Table 64
Performance of diagnostic procedures in family physicians* practices, July 2008
| Diagnostic Procedure | Yes | Not Desired | Equipment
too Expensive |
Lack of
Training |
Inadequate/
no payment |
No Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKG | 90.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| Injections, musculoskeletal | 87.0% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| Dermatologic procedures | 80.0% | 11.3% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Spirometry | 58.0% | 22.3% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| Endometrial sampling | 52.5% | 33.0% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 6.6% |
| Tympametry | 43.5% | 34.6% | 7.2% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 8.5% |
| X-Ray | 43.1% | 23.5% | 24.4% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 5.4% |
| Colposcopy | 33.6% | 40.0% | 11.3% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 5.6% |
| Vasectomy | 25.3% | 50.3% | 1.8% | 13.1% | 3.0% | 6.4% |
| Holter monitoring | 25.1% | 42.6% | 13.7% | 8.3% | 2.8% | 7.5% |
| Cosmetic procedures | 21.7% | 55.0% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 1.7% | 7.2% |
| Infusion therapy | 16.7% | 61.8% | 3.0% | 7.5% | 2.8% | 8.2% |
| Cardiac stress testing | 16.5% | 46.4% | 19.1% | 9.0% | 2.5% | 6.6% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy exam | 15.6% | 55.4% | 9.6% | 8.5% | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Ultrasound imaging (OB) | 14.7% | 58.5% | 9.9% | 8.9% | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| Allergy testing | 14.3% | 60.4% | 2.5% | 11.7% | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| Ultrasound imaging (non-OB) | 12.9% | 53.7% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 1.4% | 7.4% |
| Physical therapy | 12.3% | 60.0% | 4.7% | 10.9% | 3.4% | 8.7% |
| Loop electrosurgery (LEEP) | 11.3% | 56.6% | 8.5% | 14.3% | 0.8% | 8.5% |
| Echocardiography | 11.2% | 56.8% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| Nerve conduction study | 8.5% | 61.9% | 6.6% | 12.2% | 1.3% | 9.4% |
| Nasopharynoscopy | 7.4% | 59.1% | 9.6% | 14.1% | 0.9% | 8.9% |
| Laryngoscopy | 5.6% | 61.5% | 9.1% | 15.1% | 0.8% | 7.9% |
| EGD | 3.8% | 57.6% | 10.8% | 18.0% | 1.3% | 8.5% |
| Colonoscopy | 3.7% | 54.3% | 13.6% | 19.2% | 1.3% | 7.9% |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile II Survey, July 2008. |
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