Term: Specialist Physicians (SP)

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2009-02-26

Definition:

Specialists are physicians whose practices are focused on a specific area of medicine in which they have undergone additional training. They can be identified by a code value in the MDBLOC variable in the Medical Services (Physician Claims) data and in the Provider Registry data.

Examples of specialists include physicians in the area of psychiatry, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, medical specialty (internal, neurology, geriatrics, rheumatology, dermatology), general surgery, oral surgery, and surgery specialist (thoracic & cardio, plastic, urological, orthopaedic, neurological, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology).

Related concepts 

• Ambulatory Visits
• Patient Allocation Algorithm: Assigning Patients to Physicians, Physician Groups or Clinics
• Referral Rates for Primary Care Physicians to Specialists

Related terms 

• Ambulatory Visit Rates to Specialists
• Consultations (Ambulatory)
• Continuity Of Care (COC) (Ambulatory)
• Dermatologist
• Internists
• Location of Visits to Specialists
• Medical Services Data
• Obstetrician/Gynecologist
• Ophthalmologist
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Other Specialist Visits
• Pediatrician / Paediatrician
• Physician Resource Database
• Physician Specialties
• Provider Registry Data
• Provider Type
• Psychiatrist Visits
• Secondary Care
• Specialist (physician)
• Specialist Contact Rate
• Specialists
• Use of / Access to Physicians / Primary Care Providers

References 

• Katz A, De Coster C, Bogdanovic B, Soodeen R, Chateau D. Using Administrative Data to Develop Indicators of Quality in Family Practice. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2004. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Tataryn DJ, Roos NP, Black C. Utilization of Physician Resources. Volume II: Methods and Tables. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] (View)
• Watson D, Bogdanovic B, Heppner P, Katz A, Reid RJ, Roos NP. Supply, Availability and Use of Family Physicians in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2003. [Report] [Summary] (View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Doupe M, Kozyrskyj A, Soodeen R, Derksen S, Burchill C, Huq S. An Initial Analysis of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Katz A, Chateau D, Bogdanovic B, Taylor C, McGowan K-L, Rajotte L, Dziadek J. Physician Integrated Network: A Second Look. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2014. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
• Katz A, Bogdanovic B, Ekuma O, Soodeen RA, Chateau D, Burnett C. Physician Resource Projection Models . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Katz A, Martens P, Chateau D, Bogdanovic B, Koseva I, McDougall C, Boriskewich E. Understanding the Health System Use of Ambulatory Care Patients. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] (View)