Table 2.
Characteristics | Odds ratio (95% CI)a | P value | ||||||
Provider characteristics | ||||||||
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Joint Longitudinal Viewer provider | 0.44 (0.24-0.78) | .005 | |||||
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Provider history of ordering imaging studies (quartiles) | |||||||
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1 | Refb | Ref | ||||
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2 | 0.87 (0.33-2.32) | .78 | ||||
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3 | 2.73 (1.23-6.06) | .01 | ||||
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4 | 4.15 (1.86-9.25) | .001 | ||||
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Provider type | |||||||
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Physician | Ref | Ref | ||||
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Physician assistant/Nurse practitioner | 1.32 (0.75-2.32) | .34 | ||||
Patient characteristics | ||||||||
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Gender | |||||||
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Female | Ref | Ref | ||||
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Male | 1.68 (0.89-3.17) | .11 | ||||
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Age (years) | |||||||
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<30 | Ref | Ref | ||||
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30-39 | 2.19 (1.17-4.11) | .01 | ||||
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40-49 | 0.78 (0.35-1.73) | .54 | ||||
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≥50 | 1.27 (0.46-3.56) | .65 | ||||
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Race | |||||||
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White | Ref | Ref | ||||
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Black or African American | 1.09 (0.56-2.13) | .80 | ||||
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Other | 1.63 (0.82-3.21) | .16 | ||||
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Elixhauser comorbidity score | |||||||
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0 | Ref | Ref | ||||
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1 | 0.44 (0.23-0.83) | .01 | ||||
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2 | 0.40 (0.18-0.90) | .03 | ||||
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3 and above | 0.15 (0.04-0.52) | .003 |
aThe odds ratio and 95% CIs are estimated from the logistic regression model controlling for all variables shown in the table as well as facility (random effects) and fiscal month.
bRef indicates baseline in the analysis.