Factors influencing medical imaging technology uptake by private hospitals

IF 3.1 Q2 MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Health and Technology Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI:10.1007/s12553-023-00774-y

Francisco Reyes-Santias, Octavio Cordova-Arevalo, Ivan Busto Dominguez, Manel Antelo

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Abstract Purpose This article analyses the factors influencing the uptake of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies by a sample of private hospitals located in Galicia-North of Portugal European Region. Methods Regarding adoption, associations with the different variables were analysed by means of binary logistic regression for CT and MRI of data from 24 private hospitals for the period 2006–2019. The sample data used to perform the regression analyses were panel data (Wooldridge in Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel Data, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1) and statistical significance was established at p ≤ 0.05. Results We find that hospital size, proxied by the number of beds, best explains the decision to adopt CT technology, while the only sociodemographic variable that affects the adoption decision is age above 64 years. Hospital size is also the main explanatory variable for MRI technology adoption, and in this case, all sociodemographic variables, except for population density, affect the adoption decision. Conclusions The availability of a CT scanner reduces the probability of a private hospital adopting MRI technology. Contracts with Public Sector have a counterfactual effect on CT uptake and a negative influence on MRI uptake.

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影响民营医院医学影像技术应用的因素

摘要目的分析影响葡萄牙北部加利西亚地区私立医院CT和MRI技术应用的因素。方法对2006-2019年24家民营医院的CT和MRI数据进行二元logistic回归分析，分析采用率与不同变量的相关性。进行回归分析的样本数据为面板数据(Wooldridge in Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and panel data, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1)， p≤0.05具有统计学显著性。结果我们发现医院规模(以床位数量为代表)最能解释采用CT技术的决定，而影响采用决策的唯一社会人口变量是64岁以上的年龄。医院规模也是MRI技术采用的主要解释变量，在这种情况下，除人口密度外，所有社会人口统计学变量都会影响采用决策。结论CT扫描仪的可用性降低了私立医院采用MRI技术的可能性。与公共部门的合同对CT吸收有反事实效应，对MRI吸收有负面影响。

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