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Issue Brief No. 89
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Results of Logistic Analysis: Odds Ratio for Factors Associated with Limited1 IT Support for Patient Care Functions in Physicians Offices in 2001 |
Practice Setting |
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Traditional Practice Setting |
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Solo/2 Physician |
3.12**
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Group <=50 |
2.07**
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Office Owned by Hospital |
2.33**
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Hospital Staff and Other |
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Hospital-ED/Clinic/Staff |
1.48*
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Other Setting |
1.74**
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Large Group2>50 |
1.00
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Medical School |
0.64*
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Staff/Group HMO |
0.33**
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Other Characteristics |
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Specialty |
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Primary Care2 |
1.00
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Medical or Surgical Specialty |
0.83**
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Age |
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<552 |
1.00
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55+ |
1.31**
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Practice Location |
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Metropolitan2 |
1.00
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Nonmetropolitan |
0.91
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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 |