A Snapshot of Orthopedic Surgeons' Practices, Procedures, Trends and Sites of Care

A Snapshot of Orthopedic Surgeons' Practices, Procedures, Trends and Sites of Care published by Valid Results, Inc in December, 2006. This report consists of 38 pages and the price starts from US $ 3500.

Introduction

Abstract

Introduction:

The results feature a summary of surgeons' self-reported procedures by category (minimally invasive), type (hip, knee, shoulder) and site of care. Also included is a summary of patient characteristics and trends in converting consultation to procedures.

The results of the analyses indicate orthopedic surgery is a relatively stable market. Minimally invasive procedures have resulted in some changes to the procedures surgeons perform, as well as sites of care; however, it is not dramatic. There is evidence that orthopedic surgeons may be segmented based on the numbers and types of procedures performed, indicating some emerging specialization. Knowledge of the specific segments evolving will be helpful to companies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their marketing efforts.

The information has applicability to sales, advertising, training, professional education, forecasting and other business functions.

Methodology and Purpose of this Research

102 American Medical Association (AMA) board certified orthopedic surgeons were randomly selected from a list of 16,100 surgeons to participate in a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) featured on the internet. Upon completion of the SAQ, 10 of the participants were selected to participate in a follow-up depth interview conducted via the telephone.

The purpose of the study is to provide information on surgical practice characteristics, procedures performed and patient characteristics to be used at face value, as well as in conjunction with other data to segment the market.

Measurement Objectives

• Profile surgeons by demographics
  • Years in practice
  • Primary hospitals / Surgery centers / Private offices
  • Surgical - Operating rooms / Suites
  • Surgeon gender
• Measure number of procedures by category
  • Minimally invasive
  • Invasive
• Measure number of procedures by type
  • Knee injection
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Open knee repair
  • Total knee replacement
  • Partial knee replacement
  • Knee revision
  • Hip injection
  • Hip arthroscopy
  • Total hip replacement
  • Partial hip replacement
  • Hip revision
  • Shoulder injection
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Open shoulder repair
• Estimate procedures performed at various locations / Sites of care
  • Hospital
  • Ambulatory / Surgery center
  • Private office
• Measure self-reported procedural trends
  • Increase from past year
  • Decrease from past year
  • No change from last year
• Measure of number of patients seen
  • Overall / Typical month
  • Elective
  • Arthritis patients
  • Trauma patients
• Measure number of consultations vs. elective procedural outcomes
• Measure self-reported patient trends
• Measure patient characteristics
  • Repeat patients
    • Treated by surgeon
    • Treated by another surgeon
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Race

Table of Contents

• Introduction & Report Overview
  • Abstract
  • Measurement Objectives
  • Sample Design & Distribution
  • Measurement & Data Collection Design
  • How to read this report
• Executive Summary & Key Findings
• Detailed Findings
  • I. Orthopedic Surgeon Demographics
    • a. Orthopedic Surgeons Years in practice
    • b. Orthopedic Surgeons Sites of care (where do they perform their procedures)
      • i. Primary hospitals
      • ii. Surgery centers
      • iii. Private offices
    • c. Orthopedic Surgeon gender
  • II. Orthopedic Surgeons Procedures
    • a. Procedures performed by category
      • i. Minimally invasive
      • ii. Invasive
    • b. Surgical procedures performed by type
      • i. Knee injection
      • ii. Knee arthroscopy
      • iii. Open knee repair
      • iv. Total knee replacement
      • v. Partial knee replacement
      • vi. Knee revision
      • vii. Hip injection
      • viii. Hip arthroscopy
      • ix. Total hip replacement
      • x. Partial hip replacement
      • xi. Hip revision
      • xii. Shoulder injection
      • xiii. Shoulder arthroscopy
      • xiv. Open shoulder repair
    • c. Surgical procedures performed at various sites of care
      • i. Hospital
      • ii. Ambulatory / Surgery center
      • iii. Private office
    • d. Surgical procedural trends
      • i. Increase from past year
      • ii. Decrease from past year
      • iii. No change from last year
  • III. The Orthopedic Patient Profile
    • a. Patients seen by condition type (what types of patients are they seeing)
      • i. Overall / Typical month
      • ii. Elective
      • iii. Arthritis patients
      • iv. Trauma patients
    • b. Elective/chronic patient treatment types received
    • c. Elective/chronic patient conversion trends
      • i. Consultation
      • ii. Elective Procedural Outcomes
    • d. Repeat patients treated by surgeon personally vs. another surgeon
    • e. Patient age
    • f. Patient gender
    • g. Patient ethnicity
• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Suggested Analysis
• About the Author / Valid Results

Table of Figures

• Figure A-1 Geographical Spread of respondents
• Table 1-1 Number of Years in Practice
• Figure 1-1 Years in Practice Pie chart (Quartile %)
• Figure 1-2 Years in Practice Histogram
• Table 1-2 Sites of Care
• Table 1-3 Operating Suites
• Table 1-4 Other Orthopedic Surgeons
• Figure 1-3 Sites of Care Demographic
• Table 1-5 Male vs. Female Surgeon Respondents
• Figure 1-4 Surgeon Respondent Gender Pie Chart
• Table 2-1 Specific Procedures Performed Per Month
• Figure 2-1 Number of Specific Procedures Performed Per Month
• Table 2-2 Specific Cosmetic Surgical Procedures Performed Per Month
• Figure 2-2 Specific Cosmetic Surgical Procedures Performed Per Month
• Table 2-3 Variability Factors
• Table 2-4 Specific Surgical Procedures Performed at Various Sites of Care
• Figure 2-3 Percentage of Specific Surgical Procedures Performed at Various Sites of Care
• Table 2-5 Changes to the Number of Featured Surgical Procedures Performed Over the Past Year
• Figure 2-4 Net % of Surgeons Reporting an Increase in the Number of Featured Procedures
• Table 3-1 Percentage of Patients Seen
• Figure 3-1 Percentage of Patients Seen for Specific Categories of Procedures
• Table 3-2 Percentage of Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients Treated and Not Treated
• Figure 3-2 Percentage of Patients Seen (pie chart)
• Table 3-3 Changes in the Number of Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients Electing Treatment following Consultation over the Past 2 Years
• Figure 3-3 Percentage of Surgeons Who Experienced Changes in the Number of Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients Electing Treatments Following Consultation Over the Past 2 Years
• Table 3-4 Repeat Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients Treated by Surgeons Personally vs. Other Surgeon
• Figure 3-4 Percentage of Elective/Chronic Repeat Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients Treated Personally by Surgeons vs. Other Surgeons
• Table 3-5 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients per Age Category
• Figure 3-5 Percentage of Elective/Chronic Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patients per Age Category
• Table 3-5 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patient Gender
• Figure 3-4 Percentage of Female vs. Male Elective / Chronic Patients
• Table 3-6 Hip, Knee and Shoulder Patient Race
• Figure 3-7 Percentage of Patients per Race Category

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