Ophthalmoscopy - Fundoscopy - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Ophthalmological surgery	99.64%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	1,966,310
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	16,979.58
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	21.63%
Percentage of outpatient care	98.64%
POPULATION
Median age	61 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.67
Percentage of women	56.90%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.93
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	-0.96%
Trend 2012-2019	2.22%
Trend 2019-2022	-8.01%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	14.38
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	22.71
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.40
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	3.48
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	13,539,632 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	1.17 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.39
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	3.47
Average cost of interventions	6.89 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
248673 248684	Biomicroscopie du segment postérieur et/ou de l'angle camérulaire à l'aide de verres de contact	01-04-1985
248975 248986	Ophtalmoscopie binoculaire indirecte avec ou sans indentation sclérale	01-01-1992