Table 2 Average Most Frequent Provider Continuity Index (MFPC) for Hong Kong residents, aged 15 or above, with 2 or more ambulatory care visits in 2 or more segments over a one-year period around 2009, by visit patterns and the most frequently visited segment
From: Measuring fragmentation of ambulatory care in a tripartite healthcare system
Visit patterns | Most frequently visited segment | People with equal visits to 2 or more segments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Western | Private Western | Chinese Medicine | Overall | ||
MFPC Mean | (number of individuals, column %) | ||||
| Â | (number of individuals, row %) | Â | Â | ||
Public Western + Private Western | 70.14% | 69.05% | N/A | 69.72% | 50% |
(1,457, 61%) | (915, 39%) | (2,372, 60%) | (n = 603) | ||
Public Western + Chinese Medicine | 69.60% | N/A | 73.37% | 71.33% | 50% |
(106, 54%) | (90, 46%) | (196, 5%) | (n = 34) | ||
Private Western + Chinese Medicine | N/A | 69.66% | 71.87% | 70.79% | 50% |
(452, 49%) | (473, 51%) | (925, 24%) | (n = 197) | ||
Public Western + Private Western + Chinese Medicine | 53.53% | 55.42% | 60.68% | 57.12% | 33-40% |
(140, 32%) | (110, 25%) | (193, 44%) | (443, 11%) | (n = 93) | |