This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. physicians by time to get an appointment and same-day appointment and whether practice sets aside time for same-day appointments in 2009-2010. In that period, some 27 percent of U.S. generalist physicians provide same-day appointments among daily visits, while this accounts only for seven percent of the speciality physicians in the United States.
Percentage of U.S. physicians, by time to get an appointment in 2009-2010*
Characteristic
Generalist physicians
Specialty physicians
Percent of same-day appointments among daily visits
27%
7%
In practice that sets aside time or same-day appointments
82%
49%
Less than 1 week to get appointment for routine medical exam*
Generalist physicians include family and general practitioners, internists, and pediatricians; specialty physicians include all other specialties.
* Excludes physicians who did not provide routine medical examinations (14% of specialty physicians).
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NCHS. (September 15, 2012). Percentage of U.S. physicians, by time to get an appointment in 2009-2010* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246693/us-generalist-and-speciality-physicians-appointment-differences/
NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. physicians, by time to get an appointment in 2009-2010*." Chart. September 15, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246693/us-generalist-and-speciality-physicians-appointment-differences/
NCHS. (2012). Percentage of U.S. physicians, by time to get an appointment in 2009-2010*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246693/us-generalist-and-speciality-physicians-appointment-differences/
NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. Physicians, by Time to Get An Appointment in 2009-2010*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246693/us-generalist-and-speciality-physicians-appointment-differences/
NCHS, Percentage of U.S. physicians, by time to get an appointment in 2009-2010* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246693/us-generalist-and-speciality-physicians-appointment-differences/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. physicians, by time to get an appointment in 2009-2010* [Graph], NCHS, September 15, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246693/us-generalist-and-speciality-physicians-appointment-differences/
