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
|
Exchange Clinical Data with Other Physicians | Access Patient Notes | Generate Preventive Care Reminders | Electronic Prescribing | |
| Patient Age | |||||
| <65 |
51%
|
35%
|
34%*
|
21%*
|
9%
|
| 65-741 |
50
|
34
|
30
|
24
|
9
|
| 75-84 |
49
|
33
|
29
|
24
|
9
|
| 85+ |
46*
|
32
|
26*
|
23
|
8
|
| Medicare Eligibility | |||||
| 65+, no ESRD1,2 |
49
|
33
|
29
|
24
|
9
|
| Disabled, no ESRD |
49
|
33
|
33*
|
20*
|
10
|
| ESRD |
64*
|
48*
|
48*
|
17*
|
4*
|
| 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 |
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