Table 1.
Percentage of referrals scheduled within 180 days | Kept visits
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Characteristic | Referrals N (%) | Percentage of scheduled appointments | Percentage of referrals* | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 5567 (71) | 71 | 71 | 51 |
Male | 2249 (29) | 70 | 68 | 48 |
Race | ** | |||
White | 3339 (44) | 72 | 71 | 51 |
African-American | 4156 (55) | 71 | 70 | 50 |
Other | 100 (1.3) | 68 | 74 | 50 |
Age (years) | ||||
65–69 | 3238 (41) | 71 | 70 | 49 |
70–74 | 2209 (28) | 72 | 72 | 52 |
75–79 | 1356 (17) | 70 | 69 | 49 |
80–84 | 611 (7.8) | 70 | 72 | 51 |
≥ 85 | 405 (5.2) | 71 | 66 | 47 |
Invasive procedures | ** | ** | ** | |
Frequent | 1814 (23) | 72 | 76 | 55 |
Occasional | 4033 (52) | 74 | 66 | 49 |
Infrequent | 1972 (25) | 64 | 76 | 48 |
Medicaid | ** | |||
No | 4976 (64) | 71 | 71 | 51 |
Yes | 2843 (36) | 71 | 69 | 49 |
Medicare | ** | ** | ||
No | 719 (9.2) | 69 | 63 | 43 |
Yes | 7100 (91) | 71 | 71 | 51 |
Any hospitalization | ** | ** | ** | |
No | 7193 (92) | 73 | 71 | 52 |
Yes | 626 (8.0) | 53 | 55 | 29 |
Patient’s location at time of order | ** | ** | ** | |
Primary Care | 6303 (81) | 72 | 69 | 50 |
Emergency | 515 (6.6) | 68 | 82 | 55 |
Geriatrics | 557 (7.1) | 66 | 69 | 46 |
Gynecology | 19 (0.2) | 79 | 93 | 74 |
Women’s Health | 56 (0.7) | 66 | 78 | 52 |
Other subspecialty | 236 (3.0) | 61 | 75 | 45 |
Other | 133 (1.7) | 64 | 84 | 53 |
Multiple orders for consultation | ** | ** | ||
No | 7387 (95) | 71 | 70 | 50 |
Yes | 432 (5.5) | 65 | 72 | 47 |
Percentage of referrals kept = percentage of referrals scheduled × percentage of scheduled appointments kept
p ≤ 0.05 for column-variable (i.e., among values represented by this row)