Research Article

Improving the Recording of Diagnoses in Primary Care with Team Incentives: A Controlled Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

Table 1

The distribution of the most used diagnoses in primary care doctor visits in 2006.

ICD-10DiagnosisNumber of patients%

J06.9Acute upper respiratory airway infection, nonspecific 968013,1
I10Primary hypertension 27083,7
M54.5Low back pain 22023
J01.0Acute maxillary sinusitis 20612,8
E11Diabetes, type II 16862,3
A09Diarrhea and gastroenteritis, presumed infectious origin 12901,7
H66.9Acute otitis media, nonspecific 11951,6
J20.9Acute bronchitis, nonspecific 11841,6
M54Back pain 9881,3
G44.2Tension headache 9401,3
H66.0Acute otitis media, purulent 8541,2
M54.4Low back pain with sciatica 6470,9
S93.4Ankle sprain 5840,8
H10.3Acute conjunctivitis, nonspecific 5650,8
J03.9Acute tonsillitis, nonspecific 5400,7
N30.0Acute cystitis 5320,7
H10.0Conjunctivitis, purulent 5140,7
R10.4Abdominal pain, nonspecific 5120,7
H65.0Acute otitis media, serous 5000,7
J04.0Acute laryngitis 4870,7
J02.9Acute pharyngitis, nonspecific 4660,6
E78.01Hypercholesterolaemia, primary 4520,6
F43.0Acute stress reaction 3940,5
R10.3Lower abdominal pain 3880,5
M77.1Lateral epicondylitis 3830,5
I48Atrial fibrillation 3790,5
F32.9Depression, nonspecific 3700,5
J45Bronchial asthma 3670,5
I25.1Coronary artery disease 3520,5
R50.9Fever, nonspecific 3450,5
M75.1Rotator cuff syndrome 3380,5
J01.9Acute sinusitis, nonspecific 3190,4
F32Depression 3040,4
R53Fatigue 2910,4
E10Diabetes, type I 2890,4
F51.0Insomnia, nonorganic 2770,4
M53.0Cervicocranial syndrome 2720,4
R05Cough 2710,4
R51.80Sleep disorder, specific nonorganic 2640,4