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Table 2 Unadjusted Utilization and Expenditures of CBOC, VAMC and Crossover Patients in 2000–2001

From: Utilization and expenditures of veterans obtaining primary care in community clinics and VA medical centers: an observational cohort study

 

Patients with at least one Visit or Admission

Number of visits or admissions Per Person Per Year

Expenditures Per Patient Per Year

 

CBOC

VAMC

Crossover

CBOC

VAMC

Crossover

CBOC

VAMC

Crossover

Outpatient

         

   Primary Care

94%

93%

96%

3.3 (2.8)

3.6 (3.1)

5.0 (3.9)

$381 (438)

$509 (626)

$649 (720)

   Specialty Care

48

72

75

2.1 (4.0)

4.9 (8.0)

4.9 (6.5)

413 (1706)

1013 (3568)

1077 (4098)

   Mental Health

13

23

27

0.8 (4.9)

2.8 (14)

2.6 (12)

102 (665)

342 (1733)

302 (1363)

   Pharmacy

90

90

95

--

--

--

684 (2009)

936 (2367)

1062 (2083)

   Radiology

30

55

58

0.6 (1.2)

1.3 (1.9)

1.4 (2.0)

111 (717)

251 (524)

287 (556)

   Laboratory

68

83

83

2.2 (2.9)

3.5 (4.6)

3.7 (4.3)

119 (332)

208 (410)

238 (3473)

Total Outpatient

97

97

99

23 (22)

36 (38)

40 (34)

2092 (3692)

3921 (6294)

4258 (7235)

Inpatient

5

13

15

0.1 (0.4)

0.2 (0.8)

0.2 (0.8)

656 (5120)

1867 (9306)

1964 (9042)

OVERALL

--

--

--

--

--

--

2748 (6936)

5788 (12351)

6222 (12701)

   Sample Size

23,894

26,176

11,074

23,894

26,176

11,074

23,894

26,176

11,074

  1. All outcomes are significantly different at a p-value < 0.0001;
  2. Numbers in parentheses refer to Standard Deviations;
  3. All analyses were adjusted for sampling weights.