Physician code
Survey year
Type of doctor: MD or DO
Physician specialty recoded into tabulation strata
Physician specialty recoded into primary, surgical, medical categories
Geographic region
Metropolitan/non-metropolitan status (MSA or not MSA)
Type of office setting
Is this a solo practice?
Employment status of physician - owner, employer or contractor for this office?
Who owns the practice?
Is any lab testing performed at the practice?
Does physician see patients in office during evenings or on weekends?
Did physician make nursing home visits during last normal week of practice?
Did physician make home visits during last normal week of practice?
Did physician make hospital visits during last normal week of practice?
Did physician do telephone consults during last normal week of practice?
Did physician do email consults during last normal week of practice?
Does practice submit claims electronically (electronic billing)?
Does practice use EMR/EHR system (not including billing records)?
Does practice have a computerized system for patient history & demographic information?
If practice has comp system for pat history & demo info does it include patient problem list?
Does your practice's electonic medical record system include nurse notes?
Does your practice have a computerized system for clinical notes?
If practice has comp system for clinical notes, do they include medical history and follow-up notes?
If practice has comp system for clinical notes, do they include list of medications patient is taking?
If clinical notes are included, do they include a comprehensive list of the patients's allergies?
Does your practice have computerized system for orders for prescriptions?
If pract has comp system for orders for prescriptions, are there warnings of drug interactions/contraindications provided?
If pract has comp system for orders for prescriptions, are prescriptions sent electronically to the pharmacy?
Does your practice have a computerized system for orders for tests?
If pract has comp system for orders for tests, are orders sent electronically?
Does your practice have a computerized system for viewing lab results?
If your practice has comp system for viewing lab results, are results corporated in EMR/EHR?
If your practice has comp system for viewing lab results, are out of range levels highlighted?
Does your practice have a computerized system for viewing imaging results?
If pract has comp system for viewing imaging results, are electronic images returned?
Does your practice have a computerized system for reminders for interventions/tests?
Does your practice have a computerized system for electronic reporting to immunization registries?
Does your practice have a computerized system for public health reporting?
If pract has comp system for public health reporting, are notifiable diseases sent electronically?
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Prescribing physician (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Other clinician (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Lab technician (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Administrative personnel (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Other (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Not submitted electronically (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Unknown (unedited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Prescribing physician (edited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Other clinician (edited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Lab technician (edited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Administrative personnel (edited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Other (edited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Not submitted electonically (edited)
If orders for prescriptions/lab tests are submitted electronically, who submits them? - Unknown (edited)
Does your practice have plans to apply for Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for Meaningful Use of Health IT?
What year does your practice expect to apply for the meaningful use payments?
What incentive payment does your practice plan to apply for?
At your practice, are there plans for installing a new EMR/EHR system within the next 18 months?
Are there plans for installing a new EMR system or replacing the current system within the next 3 years?
Percent of patient care revenue from Medicare
Percent of patient care revenue from Medicaid
Percent of patient care revenue from private insurance
Percent of practice revenue from patient payments
Percent of patient care revenue from other sources
How many managed care contracts does this practice have?
Percent of patient care revenue from managed care contracts
Factors taken into account for your patient care compensation: your productivity
Factors taken into account for your patient care compensation: patient satisfaction
Factors taken into account for your patient care compensation: quality of care
Factors taken into account for your patient care compensation: practice profiling
Are performance measures on your practice available to the public?
Percent of practice care revenue based on performance-based payments
Roughly, what percent of your patient care revenue comes from usual, customary and reasonable fee-for-service?
Roughly, what percent of your patient care revenue comes from discounted fee-for-service?
Roughly, what percent of your patient care revenue comes from capitation?
Roughly, what percent of your patient care revenue comes from case rates?
Roughly, what percent of your patient care revenue comes from other methods of payment?
Are you currently accepting 'new' patients into your practice?
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: capitated private insurance
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: non-capitated private insurance
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: Medicare
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: Medicaid
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: workers compensation
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: self-payment
From those 'new' patients, physician accepts: no charge
Difficulty in referring patients with Medicaid for specialty consultation
Difficulty in referring patients with Medicare specialty consultation
Difficulty in referring patients with private insurance for specialty consultation
Difficulty in referring uninsured patients for specialty consultation
Roughly, what percent of your daily visits are same day appointments?
Does your practice set time aside for same day appointments?
On average, about how long does it take to get an appointment for a routine medical exam?
Do you offer any type of cervical cancer screening?
CSTRATM (Clustered stratum marker) -- masked.
CPSUM (Clustered PSU marker)-- masked.
Physician weight