Table 5. Visit Use Rates in the Community-Based Office Practice Setting by Ownership Arrangement, 1997-2013.
| Variable | Unadjusteda | Adjustedb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician-Owned Community-Based Practice [Reference] (n = 10 395) |
Hospital-Owned Community-Based Practice (n = 1038) |
P Value | Physician-Owned Community-Based Practice [Reference] (n = 10 395) |
Hospital-Owned Community-Based Practice (n = 1038) |
aOR (95% CI) | |
| Antibiotics for URTI | 1704/3488 (48.3) | 194/360 (54.3) | .23 | 48.3 | 53.7 | 1.24 (0.84-1.84) |
| CT or MRI for back pain or headache | 420/6968 (6.2) | 51/681 (6.1) | .98 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 0.92 (0.58-1.45) |
| Radiographs for back pain | 801/8656 (9.6) | 97/872 (10.2) | .60 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 1.04 (0.79-1.37) |
| Specialty referrals for all 3 conditions | 831/10 395 (7.9) | 112/1038 (9.8) | .07 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 1.40 (1.09-1.82) |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.
a
Presented as unadjusted numerator divided by denominator (percentage). Percentages may not equal the value of the numerator divided by the denominator because they are population weighted.
b
Presented as multivariable-adjusted use rates and aOR. Models are adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance status, symptom acuity, comorbidities, geographic region, urban location, and whether the generalist was the patient’s usual primary care provider.