Table 2.
Correlates of onsite availability of low dose CT (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, radiologist involvement in lung screening service management and service designation as the American College of Radiology Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center, under bivariate analyses.
| Organizational characteristics | N2 | % | LDCT for lung cancer screening onsite available OR (95% CI) | Radiologist involvement in service management OR (95% CI) | ACR Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCORP Minority or underserved site (n1=211) | 36 | 17.06 | 0.33 (0.16–0.70) | 0.92(0.33–2.60) | 0.76(0.28–2.01) |
| Primarily a safety-net hospital (n=209) | 51 | 24.40 | 2.91 (1.23–6.91) | 1.02(0.47–2.19) | 1.40(0.69–2.83) |
| Affiliated with a designated Critical Access Hospital (n=209) | 45 | 21.53 | 3.71 (1.39–9.95) | 0.39(0.18–0.84) | 1.87(0.90–3.90) |
| Organizational ownership (n=209) | |||||
| Independently owned | 72 | 34.45 | REF | REF | REF |
| Owned by large regional/multi-state health system with a health plan | 80 | 38.28 | 6.67(2.89–15.36) | 1.10(0.48–2.49) | 1.00(0.45–2.20) |
| Owned by large regional/multi-state health system without a health plan | 36 | 17.22 | 4.23(1.57–11.40) | 3.50(1.01–12.12) | 0.88(0.34–2.28) |
| HMO/Payor owned | 1 | 0.48 | |||
| Publicly owned | 16 | 7.66 | 1.13(0.42–3.01)3 | 2.80(0.53–14.62)3 | 0.71(0.19–2.65)3 |
| University owned | 4 | 1.91 | |||
| Estimated number of adult beds (n=171) | |||||
| 0 | 3 | 1.75 | REF | REF | REF |
| 1–250 | 73 | 42.69 | 14.5(5.25–40.09) | 2.14(0.61–7.51) | 2.24(0.64–7.87) |
| 251–450 | 39 | 22.81 | 18.13(5.38–61.11) | 6.64(1.47–29.99) | 0.73(0.20–2.76) |
| >450 | 56 | 32.75 | 6.82(2.95–15.77) | 1.33(0.39–4.47) | 1.72(0.50–5.90) |
| Number of oncology physicians (n=210) | |||||
| 0–6 | 80 | 38.10 | REF | REF | REF |
| 7–11 | 45 | 21.43 | 0.94(0.44–1.99) | 1.19(0.45–3.17) | 2.25(0.88–5.75) |
| 12–22 | 45 | 21.43 | 3.70(1.40–9.78) | 1.27(0.52–3.09) | 2.42(1.03–5.69) |
| 23 and more | 40 | 19.04 | 4.09(1.45–11.59) | 2.33(0.85–6.38) | 1.33(0.55–3.22) |
1
The number of practices providing organization characteristics is in the parenthesis: (n=__).
2
The number of practices with the characteristic is provided in the column.
3
Odds ratio comparing the combination of HMO/Payor owned and Publicly owned and University owned compared to Independently owned.