Here are 13 statistics on the amount and length of patient interactions with orthopedic surgeons, according to the Medscape Orthopedists Compensation Report 2013.
Number of patient visits per week:
Fewer than 25 — 6 percent
25 to 49 — 10 percent
50 to 75 — 24 percent
76 to 99 — 19 percent
100 to 124 — 20 percent
125 to 149 — 13 percent
150+ — 7 percent
Number of minutes spent with each patient:
Fewer than nine — 6 percent
Nine to 12 — 30 percent
13 to 16 — 32 percent
17 to 20 — 25 percent
21 to 24 — 0 percent
25 or more — 6 percent
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Fewer than 25 — 6 percent
25 to 49 — 10 percent
50 to 75 — 24 percent
76 to 99 — 19 percent
100 to 124 — 20 percent
125 to 149 — 13 percent
150+ — 7 percent
Number of minutes spent with each patient:
Fewer than nine — 6 percent
Nine to 12 — 30 percent
13 to 16 — 32 percent
17 to 20 — 25 percent
21 to 24 — 0 percent
25 or more — 6 percent
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