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Table 4 Regression coefficients for total treatment costs at the physicians level 2003 - 2007

From: Supply sensitive services in Swiss ambulatory care: An analysis of basic health insurance records for 2003-2007

 

Model 1a

Model2b

Type of care

Intercept

Number of patients

Intercept

Number of patients

Average patient age

% consultations for women

Primary Care

5.370

1.061c

3.304

1.064c

0.472

-0.044e

Gynecology

5.003

1.072c

4.228

1.074c

0.152

-d

Pediatry

5.145

1.046c

4.476

1.058c

0.131

-0.162

Non-invasive Specialists

5.585

1.057c

1.798

1.052c

0.815

-0.381

Invasive Specialists

5.233

1.047c

3.905

1.040c

0.224

-0.125

Psychiatrists

6.582

1.133c

5.928

1.143c

-0.021e

0.022

  1. a Model with number of patients as the only explanatory factor
  2. b Model with number of patients, age, proportion of consultations for female patients, canton and dispensation channel as cofactors
  3. c 95% confidence limit is not including 1
  4. d effect was omitted from the model
  5. e non-significant estimates