Using Drug Prescribing Patterns to Identify Stewards of Cost-Conscious Care

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Distribution of physician prescribing behavior for choosing esomeprazole over omeprazole.
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Figure 2.
Practice characteristics and other factors that increase likelihood of being a steward of health care expenditure as defined as prescribing generic omeprazole over esomeprazole (Nexium).

Appendix:

Demographics and Practice Characteristics

Bivariate Table: Demographics
	Column (%)	Steward (%)
Sex^*
Female	32.9	27.3
Male	67.1	20.2
Race^*
Asian	11.6	28.9
Black or African American	5.2	18.2
Other	1.4	36.5
White	81.7	21.7
Graduation Year^*
Pre-1980	12.3	17
1980s	33.8	22.8
1990s	33.7	22.5
After 2000	20.2	25.7
Degree Type
Allopath	91	22.8
Osteopath	9	20.2
International Medical Graduate (Non-US or Canada)
No	94.8	22.5
Yes	5.2	23

Bivariate Table: Practice Characteristics
	Column (%)	Steward (%)
Practice Region^*
Midwest	28.8	25.8
Northeast	15.3	17.2
South	35.2	6.6
West	20.7	49.1
Practice Location^*
Rural	19.7	13.9
Urban	80.3	24.7
Practice Size^*
Large (>20 providers)	13.8	41.2
Medium (6 to 20 providers)	30.2	27.3
Small (2 to 5 providers)	39.9	16.3
Solo practice	16	13.2
PCMH^*
Autofill for skipped question	0.1	15.4
No	64.5	19
Yes	35.3	29.1
Works w/ Care Coordinator^*
No	11.7	15.4
Not asked	75.1	22.5
	13.2	29.4