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Practice and payment trends in neurology in 2012.
Karolina Craft1, Peter Donofrio1, Katie M Shepard1
1American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN.
Neurology. Clinical Practice
|February 24, 2018
Summary
Neurology practice trends show more physicians in academic centers and hospital-affiliated practices. Patient wait times increased significantly, while adoption of new care models lags despite widespread electronic health record use.
Area of Science:
- Medical Economics and Practice Management
- Neurology Practice Trends
Background:
- Understanding current practice and payment trends is crucial for neurologists.
- Previous data from the 2010 Medical Economics survey provides a baseline for comparison.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe practice and payment trends among neurologists in the United States.
- To compare current trends with data from 2010 to identify significant shifts.
Main Methods:
- Data collected from the 2012 Practice and Payment Trends survey.
- Comparison with results from the 2010 Medical Economics survey.
- Surveys sent to 1,000 US practicing neurologists, with a 32% response rate.
Main Results:
- An 8% increase in neurologists working in academic medical centers since 2010.
- Nearly half of neurologists are now in hospital-affiliated practices.
- A 40% increase in wait times for new patient visits.
- Only 19% of neurologists focus primarily on procedures.
- Over 80% of neurologists utilize electronic health records (EHRs).
Conclusions:
- Neurology practice settings are shifting towards academic and hospital-affiliated models.
- Increased patient wait times are a significant concern.
- Despite low adoption of new delivery models, electronic health records are widely used.
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