From: Letter to the editor: “Utilization of CT and MRI scanning in Taiwan, 2000–2017”
Setting | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | Trend |
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Emergency | ||||||
All CTs | 8694 | 10,073 | 10,401 | 12,654 | 12,317 | * |
Rate (per 1000)a | 125 | 142 | 156 | 185 | 199 | * |
Uncoded (n, %)b | 373 (4) | 519 (5) | 688 (7) | 1022 (8) | 1234 (10) | * |
Self-pay (n, %)b | 11 (0) | 9 (0) | 5 (0) | 9 (0) | 23 (0) | |
Difference (%)c | 4.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 10.2 | * |
Inpatients | ||||||
All CTs | 3963 | 4223 | 3871 | 3824 | 3060 | # |
Rate (per 1000)a | 90 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 76 | # |
Uncoded (n, %)b | 45 (1) | 38 (1) | 50 (1) | 50 (1) | 48 (2) | * |
Self-pay (n, %)b | 5 (0) | 3 (0) | 8 (0) | 14 (0) | 7 (0) | |
Difference (%)c | 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | * |
Outpatients | ||||||
All CTs | 11,319 | 12,179 | 13,626 | 15,168 | 14,039 | * |
Rate (per 1000)a | 26 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 37 | * |
Uncoded (n, %)b | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 5 (0) | 1 (0) | 11 (0) | |
Self-pay (n, %)b | 351 (3) | 457 (4) | 614 (5) | 917 (6) | 1219 (9) | * |
Difference (%)c | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 8.8 | * |