for service | 42.0% | 65.0% | 43.2% | 50.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% | 31.7% |
| Value-based payment arrangements | 23.5% | 32.5% | 29.6% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 8.6% | 43.9% | |
| Salary | 58.0% | 25.0% | 55.6% | 50.0% | 57.5% | 63.0% | 51.2% | |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | |
| Census Region | Northeast | 23.5% | 25.0% | 34.6% | 17.5% | 32.5% | 23.5% | 34.1% |
| Midwest | 23.5% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 20.0% | 32.5% | 23.5% | 17.1% | |
| South | 33.3% | 45.0% | 28.4% | 27.5% | 15.0% | 35.8% | 34.1% | |
| West | 19.8% | 10.0% | 13.6% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 17.3% | 14.6% | |
| Years of Practice | < 10 years | 14.8% | 40.0% | 28.4% | 15.0% | 22.5% | 22.2% | 31.7% |
| 10 to 19 years | 39.5% | 27.5% | 38.3% | 25.0% | 47.5% | 40.7% | 39.0% | |
| ≥20 years | 45.7% | 32.5% | 33.3% | 60.0% | 30.0% | 37.0% | 29.3% | |
| Proportion of Time Providing Direct Patient Care | 10 to 24% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 25 to 49% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50 to 74% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 6.2% | 0.0% | |
| ≥75% | 98.8% | 97.5% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 90.0% | 93.8% | 100.0% | |