Variable Search Results

Description: Unique identifier for each physician.

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

Description: Year of birth. This information was obtained from the American Medical Association (AMA). For confidentiality reasons, this is a categorical variable which groups years together into approximate 5 year intervals. Years before ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

GENDER

PH5:AMA:Sex,1-Male,2-Female

Description: Gender. This information was obtained from the American Medical Association (AMA).

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

RCARSAT

PH5:1.Overall Career satisfaction

Thinking very generally about your satisfaction with your overall career in medicine, would you say that you are currently very dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat satisfied, or very satisfied?... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

YRBGNX

PH5:2.Year began practicing medicine

In what year did you begin medical practice after completing your undergraduate and graduate medical training? Description: Year physician started practicing medicine. For confidentiality reasons, this is a categorical variable which group... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

PCP

HP5:CV:Primary care physician

Description: A flag that indicates the physician spends most of his/her patient care time in a primary care specialty.

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

SPEC

PH5:CV:7-cat speciality

Description: Categorizes physician into one of seven specialty groups.

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

BDCTPSP

PH5:4.Board-certified in prim specialty?

Are you board-certified in your primary specialty?

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

PRCTYPE

PH5:CV: Practice type, edited

Description: Physician's practice type is categorized into one of six classifications.

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

OWNPR

PH5:6.Ownershp status in main practice

This question is about your main practice, that is, the business or organization that compensates you. In your main practice, are you a full owner, a part owner (e.g., with one or more other physicians), an employee with no ownership, or a... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

PHYSOWN

PH5:6a.Ownership interest, Oth physician

If you are a part owner or employee, do any of the following have an ownership interest in your main practice? Check all that apply: Other physician(s) in the practice. ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

HMSOWNX

PH5:CV:Othr ownership is solely hosp and/or med schl

Description: This variable indicates that only a hospital, a medical school, or a hospital and a medical school have an ownership interest in your main practice. This variable was constructed from question 6a. ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

OTHOWNX

PH5:6a.Other ownership interest

Description: This variable indicates some ownership interest in your main practice, other than the physicians in the practice, and HMSOWNX=0. This variable was constructed from question ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

NPHYSX

PH5:7a.Number of physicians at practice

Description: This variable indicates number of physicians in your main practice. Top coded at

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

INCENT

PH5:8.Overall financial incentives

On balance, do the overall personal financial incentives in your practice favor reducing services to individual patients, favor expanding services to individual patients, or favor neither? ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

COMPETE

PH5:9.Competitive situation of practice

Thinking about your practice specifically, how would you describe the competitive situation your practice faces?

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

WKSWRKX

PH5:10.Weeks practicing medicine in 2006

Approximately how many weeks did you practice medicine in 2006? Description: This variable was bottom coded at 40.

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

HRSMEDX

PH5:CV:edited Hrs last week, med-related actvty

During your LAST COMPLETE WEEK OF WORK, approximately how many hours did you spend in all medically-related activities? c. Total hours in medically-related activities Description: There are 226 cases that were missing in the raw data and e... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

OFFCOPVX

PH5:12a.Number visits office & outpat clinic

During your LAST COMPLETE WEEK OF WORK, how many patient visits did you personally have in each of the following settings? Please count as one visit each time you saw a patient. Visits in the office and out-patient clinics. Description: Th... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

HOSPVX

PH5:12b.Num visits on hospital rounds

During your LAST COMPLETE WEEK OF WORK, how many patient visits did you personally have in each of the following settings? Please count as one visit each time you saw a patient. Visits on hospital rounds. Description: This variable was top... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

NURSHMVX

PH5:12c.Number visits in nursing homes

During your LAST COMPLETE WEEK OF WORK, how many patient visits did you personally have in each of the following settings? Please count as one visit each time you saw a patient. Visits in nursing homes and patients' homes. Description: Thi... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

TMEMLPT

PH5:13a.Time spend e-mail patients

During a TYPICAL WORK DAY, how much time do you spend on each of the following activities? a. E-mail communications with patients and their families. ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

TMPHNPT

PH5:13b.Time spend phone patients

During a TYPICAL WORK DAY, how much time do you spend on each of the following activities? b. Telephone conversations with patients and their families. ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

TMEMLDR

PH5:13c.Time spend e-mail physicians

During a TYPICAL WORK DAY, how much time do you spend on each of the following activities? c. E-mail communications with physicians and other clinicians. ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.

TMPHNDR

PH5:13d.Time spend phone physicians

During a TYPICAL WORK DAY, how much time do you spend on each of the following activities? d. Telephone conversations with physicians and other clinicians. ... (view details)

Taken from: Health Tracking Physician Survey, 2008 [United States] - Restricted-Use Data.