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Issue Brief No. 89
Supplementary Table 2

Results of Logistic Analysis: Odds Ratio for Factors Associated with Limited1 IT Support for Patient Care Functions in Physicians’ Offices in 2001


Practice Setting
Odds Ratio
Traditional Practice Setting
 
   Solo/2 Physician
3.12**
   Group <=50
2.07**
   Office Owned by Hospital
2.33**
Hospital Staff and Other
 
   Hospital-ED/Clinic/Staff
1.48*
   Other Setting
1.74**
Large Group2>50
1.00
Medical School
0.64*
Staff/Group HMO
0.33**
Other Characteristics
 
Specialty
 
   Primary Care2
1.00
   Medical or Surgical Specialty
0.83**
Age
 
   <552
1.00
   55+
1.31**
Practice Location
 
   Metropolitan2
1.00
   Nonmetropolitan
0.91
Note: The assertion that practice setting is the most important factor of those included in the model is substantiated by the fact that practice setting accounts for more than 90 percent of the explanatory power of the full model. R-square for full model=0.0730; R-square for model with practice setting only=0.0687.

1 Practice had IT support for qero or one of five specified patient care functions.

2 Reference group.

Comparison with reference group is statistically significant at **p <.001, *p <.05.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Physician Survey, 2001


 

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