Temporal trends in the utilization of echocardiography in Ontario, 2001 to 2009

Saul Blecker, R Sacha Bhatia, John J You, Douglas S Lee, David A Alter, Julie T Wang, Hannah J Wong, Jack V Tu, Saul Blecker, R Sacha Bhatia, John J You, Douglas S Lee, David A Alter, Julie T Wang, Hannah J Wong, Jack V Tu

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine utilization and growth in echocardiography among the general population of Ontario between 2001 and 2009. The age- and sex-adjusted rates of echocardiography grew from 39.1 per 1,000 persons in 2001 to 59.9 per 1,000 persons in 2009, for an annual rate of increase of 5.5%. Repeat echocardiograms increased at a rate of 10.6% per year and accounted for 25.3% of all procedures in 2009 as compared to 18.5% in 2002. While significant increases in echocardiography utilization were observed, opportunities may exist to improve the clinical utility of the echocardiograms performed in Ontario.

Copyright © 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Age and gender adjusted rate of echocardiograms per 1,000 persons.
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Annual change in relative rate of echocardiogram and repeat echocardiogram as compared to 2002, adjusted for age and gender.

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