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Table 4 Wait time (in days) from EMR referral to having a specialist visit: physician factors

From: Waiting to see the specialist: patient and provider characteristics of wait times from primary to specialty care

Physician characteristics

Dermatology

Gastroenterology

Rheumatology

Cardiology

Psychiatry

General surgery

Plastics

Urology

ENT

Orthopedics

 

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

MD gender

Male MD

55*

134*

70

149

58

120

43*

84*

65

188

33

60

53.5

108.5

42

77

67*

120*

70.5

155

Female MD

35*

73*

80

175

57

121.5

35*

66*

87

326

33.5

70.5

45.5

106

47.5

94.5

53*

92*

60

141

MD Age

<=35 years

43

87.5

69*

144.5*

56

115

37

96

92

354

31

63

48

107.5

39.5

88

57

93

62

149

36 to 55 years

41

103

76*

155*

62

125

41

76.5

70

233

36

72

43

104

45

81

67*

120.5

67

150

> = 56 years

41

84

78*

178*

41.5

97

37

77

64

158

30

52

66.5

113.5

41

86

46*

98

64

157

Practice location

Metropolitan

39*

85*

81.5*

182*

52

116

42

83

80.5

232.5

36*

77*

48

112

39*

70*

60

106

55*

136*

Suburban

73*

192*

40*

77*

69

133

28.5

84

117.5

344

24*

46.5*

55

102

34*

94.5*

55*

98*

89*

174.5*

Rural

51*

168*

71*

127*

76

133

37

68

41.5

65

38*

68*

52

114

67.5*

140.5*

76*

142*

79*

174.5*

Primary care model

FHN/FHO

42

97

96.5*

205*

49*

115*

43.5

78

90.5

232.5

40*

82*

45

123

44.5

78

57

110

62*

141

FHG/other

41

90

57*

121*

67.5*

130*

36

76.5

63

231.5

29*

53*

51

103

42

88

62

106

68.5*

163

Rostered patients

500 to 1000

37*

71*

66.5*

129*

56

147

46

78

60

239.5

37

78

49

100

41

80

49

99

62

137

1001 to 1500

36*

73*

60*

136*

58

117

35

62

88

334

27.5

53

45

97

38.5

72

68

109.5

58.5

142

 

> = 1500

50*

134*

90*

226*

55.5

119.5

43

86.5

72.5

187

37

68

55

125

48

95

59

110

67

150

  1. *p < 0.001.