Specialist use among privately insured children with disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate primary care practice ownership and specialist-use patterns for commercially insured children with disabilities.

Data sources and study setting

A national commercial claims database and the Health Systems and Provider Database from 2012 to 2016 are the data sources for this study.

Study design

This cross-sectional, descriptive study examines: (1) the most visited type of pediatric primary care physician and practice (independent or system-owned); (2) pediatric and non-pediatric specialist-use patterns; and (3) how practice ownership relates to specialist-use patterns.

Data collection/extraction methods

This study identifies 133,749 person-years of commercially insured children with disabilities aged 0-18 years with at least 24 months of

SUBMITTER: Chien AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250397 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature