Physician Practice Information Survey

Physician Practice Information Survey Frequently Asked Questions

The AOA is very appreciative of those optometrists who took the time to participate in this joint venture. Optometry’s response rate has been very high – 123% completed responses. Please see the attached for additional information. If you receive a survey in the future, we would ask that you fill it out. Thank you very much for participating.

Physician Practice Information Survey - Completes as of 08/15/2008

Specialty/Profession	Gallup Useable Completes	Dmrkynetec Full Completes	Total Completes	Desired Completes Responses	% Complete	Total Number of Responses (includes partial completes)
Allergy and Immunology	16	96	112	100	112%	162
Anesthesiology	15	73	88	155	57%	133
Audiologist	11	78	89	100	89%	139
Cardiology	3	16	19	140	14%	36
Cardiothoracic Surgery	13	39	52	100	52%	89
Chiropractor	37	38	75	100	75%	83
Clinical Psychology	8	23	31	50	62%	37
Clinical Social Work	7	29	36	50	72%	59
Colon & Rectal Surgery	39	66	105	100	105%	136
Dermatology	12	53	65	100	65%	102
Emergency Medicine	2	33	35	125	28%	55
Endocrinology	1	31	32	100	32%	56
Family Medicine	17	92	109	275	40%	160
Gastroenterology	12	29	41	100	41%	64
General Practice	3	24	27	100	27%	41
General Surgery	16	41	57	115	50%	104
Geriatrics	7	40	47	100	47%	81
Hand Surgery	1	101	102	100	102%	135
Internal Medicine	6	100	106	350	30%	156
Interventional Pain Medicine	5	65	70	100	70%	100
Interventional Radiology	0	47	47	100	47%	86
Medical Oncology	4	18	22	100	22%	37
Nephrology	9	31	40	100	40%	64
Neurology	10	33	43	100	43%	75
Neurosurgery	17	57	74	100	74%	121
Nuclear Medicine	3	26	29	100	29%	71
Obstetrics/Gynecology	12	63	75	175	43%	112
Ophthalmology	10	81	91	100	91%	145
Optometry	29	94	123	100	123%	134
Oral Surgery (Dentist only)	39	61	100	100	100%	107
Orthopaedic Surgery	8	40	48	100	48%	76
Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy	30	5	35	50	70%	57
Otolaryngology	3	60	63	100	63%	116
Pain Medicine	4	28	32	100	32%	50
Pathology	27	48	75	100	75%	123
Pediatrics	17	91	108	200	54%	166
Physical Medicine and Rehab	11	55	66	100	66%	104
Physical Therapy	23	61	84	100	84%	129
Plastic Surgery	7	44	51	100	51%	77
Podiatry	26	96	122	100	122%	145
Psychiatry	7	67	74	185	40%	107
Pulmonary Disease	3	51	54	100	54%	87
Radiation Oncology	1	58	59	100	59%	82
Radiology	9	60	69	190	36%	105
Registered Dieticians	11	43	54	100	54%	71
Reproductive Endocrinology	11	31	42	100	42%	68
Rheumatology	6	64	70	100	70%	100
Sleep Medicine	9	43	52	100	52%	81
Spine Surgery	7	25	32	100	32%	52
Urology	20	36	56	100	56%	92
Vascular Surgery	7	60	67	100	67%	99

Total	611	2,644	3,255	5,860	56%	4,493

As previously reported

AOA and AMA Conducting Physician Practice Information survey - OPTOMETRISTS TO RECEIVE SURVEY PACKETS NEXT WEEK

For the first time in nearly a decade, the American Optometric Association (AOA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and more than 70 other health care professional organizations, have worked together to coordinate a comprehensive multi-specialty survey of America's physician practices. The survey will collect up-to-date characteristics of thousands of physician practices from virtually all specialties, and be used in efforts to positively influence national decision makers to ensure accurate and fair representation for all physicians and patients.

Getting our nation's policy-makers to understand today's landscape and the requirements for care is critical. These data will allow medicine to articulate the challenges of running a practice that provides expert patient care, while operating a business that is sustainable. The study results will not only help in the short-term but will allow future generations of doctors to continue providing superior care to their patients.

One particularly important section of the study pertains to practice expenses and the amounts that are attributable to you. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have indicated that the results of this study will be used to help determine physician payment. Please encourage your staff to make this information available as the survey's success depends on accurate and complete data. This information will remain confidential. The survey firm, Dmrkynetec, will not identify any individuals or entities participating in this research.

Dmrkynetec, a survey firm with extensive experience in the area of physician practice finance, has been retained to administer the survey. Dmrkynetec will contact randomly selected physicians and practice managers in order to collect their confidential responses. Please watch for this survey and complete it thoroughly and accurately. Do your part to represent our profession.