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Table 5 Relationship between efficiency, risk and effectiveness indices for 187 basic care teams*

From: Relationship between efficiency and clinical effectiveness indicators in an adjusted model of resource consumption: a cross-sectional study

 

Cost EI

Episodes EI

Risk index

Visits EI

0.59 (<0.0001)

0.17 (0.02)

 

Risk index

−0.10 (0.16)

0.54 (<0.0001)

 

Synthetic index

−0.34 (<0.0001)

0.48 (<0.0001)

0.29 (<0.0001)

  1. *The relationship between indicators was measured by multiple correlation coefficients (r).
  2. In bold, significant values (P < 0.05). In parentheses, P value.
  3. EI: Efficiency index.
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