Journal article
Characterizing and Fostering Charity Care in the Surgeon Workforce
Annals of surgery, Vol.254(1), pp.169-173
2011
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31821970e9
PMID: 21494119
Abstract
Objective: We sought to determine which demographic and practice characteristics are associated with both a surgeon's willingness to provide any charity care as well as the amount of charity care provided. Background: Although it is known that surgeons tend to provide a greater amount of charity care than other physicians, no studies have attempted to look within the surgeon population to identify which factors lead some surgeons to provide more charity care than others. Methods: Using 4 rounds of data from the Community Tracking Study, we employ a 2-part multivariate regression model with fixed effects. Results: A greater amount of charity care is provided by surgeons who are male, practice owners, employed in academic medical centers, or earn a greater proportion of their revenue from Medicaid. Surgeons who work in a group HMO are significantly less likely to provide any charity care. Personal resources (eg, time and money) had a minimal association with charity care provision. Conclusions: Surgeons whose characteristics are associated with a greater propensity for charity care provision as suggested by this study, should be considered as a potential source for building the volunteer workforce. Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Characterizing and Fostering Charity Care in the Surgeon Workforce
- Creators
- D. Brad Wright - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJohn E Scarborough - Duke University School of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of surgery, Vol.254(1), pp.169-173
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31821970e9
- PMID
- 21494119
- ISSN
- 0003-4932
- eISSN
- 1528-1140
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984364559002771
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