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- Table 1.
Provision of Primary Care Services by Personal, Educational, and Medical Practice Characteristics of Colorado Specialist Physicians
Specialists Who Provide Primary Care Percentage of Time in Direct Patient Care Spent Providing Primary Care N % % SE Race/Ethnicity White, not Hispanic (n = 2414) 1128 46.7 28.1 0.8 Black, not Hispanic (n = 35) 16 45.7 33.1 7.2 Asian (n = 113) 52 46.0 28.7 3.8 Hispanic (n = 44) 24 54.5 31.8 6.1 Other (n = 28) 11 39.3 21.2 6.8 Gender ** ** Male (n = 2076) 932 44.9 26.8 0.9 Female (n = 505) 265 52.5 31.9 1.7 Age ** Under 35 (n = 129) 74 57.4 30.4 3.2 35–44 (n = 896) 391 43.6 24.3 1.2 45–54 (n = 992) 453 45.7 28.1 1.3 55–64 (n = 546) 260 47.6 30.8 1.8 65+ (n = 108) 63 58.3 41.4 4.3 Degree * ** MD (n = 2596) 1193 46.0 27.4 0.8 DO (n = 114) 66 57.9 41.5 4.2 Board-Certified in Primary Specialty ** ** Yes (n = 2453) 1112 45.3 26.9 0.8 No (n = 292) 164 56.2 37.0 2.5 Board-Certified in Secondary Specialty * Yes (n = 404) 208 51.5 24.8 1.9 No (n = 2341) 1068 45.6 28.5 0.9 Primary Practice Location * Rural (non-MSA) county (n = 261) 134 51.3 33.0 2.6 Urban (MSA) county (n = 2480) 1068 45.6 27.4 0.8 Moved Practice Location in Last 2 Years Yes (n = 412) 192 46.6 27.2 1.9 No (n = 2215) 1030 46.5 28.2 0.8 Practice Type Solo (n = 617) 281 45.5 30.2 1.6 Partnership/group (n = 1684) 803 47.7 28.3 1.0 State salary/contract (n = 129) 57 44.2 25.8 3.5 Municipal salary/contract (n = 81) 36 44.4 26.7 4.4 Other contract (n = 197) 93 47.2 28.1 2.8 Medical school (n = 108) 41 38.0 15.3 2.7 Practice Facility Clinic/treatment center (n = 1834) 889 48.5 27.4 0.9 Hospital (n = 1929) 903 46.8 26.4 0.9 Nursing home (n = 62) 36 58.1 38.1 5.5 Teaching institution (n = 312) 144 46.2 23.3 2.0 Hours Direct Patient Care Per Week ** ** Under 35 (n = 512) 288 56.3 42.4 2.0 35–39 (n = 309) 161 52.1 36.3 2.4 40–44 (n = 342) 157 45.9 28.9 2.2 45–49 (n = 419) 190 45.3 26.1 1.9 50–54 (n = 357) 162 45.4 23.5 1.9 55–59 (n = 248) 102 41.1 20.2 2.1 60+ (n = 558) 216 38.7 17.2 1.3 Accepting New Patients ** Yes (n = 2159) 992 45.9 26.7 0.8 No (n = 586) 284 48.5 32.6 1.7 Accepting New Medicaid Patients * ** Yes (n = 1687) 753 44.6 25.1 0.9 No (n = 1058) 523 49.4 32.4 1.3 Provide Care to Medicaid Patients ** Yes (n = 2267) 1037 45.7 26.6 0.8 No (n = 361) 182 50.4 35.3 2.2 Accepting New Medicare Patients ** Yes (n = 1854) 840 45.3 26.0 0.9 No (n = 891) 436 48.9 32.0 1.4 Provide Care to Medicare Patients Yes (n = 2330) 1081 46.4 27.4 0.8 No (n = 205) 93 45.4 32.0 2.4 Note: Respondents could report more than one practice type and facility.
* P < .05 for χ2 test and analysis of variance.
** P < .01 for χ2 test and analysis of variance.
- Table 2.
Provision of Primary Care Services by Medical Specialties of Colorado Specialist Physicians
Specialists Who Provide Primary Care Percent of Time in Direct Patient Care Spent Providing Primary Care N % % SE Primary Medical Specialty Allergy/Immunology (n = 39) 20 51.3 28.3 6.3 Anesthesiology (n = 294) 51 17.3 11.8 1.8 Cardiology (n = 88) 37 42.0 20.2 3.9 Dermatology (n = 64) 29 45.3 30.5 5.2 Emergency Medicine (n = 252) 210 83.3 66.6 2.5 Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism (n = 23) 13 56.5 19.3 6.5 Gastroenterology (n = 56) 19 33.9 11.9 3.6 Geriatrics (n = 23) 17 73.9 70.1 9.1 Infectious Disease (n = 25) 18 72.0 25.3 6.4 Nephrology (n = 29) 18 62.1 9.2 2.2 Neurological Surgery (n = 24) 4 16.7 11.6 6.2 Neurology (n = 62) 8 12.9 7.1 2.8 Obstetrics/Gynecology (n = 267) 247 92.5 46.4 1.8 Oncology (n = 62) 30 48.4 25.8 5.0 Ophthalmology (n = 147) 89 60.5 47.5 3.6 Orthopedics (n = 160) 57 35.6 18.9 2.7 Otolaryngology (n = 65) 36 55.4 26.3 4.5 Pathology (n = 85) 15 17.6 15.4 3.9 Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation (n = 69) 29 42.0 26.0 4.8 Plastic Surgery (n = 51) 15 29.4 13.4 4.2 Preventive Medicine (n = 21) 19 90.5 74.8 7.8 Psychiatry (n = 297) 105 35.4 24.5 2.3 Radiology (n = 183) 38 20.8 13.0 2.3 Surgery (n = 153) 53 34.6 14.2 2.5 Urology (n = 61) 23 37.7 12.9 3.5 Other (n = 145) 76 52.4 24.9 3.1 Secondary Medical Specialty Family Practice (n = 39) 29 74.4 62.5 7.2 Internal Medicine (n = 207) 120 58.0 25.5 2.6 Pediatrics (n = 47) 16 34.0 17.9 5.0 Other (n = 198) 90 45.5 23.1 2.6 None (n = 2248) 1016 45.2 28.1 0.8
