Relation between primary care physician supply and diabetes care and outcomes: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher primary care physician supply is associated with lower mortality due to heart disease, cancer and stroke, but its relation to diabetes care and outcomes is unknown. We examined the association between primary care physician supply and evidence-based testing and hospital visits for people with diabetes in naturally occurring multispecialty physician networks in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis between Apr. 1, 2009, and Mar. 31, 2011, using linked administrative data. We included all Ontario residents over 40 years of age with a diagnosis of diabetes before Apr. 1, 2007, who were alive on Apr. 1, 2009 (N = 712 681). We tested the association between physician supply and outcomes at the network level using separate Poisson regre

SUBMITTER: Kiran T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4866922 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature