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Data Bulletin No. 30
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Medicare Outpatient Visits to Physicians in Practices with IT Support for Specific Patient Care Functions in 2001, by Patient Age and Medicare Eligibility |
Access Treatment Guidelines
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Exchange Clinical Data with Other Physicians | Access Patient Notes | Generate Preventive Care Reminders | Electronic Prescribing | |
Patient Age | |||||
<65 |
51%
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35%
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34%*
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21%*
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9%
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65-741 |
50
|
34
|
30
|
24
|
9
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75-84 |
49
|
33
|
29
|
24
|
9
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85+ |
46*
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32
|
26*
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23
|
8
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Medicare Eligibility | |||||
65+, no ESRD1,2 |
49
|
33
|
29
|
24
|
9
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Disabled, no ESRD |
49
|
33
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33*
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20*
|
10
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ESRD |
64*
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48*
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48*
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17*
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4*
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1 Reference group. 2 ESRD: End-stage renal disease. * Comparison with reference group is statistically significant at p <.05. Source: Linked data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2001 5 Percent Carrier File and 2001 CTS Physician Survey |