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Table 4

Practice profile of family physicians by family medicine residency completion, December 31, 2007


    AAFP Respondents FM Residency Graduates Not FM Residency Graduates
Total Respondents 31,894 27,222 4,672
Professional Activity (Avg. Percent of Time)      
  Administration 10.0% 10.0% 10.0%
  Direct Patient Care 83.0% 83.0% 85.0%
  Research 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
  Teaching 6.0% 6.0% 4.0%
         
Total Direct Patient Care 31,857 27,189 4,668
Practice Type**      
  CCU 38.0% 40.0% 31.0%
  ICU 45.0% 47.0% 36.0%
  Surgery 30.0% 30.0% 30.0%
  Pediatrics 86.0% 88.0% 72.0%
  Obstetrics 27.0% 29.0% 13.0%
  ER 40.0% 40.0% 36.0%
Practice Base      
  Office 89.3% 89.6% 87.7%
  Hospital 6.7% 6.8% 6.4%
  Other (school, industrial, etc.) 4.0% 3.6% 5.9%
Practice Location      
  Urban 22.5% 21.8% 26.6%
  Rural 77.5% 78.2% 73.4%
Mean Percent of Patients Whose Principal Health Insurance Coverage is:      
  Medicare 22.0% 21.0% 28.0%
  Medicaid 12.0% 12.0% 11.0%
  Prepayment-Capitation (HMO, IPA) 35.0% 36.0% 30.0%
  Other Health Insurance 22.0% 22.0% 21.0%
  No Health Insurance 9.0% 9.0% 10.0%
         
Total Office-Based Direct Patient Care 28,425 24,338 4,087
Practice Arrangement      
  Solo 18.8% 15.7% 37.6%
  Two-Person Partnership 8.2% 8.2% 8.2%
  Family Practice Group 41.9% 44.1% 28.7%
  Multispecialty Group 21.7% 22.4% 17.9%
  Other and unknown 9.4% 9.7% 7.5%
Practice Owner      
  Self 24.7% 21.4% 44.3%
  Medical Group Practice 26.4% 27.4% 20.3%
  Hospital or Health System 28.9% 30.2% 21.1%
  MCO or Insurance Company 3.3% 3.4% 2.6%
  Federal, State or Local Government 9.9% 10.6% 5.6%
  Other and unknown 6.8% 7.0% 5.8%
Mean Percent of Income      
  Salary 63.0% 66.0% 50.0%
  Fee-for-service 7.0% 6.0% 11.0%
  Contract-for-service 13.0% 13.0% 15.0%
  Commercial Capitation 4.0% 4.0% 5.0%
  Medicare 9.0% 8.0% 14.0%
  Medicaid 3.0% 3.0% 4.0%

*Includes only active members of the American Academy of Family Physicians who responded to the member profile survey.
**Percents do not add to 100 percent because more than one answer may be checked


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians