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 |