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Tracking Report No. 15
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Hours Spent on Direct Patient Care as a Percentage of Medically Related Activity Hours, 1995-2003 |
Average Percent of Medically Related Activity Hours
Spent on Direct Patient Care
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Percent Change
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1995
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1999
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2003
|
1995 - 1999
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1999-2003
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1995-2003
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< |
All Patient Care Physicians |
81.0
|
86.4
|
86.3
|
6.6*
|
0.0
|
6.6*
|
Primary Care Physicians |
82.1
|
87.2
|
87.5
|
6.3*
|
0.3
|
6.6*
|
Specialists |
80.4
|
85.8
|
85.7
|
6.8*
|
-0.2
|
6.6*
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Medical Specialists |
80.0
|
85.0
|
85.1
|
6.2*
|
0.1
|
6.4*
|
Surgical Specialists |
80.8
|
86.9
|
86.5
|
7.6*
|
-0.5
|
7.1*
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* Rate of change is statistically significant at p <.05. |