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. 2022 May 20;10(5):e32168. doi: 10.2196/32168

Table 2.

The impact of provider use of Joint Longitudinal Viewer in the prior 6 months of outpatient primary care visits on provider ordering of duplicate images.

Characteristics Odds ratio (95% CI)a P value
Provider characteristics

Joint Longitudinal Viewer provider 0.44 (0.24-0.78) .005

Provider history of ordering imaging studies (quartiles)


1 Refb Ref


2 0.87 (0.33-2.32) .78


3 2.73 (1.23-6.06) .01


4 4.15 (1.86-9.25) .001

Provider type


Physician Ref Ref


Physician assistant/Nurse practitioner 1.32 (0.75-2.32) .34
Patient characteristics

Gender


Female Ref Ref


Male 1.68 (0.89-3.17) .11

Age (years)


<30 Ref Ref


30-39 2.19 (1.17-4.11) .01


40-49 0.78 (0.35-1.73) .54


≥50 1.27 (0.46-3.56) .65

Race


White Ref Ref


Black or African American 1.09 (0.56-2.13) .80


Other 1.63 (0.82-3.21) .16

Elixhauser comorbidity score


0 Ref Ref


1 0.44 (0.23-0.83) .01


2 0.40 (0.18-0.90) .03


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.