PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Craft, Karolina
AU  - Donofrio, Peter
AU  - Shepard, Katie M.
AU  - Coleman, Mary
AU  - Esper, Gregory J.
TI  - Practice and payment trends in neurology in 2012
AID  - 10.1212/CPJ.0b013e318296f2ef
DP  - 2013 Jun 01
TA  - Neurology: Clinical Practice
PG  - 233--239
VI  - 3
IP  - 3
4099  - http://cp.neurology.org/content/3/3/233.short
4100  - http://cp.neurology.org/content/3/3/233.full
AB  - This article describes practice and payment trends among neurologists. Data from the 2012 Practice and Payment Trends survey were compared to results from the 2010 Medical Economics survey. Both surveys were sent to a random sample of 1,000 US practicing neurologists, with a response rate of 32%. Since 2010, there has been an 8% increase in the percent of neurologists working in academic medical centers. Nearly half of neurologists reported working for a hospital-affiliated practice. Wait times have increased 40% for a new patient visit. Only 19% of neurologists indicated procedures as the primary focus of their practice. New delivery models have not yet gained traction with neurologists but the majority (>80%) of neurologists currently use electronic health records in their practice.