Variation in Assessing Renal Allograft Rejection: A National Assessment of Nephrology Practice

Table 1

Baseline provider characteristics.

N	175
Male	81.7%
Age
<40	20.6%
40-55	56.0%
>55	23.4%
Board certification
Internal medicine	1.7%
Nephrology	30.3%
Both	68.0%
Years in practice	14.6±8.1
Region
Midwest	17.7%
Northeast	27.4%
South	28.6%
West	26.3%
Locale
Urban	80.2%
Suburban	15.1%
Rural	4.7%
Employed by practice,	77.1%
Multi-specialty practice	33.7%
Medical practice setting (can choose more than one)
Accountable care organization	5.7%
Solo practice	4.0%
Group practice	53.7%
Hospital-based	14.9%
Integrated delivery system	3.4%
HMO (network/staff model)	0.6%
Other	1.1%
Number of practice locations
1	20.6%
2	21.1%
3	16.6%
4	13.7%
5	6.9%
6+	21.1%
Work in renal transplant center	60.0%
If yes, routine biopsy surveillance protocol for transplant patients
Never	27.6%
Selected patients	52.4%
All patients	20.0%
Receive quality bonus	24.6%
Patient panel characteristics (Mean±S.D.)
Number of active patients with ESRD	269±414
Number of active patients post renal transplant	197±365
Payer type
Medicare	53.7%
Medicaid	17.2%
Commercial	25.4%
Self	2.5%
Other	1.2%