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Tracking Report No. 18
Supplementary Table 1

Physcians by Subspecialties and Practice Settings, 1996-97 and 2004-05


 
Solo/2-Physician Practices
3-5 Physician Practices
6+ Physician Practices
Other1
 
1996-97
2004-05
1996-97
2004-05
1996-97
2004-05
1996-97
2004-05
All Physicians (n=6,611)2
 40.7%
32.5%*
12.2%
9.8%*
15.9%
21.8%*
31.2%
36.0%*
Primary Care
37.5
35.6
10.3
7.3*
15.1
20.4*
37.1
36.7
   Internal Medicine (1,069)
36.4
37.2
9.2
6.0*
16.9
21.2
37.5
35.6
   Family Medicine (1,439)
41.5
38.5
9.8
6.9*
11.9
15.4
36.8
39.3
   Pediatrics (783)
30.4
27.2
13.2
9.8*
19.4
29.8*
36.9
33.2
Medical Specialists
38.1
26.1*
9.6
7.4*
17.3
24.1*
35.1
42.5*
   Cardiology (162)
29.0
17.9#
13.3
22.9
35.8
37.1
21.9
22.2
   Dermatology (100)
64.5
61.6
8.0
11.7
6.8
11.5#
20.8
15.2
   Emergency Medicine (432)
11.5
5.6*
4.3
1.1*#
36.0
37.9
48.2
55.4
   Gastroenterology (126)
31.3
24.9
19.5
13.7
25.3
30.3
23.9
31.2
   Neurology (119)
49.9
42.1
8.2
6.9#
11.4
15.2#
30.5
35.9
   Oncology (119)
29.3
12.3*
16.5
6.4*
16.0
37.4*
38.2
44.0
   Psychiatry (367)
56.3
42.3*
3.0
1.8#
3.2
4.4#
37.5
51.6*
   Pulmonology (92)
30.4
26.7
19.2
14.7
21.7
33.9
28.7
24.8
   Other Medical Specialists
   (546)
35.9
28.7*
12.0
6.7*
12.5
19.1*
39.7
45.5
Surgical Specialists
47.8
37.5*
17.9
16.9
15.5
20.5*
18.8
25.2*
   General (201)
51.4
40.7*
18.6
15.6
10.7
13.9
19.2
29.9
   OB/GYN (355)
40.7
39.2
18.5
15.2
16.7
16.6
24.1
29.1
   Ophthalmology (185)
58.0
47.1
14.8
15.4
12.2
19.0
15.1
18.5#
   Orthopedics (165)
40.5
31.4
18.6
25.1
25.8
31.0
15.2
12.5
   Otolaryngology (81)
57.0
49.3
19.6
15.4
12.7
20.5
10.7
14.8
   Urology (95)
42.7
32.0*
26.0
22.0
20.7
30.9
10.6
15.1
   Other Surgical Specialists
   (204)
49.8
25.7*
14.5
12.4#
11.7
20.7*
24.1
41.2*
* Change from 1996-97 is statistically significant at p<.05.

# Estimates are not reliable because they have a relative standard error of greater than 30%.

1 Includes physicians employed by medical schools, HMOs, hospitals (including those in office-based practices), community health centers, freestanding clinics, and other settings, as well as independent contractors.

2 Number reflects the sample size for the 2004-05 round of the survey. The sample sizes for the 1996-97 round are much larger but in the same proportions by specialty.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Physician Survey



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