Year | Ontario Population Denominator3 | Pts. Seen by a Rheumatologist4, n (%) | Any Type of Patient Encounter1 | Pts. Seen in an Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic7, n (%) | Outpatient Assessments Only2 | ||||||
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Total Pt. Encounters5 | New Pts.6 | New Pts. among Total Pts., % | New Pts. among Total Encounters, % | Total Outpatient Assessments8 | New Pts.6 | New Pts. among Total Pts., % | New Pts. among Total Outpatient Assessments, % | ||||
2000 | 9,093,486 | 245,486 (2.7) | 561,452 | 145,686 | 59 | 26 | 172,864 (1.9) | 382,074 | 89,426 | 52 | 23 |
2001 | 9,241,575 | 255,289 (2.8) | 588,581 | 132,490 | 52 | 23 | 179,370 (1.9) | 394,532 | 80,191 | 45 | 20 |
2002 | 9,393,473 | 263,139 (2.8) | 599,278 | 126,811 | 48 | 21 | 182,111 (1.9) | 400,879 | 75,081 | 41 | 19 |
2003 | 9,527,281 | 250,176 (2.6) | 571,366 | 110,164 | 44 | 19 | 180,385 (1.9) | 391,450 | 71,270 | 40 | 18 |
2004 | 9,651,626 | 258,751 (2.7) | 599,821 | 105,906 | 41 | 18 | 185,891 (1.9) | 398,768 | 68,146 | 37 | 17 |
2005 | 9,788,275 | 273,462 (2.8) | 634,730 | 109,021 | 40 | 17 | 188,297 (1.9) | 404,593 | 65,469 | 35 | 16 |
2006 | 9,907,932 | 286,309 (2.9) | 663,302 | 111,136 | 39 | 17 | 195,043 (2.0) | 417,241 | 66,509 | 34 | 16 |
2007 | 10,125,042 | 280,072 (2.8) | 652,933 | 98,586 | 35 | 15 | 191,950 (1.9) | 408,219 | 60,575 | 32 | 15 |
2008 | 10,268,935 | 282,959 (2.8) | 667,337 | 95,510 | 34 | 14 | 196,687 (1.9) | 421,871 | 61,333 | 31 | 15 |
2009 | 10,410,050 | 284,158 (2.7) | 685,195 | 94,123 | 33 | 14 | 201,649 (1.9) | 434,601 | 63,546 | 32 | 15 |
2010 | 10,528,197 | 285,103 (2.7) | 693,667 | 92,435 | 32 | 13 | 202,618 (1.9) | 434,304 | 62,174 | 31 | 14 |
2011 | 10,587,857 | 288,422 (2.7) | 725,807 | 89,393 | 31 | 12 | 212,479 (2.0) | 460,309 | 65,151 | 31 | 14 |
2012 | 10,716,779 | 281,754 (2.6) | 698,384 | 85,853 | 31 | 12 | 219,466 (2.1) | 447,380 | 67,648 | 31 | 15 |
2013 | 10,881,690 | 293,704 (2.7) | 742,952 | 88,895 | 30 | 12 | 228,237 (2.1) | 470,367 | 68,539 | 30 | 15 |
2014 | 11,039,248 | 292,948 (2.7) | 746,300 | 86,793 | 30 | 12 | 229,026 (2.1) | 473,788 | 65,214 | 29 | 14 |
2015 | 11,103,150 | 302,336 (2.7) | 786,061 | 86,877 | 29 | 11 | 242,761 (2.2) | 500,831 | 68,916 | 28 | 14 |
↵1 Any type of patient encounter includes inpatient, outpatient assessments, and non–face-to-face encounters.
↵2 Outpatient assessments include only face-to-face patient assessments.
↵3 Population denominator confined to residents aged 18 years and older.
↵4 No. unique patients seen annually in an outpatient or inpatient setting with the % reflecting the percentage of patients seen by rheumatologists for any type of rheumatology encounter and the denominator being the Ontario population.
↵5 Total patient encounters include initial and repeat encounters.
↵6 No. new patients seen by a rheumatologist.
↵7 % reflecting the proportion of patients seen by a rheumatologist in an outpatient setting and the denominator being the Ontario population.
↵8 Total outpatient assessments include initial and repeat encounters. Pt(s).: patient(s).