Table 2 Physician characteristics and quality of care

Social Demographics

Gender (male) %

24.7

35.2

35.3

28.3

20.4

Age

47.3

47.5

45.4

47.6

47.2

[11.1]

[11.1]

[13.2]

[10.9]

[11.1]

Language spoken at home (%):

Ukrainian

43.4

42.9

45.2

42.8

44

Russian

41.7

42.7

32.3

43.4

40.5

Both

13

13.1

22.6

12.5

13

Other

2

1.3

0

1.4

2.6

Medical Training

Years practicing as physician

22.2

22.5

20.7

22.6

21.9

[10.7]

10.7

[13]

[10.5]

[10.9]

Years practicing at the facility

17.6

17.7

14.1

17.9

17.4

[10.5]

10.4

[10.1]

[10.4]

[10.7]

Patient Load

General Practitioners (primary care) (%)

25.9

11.2

5.9

11.6

41.8

Patients ≥ 40 years old (%)

58

57.2

54.8

59.5

56.6

Hours/week at the facility

42.6

43.8

39.8

44.1

41.4

[11]

11.3

[9.6]

[11.4]

[10.5]

Inpatients per month (number)

28.7

53.1

27.4

40.7

16.9

[54]

88.2

[23.9]

[65.4]

[37.9]

Outpatients/month (number)

274.3

107.7

176.6

132.6

423.7

[276.4]

137.8

[301]

[214]

[252]

Minutes per OP visit

36.6

51.0

52.7

51.3

27.2

[53.7]

[72.57]

[74.7]

[72.6]

[33.5]

Work in other facilities (%)

13.5

13

18.2

12.8

13.9

Hrs/week at other facilities

20.1

21.4

11.8

22.2

18.7

[16.1]

16.3

[6.1]

[16.6]

[16]

Case Type

All COPD

41.5 ± 12.7

41.9 ± 12.5

41.7 ± 10.7

41.9 ± 12.6

41.1 ± 13.1

All CHF

53.2 ± 13.1

53.2 ± 13.1

57.3 ± 11.6

52.9 ± 13.2

53.2 ± 13.0

All Cases

47.4 ± 11.4

47.5 ± 11.1

49.5 ± 8.7

47.4 ± 11.3

47.2 ± 11.6

By Domain (combined COPD + CHF)

History

59.9 ± 11.0

59.8 ± 10.9

61.8 ± 8.7

59.6 ± 11.0

60.0 ± 11.1

Physical exam

54.4 ± 23.8

55.6 ± 23.0

56.9 ± 24.8

55.5 ± 22.9

53.1 ± 24.5

Laboratory tests

77.5 ± 24.2

78.0 ± 23.9

81.4 ± 18.8

77.7 ± 24.2

77.0 ± 24.8

Diagnosis

56.0 ± 14.6

56.2 ± 15.3

58.8 ± 14.1

56.0 ± 15.3

55.8 ± 13.8

Treatment/Management

40.9 ± 12.9

40.8 ± 12.7

42.1 ± 12.1

40.7 ± 12.8

41.0 ± 13.2