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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 |
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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
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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 |
81.0
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86.4
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86.3
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6.6*
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0.0
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6.6*
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| Primary Care Physicians |
82.1
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87.2
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87.5
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6.3*
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0.3
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6.6*
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| Specialists |
80.4
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85.8
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85.7
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6.8*
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-0.2
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6.6*
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| Medical Specialists |
80.0
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85.0
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85.1
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6.2*
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0.1
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6.4*
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| Surgical Specialists |
80.8
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86.9
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86.5
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7.6*
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-0.5
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7.1*
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* Rate of change is statistically significant at p <.05. |
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