Differences in characteristics of Medicare patients treated by ophthalmologists and optometrists

To quantify differences in the age, gender, race, and clinical complexity of Medicare beneficiaries treated by ophthalmologists and optometrists in each of the United States. Cross-sectional study based on publicly accessible Medicare payment and utilization data from 2012 through 2017. For each oph...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2020-09, Vol.15 (9), p.e0227783-e0227783
Hauptverfasser:	Miller, Darby D, Stewart, Michael W, Gagne, Joshua J, Wagner, Alan L, Lee, Aaron Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administrative Claims, Healthcare - statistics & numerical data Age Age Factors Aged Baby boomers Beneficiaries Biology and Life Sciences Comparative analysis Complexity Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data Cross-Sectional Studies Demographic aspects Eye diseases Eye Diseases - diagnosis Eye Diseases - economics Eye Diseases - therapy Female Females Gender Government programs Health care access Health risks Humans Male Management Medical personnel Medicare Medicare - economics Medicare - statistics & numerical data Medicine and Health Sciences Ophthalmologists Ophthalmologists - economics Ophthalmologists - statistics & numerical data Ophthalmology - economics Ophthalmology - statistics & numerical data Optometrists Optometrists - economics Optometrists - statistics & numerical data Optometry - economics Optometry - statistics & numerical data Patients People and places Practice Practice Patterns, Physicians' - economics Race Risk analysis Scope of practice Sex Factors Social Sciences Statistical analysis United States
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