Data Bulletin No. 30
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      Medicare Outpatient Visits to Physicians in Practices with IT Support for Specific Patient Care Functions in 2001, by Patient Age and Medicare Eligibility | 
  
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       Access Treatment Guidelines 
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    Exchange Clinical Data with Other Physicians | Access Patient Notes | Generate Preventive Care Reminders | Electronic Prescribing | |
| Patient Age | |||||
| <65 |  
       51% 
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       35% 
     | 
     
       34%* 
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       21%* 
     | 
     
       9% 
     | 
  
| 65-741 |  
       50 
     | 
     
       34 
     | 
     
       30 
     | 
     
       24 
     | 
     
       9 
     | 
  
| 75-84 |  
       49 
     | 
     
       33 
     | 
     
       29 
     | 
     
       24 
     | 
     
       9 
     | 
  
| 85+ |  
       46* 
     | 
     
       32 
     | 
     
       26* 
     | 
     
       23 
     | 
     
       8 
     | 
  
| Medicare Eligibility | |||||
| 65+, no ESRD1,2 |  
       49 
     | 
     
       33 
     | 
     
       29 
     | 
     
       24 
     | 
     
       9 
     | 
  
| Disabled, no ESRD |  
       49 
     | 
     
       33 
     | 
     
       33* 
     | 
     
       20* 
     | 
     
       10 
     | 
  
| ESRD |  
       64* 
     | 
     
       48* 
     | 
     
       48* 
     | 
     
       17* 
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       4* 
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| 1 Reference group. 2 ESRD: End-stage renal disease. * Comparison with reference group is statistically significant at p <.05. Source: Linked data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2001 5 Percent Carrier File and 2001 CTS Physician Survey  | 
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