Non-invasive cardiac stress tests - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Cardiology	95.49%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	851,228
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	7,424.47
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2019	15,9%
Percentage of outpatient care	98.33%
POPULATION
Median age	64 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.15
Percentage of women	39.72%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.88
TRENDS
Trend 2011-2021	0.99%
Trend 2011-2019	1.93%
Trend 2019-2021	-2.65%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2011-2013	23.81
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021	33.84
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.18
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	8.71
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	39,709,188 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	3.46 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.17
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	7.12
Average cost of interventions	46.65 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
461436 461440	Stress-test cardiaque par échographie au moyen d'une épreuve pharmacodynamique, contrôles électrocardiographiques compris	01-04-2014
469954 469965	Stress-test cardiaque par échographie au moyen d'une épreuve pharmacodynamique, contrôles électrocardiographiques compris	01-04-2014
471391 471402	** Ergospirométrie	01-04-1985
475532 475543	Epreuve pharmacodynamique, lors de stress-test cardiaque par scintigraphie, suivie de contrôles électrocardiographiques, avec protocole	01-04-1985
475812 475823	Epreuve d'effort ou d'hypoxie avec monitoring continu d'au moins une dérivation avant chaque changement de charge, à la fin de l'épreuve et pendant au moins trois minutes après la fin de l'épreuve, plusieurs enregistrements électrocardiographiques de différentes dérivations et mesures de tension artérielle, avec extraits et protocole standardisé	01-01-1992

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