The Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA) has completed a survey to tap market information on doctors' fees in the private sector. Results of the Survey are printed on the attached sheets.
In mid-August 1999, questionnaires were sent to 2270 HKMA members who were in private practice. A total of 761 (33.5%) replies were received. Among the 761 respondents, 395 were in general practice and 381 were in specialist practice.
In the Survey, doctors' fees were studies in two groupings: general practice and specialist practice. Under each grouping, fees were categorised into:
1) Charges in private hospitals
I. Doctors Fees -- General Practice
(Total number of respondents for this section: 395)
Tables 1.1-1.4 show the charges for medical services and procedures performed. The median fee for a regular consultation was $170 (Table 5.2), which represented a nominal increase of 13% from that in 1996. The median fee for an extended consultation ($200) had maintained at the same level as that in 1996.
Charges in hospitals
Table 1.1
Charges of general practitioners in performing various types of in-theatre/laboratory operative procedures, bedside procedures and attendance in hospitals
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Daily Attendance每日巡房 | |||
1st Class |
20.5%
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(81)
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2nd Class |
22.8%
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(90)
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3rd Class |
29.1%
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(115)
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Bedside Procedure 病房簡單手術 | |||
1st Class |
4.3%
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(17)
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2nd Class |
5.3%
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(21)
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3rd Class |
6.6%
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(26)
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Ultra-Major Operation 特大手術 | |||
1st Class |
0.3%
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(1)
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2nd Class |
0.3%
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(1)
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3rd Class |
0.5%
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(2)
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Major Operation 大手術 | |||
1st Class |
2.3%
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(9)
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2nd Class |
2.3%
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(9)
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3rd Class |
3.8%
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(15)
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Intermediate Operation 中型手術 | |||
1st Class |
4.3%
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(17)
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2nd Class |
4.3%
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(17)
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3rd Class |
6.1%
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(24)
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Minor Operation 小手術 | |||
1st Class |
7.6%
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(30)
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2nd Class |
8.9%
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(35)
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3rd Class |
15.2%
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(60)
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� Median: The value of the middle item of a distribution. 中位數:一組數據分佈的中間數的數值。
� The number of respondents are given inside the brackets. 括號內的數字代表回覆人數。
Charges in clinics
Table 1.2
Charges of general practitioners for consultations* and performing office procedures
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Regular Consultation普通診症 |
99.0%
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(391)
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Extended Consultation延長診症 |
70.1%
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(277)
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Simple Office Procedure簡單手術 |
79.0%
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(312)
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Complex Office Procedure複雜手術 |
43.0%
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(170)
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Table 1.3
Percentage change of present charges compared with those 12 months ago
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Increased |
7.1%
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(27)
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No Change |
73.9%
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(283)
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Decreased |
19.1%
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(73)
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Table 1.4
Overall change of present charges compared with those 12 months ago
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Overall |
97.0%
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(383)
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� Median: The value of the middle item of a distribution. 中位數:一組數據分佈的中間數的數值。
� The number of respondents are given inside the brackets. 括號內的數字代表回覆人數。
II. Doctors Fees – Specialist Practice
(Total number of respondents for this section: 381)
The following table shows the charges of doctors in specialist practice for procedures and services given in hospitals and in clinics. The median fees for a regular consultation and an extended consultation were $350 and $500 respectively, both were comparable to those of the 1996 survey. Parallel to the economic downturn in the territory, medical fees had declined over the past 12 months immediately before the survey was conducted. 18% of respondents indicated a downward adjustment in their overall charges while a mere 4% reported an increase. The majority, or 78%, of the respondents had not adjusted their fees during this period.
Charges in hospitals
Table 2.1
Charges of doctors in specialist practice in performing various types of in-theatre/laboratory operative procedures, bedside procedures and attendance in hospitals
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Daily Attendance每日巡房 | |||
1st Class |
77.4%
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(295)
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2nd Class |
81.1%
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(309)
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3rd Class |
85.6%
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(326)
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Bedside Procedure病房簡單手術 | |||
1st Class |
30.7%
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(117)
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2nd Class |
30.2%
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(119)
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3rd Class |
33.9%
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(129)
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Ultra-Major Operations特大手術 | |||
1st Class |
18.9%
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(72)
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2nd Class |
18.9%
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(72)
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3rd Class |
22.1%
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(18)
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Major Operations大手術 | |||
1st Class |
39.4%
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(150)
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2nd Class |
42.3%
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(161)
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3rd Class |
46.2%
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(176)
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Intermediate Operations中型手術 | |||
1st Class |
43.6%
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(166)
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2nd Class |
45.7%
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(174)
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3rd Class |
50.7%
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(193)
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Minor Operations 小手術 | |||
1st Class |
47.5%
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(181)
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2nd Class |
50.9%
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(194)
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3rd Class |
59.8%
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(228)
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Charges in clinics
Table 2.2
Charges of doctors in specialist practice for consultations* and performing office procedures
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Regular Consultation普通診症 |
94.5%
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(360)
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Extended Consultation 延長診症 |
82.7%
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(315)
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Simple Office Procedure簡單手術 |
70.9%
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(270)
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Complex Office Procedure 複雜手術 |
40.9%
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(156)
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Table 2.3
Percentage change of present charges compared with those 12 months ago
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Increased |
4.4%
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(16)
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No Change |
77.7%
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(286)
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Decreased |
17.9%
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(66)
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Table 2.4
Overall change of present charges compared with those 12 months ago
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Overall |
96.6%
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(368)
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� Median: The value of the middle item of a distribution. 中位數:一組數據分佈的中間數的數值。
� The number of respondents are given inside the brackets. 括號內的數字代表回覆人數。