Result Summary for Survey:Zimmer Holdings, Biomet, Stryker Corp., Smith & Nephew and DePuy Orthopedics kickback hearings

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Survey Results

Zimmer Holdings, Biomet, Stryker Corp., Smith & Nephew and DePuy Orthopedics kickback hearings

1. What is your main specialty?
		Response Percent	Response Count
General surgery		26.5%	26
Orthopaedic surgery		66.3%	65
Pediatric surgery		6.1%	6
Trauma surgery		3.1%	3
Other (please specify)			8
	answered question		98
	skipped question		8

2. How many years have you been in practice?
		Response Percent	Response Count
1-5		8.5%	9
6-10		12.3%	13
11-20		28.3%	30
21-30		27.4%	29
Over 30		23.6%	25
	answered question		106
	skipped question		0

3. When you do surgery do you use devices made by Zimmer Holdings, or Biomet, or Stryker Corp., or Smith & Nephew or DePuy Orthopedics?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		83.8%	88
No		16.2%	17
Other (please specify)			0
	answered question		105
	skipped question		1

4. It's been widely reported in the media that in 2007 these companies made an agreement with the USA Justice Department whereby they would reveal detailed information on their physician consultant arrangements if the government would not investigate them for anti-kickback violations stemming from their use of consultation payments to influence doctors' usage of their products. Are you aware of this agreement between the government and the companies?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		52.8%	56
No		47.2%	50
Other (please specify)			1
	answered question		106
	skipped question		0

5. Has this publicity about these companies affected which surgical products you use?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		5.7%	6
No		94.3%	99
Other (please specify)			1
	answered question		105
	skipped question		1

6. Have any of your patients asked you about this controversy?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		7.7%	8
No		92.3%	96
Other (please specify)			1
	answered question		104
	skipped question		2

7. Are you a consultant for any of these companies?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		10.6%	11
No		89.4%	93
Other (please specify)			1
	answered question		104
	skipped question		2

8. Do you think that it is appropriate for physicians to receive compensation for legitimate consultation work that they perform for medical companies whose products the physicians use?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		91.2%	93
No		8.8%	9
Other (please specify)			9
	answered question		102
	skipped question		4

9. If you are or have been a consultant for any of these companies have you received payment from them for your consulting work?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		24.7%	21
No		75.3%	64
Other (please specify)			16
	answered question		85
	skipped question		21

10. If you have received consultant compensation from these companies, have any of the companies requested that you exclusively use their products as part of your consultant arrangement with the companies?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		2.9%	2
No		97.1%	66
Other (please specify)			22
	answered question		68
	skipped question		38

11. Do you think it's appropriate for companies to insist that physicians use their products exclusively as part of the consulting agreement with the company?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		7.6%	8
No		92.4%	97
Other (please specify)			5
	answered question		105
	skipped question		1

12. Should medical companies publicly disclose their consulting agreements with physicians, and specifically indicate what payments or inducements they give to physicians?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		78.0%	78
No		22.0%	22
Other (please specify)			8
	answered question		100
	skipped question		6

13. If you receive consulting payments or other inducements from medical companies would you want that specific information revealed publicly, for example on the company's web site?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		67.4%	64
No		32.6%	31
Other (please specify)			12
	answered question		95
	skipped question		11

14. If you have received compensation for consulting for these companies or others, will you continue to do consulting work in the future based on the negative publicity and possible legal risks associated with these activities?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		60.9%	42
No		39.1%	27
Other (please specify)			30
	answered question		69
	skipped question		37

15. When you receive any compensation or inducement from a medical device company do you inform patients of that if you plan to use that company's product in the patient's surgery?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		47.3%	35
No		52.7%	39
Other (please specify)			30
	answered question		74
	skipped question		32

16. If you own stock or are an investor in a medical company do you inform patients of that fact if you plan to use that company's product in the patient's surgery?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		23.0%	20
No		77.0%	67
Other (please specify)			21
	answered question		87
	skipped question		19

17. Do you like to participate in online healthcare surveys?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		67.3%	66
No		32.7%	32
Other (please specify)			8
	answered question		98
	skipped question		8

18. Would you like to participate in additional WhatDoctorsThink.com online surveys? You can see some other public surveys we've performed at http://whatdoctorsthink.com/surveysamples.html
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		67.7%	67
No		32.3%	32
Other (please specify)			2
	answered question		99
	skipped question		7

19. Would you like to participate in various other types of online surveys where you receive honorariums for your time and expertise?
		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		77.8%	77
No		22.2%	22
Other (please specify)			8
	answered question		99
	skipped question		7

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