Term: Specialist Physicians (SP)

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.

NOTE: this term has also been called physician specialty.

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 / Medical Claims 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)