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Tracking Report No. 15
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Average Hours per Week Spent on Direct Patient Care, 1995-2003 |
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Average Hours per Week 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
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1995 - 1999
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1999-2003
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1995-2003
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< |
| All Patient Care Physicians |
44.7
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46.7
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45.6
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4.5*
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-2.3*
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2.1*
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| Primary Care Physicians |
43.7
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45.6
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44.6
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4.5*
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-2.3*
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2.1*
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| Specialists |
45.3
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47.4
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46.2
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4.6*
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-2.6*
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1.9*
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| Medical Specialists |
43.6
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45.7
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43.5
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4.8*
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-4.8*
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-0.3
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| Surgical Specialists |
47.2
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49.8
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50.2
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5.5*
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0.7
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6.2*
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* Rate of change is statistically significant at p <.05. |
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