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Associated factors of coding by physicians |
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| Coding |
Coded* (n = 57,041) |
Non-coded(n = 36,409) |
Adjusted Odds Ratios** (95% C.I.) |
p value |
| Patient |
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| Age on appt. (no.%) |
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| <50 |
6,414(11.2) |
7,484(20.6) |
1.000 (reference) |
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| 50–59 |
12,735(22.3) |
9,704(26.7) |
1.364(1.302, 1.429) |
<0.001 |
| 60–69 |
13,566(23.8) |
7,516(20.6) |
1.774(1.692, 1.861) |
<0.001 |
| ≥70 |
24,327(42.6) |
11,705(32.1) |
2.180(2.088, 2.277) |
<0.001 |
| Gender |
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| Male |
24,918(43.7) |
15,412(42.3) |
1.000 (reference) |
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| Female |
32,123(56.3) |
20,997(57.7) |
1.202(1.168,1.238) |
<0.001 |
| Payment status |
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| Fee-waivers |
15,475(27.1) |
9,696(26.6) |
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| Payers |
41,566(72.9) |
26,713(73.4) |
Not significant |
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| District of residence |
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| Shatin |
32,851(57.6) |
12,120(33.3) |
1.000 (reference) |
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| Taipo |
11,436(20.0) |
11,156(30.6) |
0.316(0.304, 0.327) |
<0.001 |
| North |
9,995(17.5) |
10,684(29.3) |
0.330(0.318, 0.343) |
<0.001 |
| Others |
2,759(4.8) |
2,449(6.7) |
0.405(0.381, 0.432) |
<0.001 |
| Service type |
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| General |
50,350(88.3) |
34,524(94.8) |
1.000 (reference) |
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| FMSC |
6,503(11.4) |
1,673(4.6) |
1.448(1.362, 1.539) |
<0.001 |
| Staff clinic |
188(0.3) |
212(0.6) |
0.940(0.760, 1.162) |
0.565 |
| Appointment type (no./%) |
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| New case |
24,974(43.8) |
23,831(65.5) |
1.000 (reference) |
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| Old case |
32,067(56.2) |
12,578(34.5) |
2.394(2.324, 2.467) |
<0.001 |
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(FMSC: Family Medicine Specialist Clinic. *Coded group refers to patients having at least one code, either K86 or exclusion coding. **represent odds ratios after controlling for all the predictor variables) | ||||
Wong et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:138 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-138 |
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