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Table 6 Outcomes of Applications and References

From: The Australian experiment: the use of evidence based medicine for the reimbursement of surgical and diagnostic procedures (1998–2004)

Outcome

Applications

References

 

Surgical

Therapeutic

Diagnostic

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Positive

5

2

8

15

17%

17

39%

Interim

5

2

4

11

13%

4

9%

Partial

2

3

2

7

8%

2

5%

Unchanged

0

1

1

2

2%

1

2%

Negative

10

9

7

26

30%

7

16%

Sub-Total

22

17

22

61

69%

31

70%

Ineligible

0

5

0

5

6%

0

0%

Withdrawn

0

2

2

4

5%

5

11%

Unknown

1

0

0

1

1%

3

7%

Other

2

0

3

5

6%

3

7%

Incomplete

5

0

7

12

14%

2

5%

TOTAL

30

24

34

88

100%

44

100%

  1. Sourse: MSAC Web Site http://www7.health.gov.au/msac/index.htm accessed 6th Jan'06