Table 3: Number of new patients commencing treatment each financial year Continuing % continuing Financial year New patients patients treatment 1,513 1,513 2013-14 85.2% 2,935 1,289 4,224 2014-15 72.4% 2,964 3,057 6,021 2015-16 7,412 4,346 11,758 4: Number of services per patient in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 Services # of patients % of patients 1 1,216 80% 297 20% 2013-14 2 Total 1,513 100% 1 1,294 31% 2 1,043 25% 3 966 23% 2014-15 4 902 21% 5 19 0% 4,224 100% 1 1,639 27% 2 1,258 21% 3 1,353 22% 2015-16 4 1,662 28% 5 109 2% Total 6,021 100% Table 5: Number of services per patient since the service was listed on 1 March 2014 to June 2016 Number of Services Number of Patients Percentage of Patients 1 1,826 25% 2 1,556 21% 3 886 12% 4 735 10% 5 547 7% 6 507 7% 7 486 7% 8 417 6% 9 374 5% 10+ 78 1% Total 7,412 100% Source for tables 2-5: Department of Health Figure 2: Demographic profile for MBS item for 2013-14 (a), 2014-15 (b) and 2015-16 (c) Source: Medicare Statistics Online Practitioner breakdown There were 151 medical practitioners providing this service in 2015-16 (Table 6). The PBS restrictions require that the service be provided by a neurologist. It is assumed that the other specialties shown in Table 7 reflect medical practitioners with co-specialties.
Table 3: Number of new patients commencing treatment each financial year Financial year New patients Continuing patients % continuing treatment 2013-14 1,513 1,513 2014-15 2,935 1,289 85.2% 4,224 2015-16 2,964 3,057 72.4% 6,021 7,412 4,346 11,758 4: Number of services per patient in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 Services # of patients % of patients 2013-14 1 1,216 80% 2 297 20% Total 1,513 100% 2014-15 1 1,294 31% 2 1,043 25% 3 966 23% 4 902 21% 5 19 0% 4,224 100% 2015-16 1 1,639 27% 2 1,258 21% 3 1,353 22% 4 1,662 28% 5 109 2% Total 6,021 100% Table 5: Number of services per patient since the service was listed on 1 March 2014 to June 2016 Number of Services Number of Patients Percentage of Patients 1 1,826 25% 2 1,556 21% 3 886 12% 4 735 10% 5 547 7% 6 507 7% 7 486 7% 8 417 6% 9 374 5% 10+ 78 1% Total 7,412 100% Source for tables 2-5: Department of Health Figure 2: Demographic profile for MBS item for 2013-14 (a), 2014-15 (b) and 2015-16 (c) Source: Medicare Statistics Online Practitioner breakdown There were 151 medical practitioners providing this service in 2015-16 (Table 6). The PBS restrictions require that the service be provided by a neurologist. It is assumed that the other specialties shown in Table 7 reflect medical practitioners with co-specialties.
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