| Description |
xviii, 72 pages ; 30 cm |
| Series |
General practice series, 1442-3022 ; no. 13 |
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General practice series (Canberra, A.C.T.) ; no. 13
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 2 Methods 4 -- 2.1 BEACH methods 4 -- 2.2 Statistical methods 10 -- 2.3 The final data sets 12 -- 3 Changes over time in GP pathology ordering rates 13 -- 3.1 Changes in total pathology ordering rates over time 13 -- 3.2 Changes in pathology ordering rates over time excluding Pap smears 16 -- 4 Changes over time in the characteristics of GPs 22 -- 4.1 Changes in the characteristics of BEACH participants over time 22 -- 4.2 Changes in the characteristics of GPs in the national sample frame over time 23 -- 5 GP characteristics and pathology ordering rates 26 -- 5.1 Pathology test rates over all encounters and all problems 26 -- 5.2 Pathology test ordering rates after the decision to order pathology 27 -- 5.3 Summary of findings 29 -- 5.4 Do any changes in GP age and sex over time explain the increase in -- pathology test orders over the same period? 29 -- 6 The purpose for which pathology tests are ordered 30 -- 6.1 Distribution and rates of pathology tests by class 31 -- 6.2 The proportion of problems tested in each class 33 -- 6.3 Discussion 33 -- 7 Pathology ordering and problems managed 35 -- 7.1 Pathology test ordering rates for selected problems over time 35 -- 7.2 Problems most likely to generate 4 or 5 test orders, over time 40 -- 8 The relationship between pathology ordering and other management 42 -- 8.1 The relationship between pathology ordering and prescribing 42 -- 8.2 The relationship between imaging and pathology ordering 43 -- 8.3 The relationship between therapeutic procedures and pathology orders over time...44 -- 8.4 The relationship between provision of clinical treatments and pathology ordering...45 -- 8.5 Conclusion 46 -- 9 The relationship between length of consultation and pathology ordering 47 -- 9.1 Pathology ordering and Medicare item number recorded 47 -- 9.2 Length of consultation (in minutes) and pathology ordering rates 49 -- 10 Analysis of variance in pathology ordering rates 50 -- 10.1 Univariate analysis 51 -- 10.2 Multiple regression modelling 53 |
| Analysis |
Pathology |
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General practice |
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Statistics |
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Trends to 2000 |
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Electronic resource |
| Notes |
"A joint report by the University of Sydney and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare" |
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"November 2003" |
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"AIHW cat. no. GEP 13" |
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"GP Statistics and Classification Unit" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64) |
| Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web |
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the University of Sydney 2003 |
| Subject |
Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH)
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Diagnosis, Laboratory -- Australia.
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Pathology -- Australia -- Statistics.
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Medical care surveys -- Australia -- Statistics.
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Diagnostic services -- Australia.
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Physicians (General practice) -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Author |
Knox, Stephanie.
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Miller, Graeme C.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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University of Sydney.
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General Practice Statistics and Classification Unit.
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| LC no. |
2004463066 |
| ISBN |
1740243102 |
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