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Table 2 The effect of two major health system reforms on health care utilization in Iran

From: Effect of two major health reforms on health care cost and utilization in Fars Province of Iran: family physician program and health transformation plan

 

SP visit

Medication

Radiology

Laboratory

Inpatient Admission

Pre-intervention

Initial level

151,144.4

(0.000)

587,891.2

(0.000)

29,321.6

(0.000)

110,572.1

(0.000)

13,100.79

(0.000)

Initial trend

992.35

(0.000)

619.71

(0.507)

1778.59

(0.000)

790.84

(0.000)

132.11

(0.000)

Post-FPP

Trend after FPP

− 598.00

(0.586)

3233.41

(0.065)

− 828.19

(0.035)

− 881.69 (0.206)

16.91

(0.728)

Change in level after FPP (short-term)

− 47,011.85

(0.002)

−19,344.09

(0.545)

−23,328.64

(0.000)

−19,224.63

(0.042)

755.01

(0.239)

Change in trend after FPP (long-term)

− 1590.35

(0.159)

2613.7

(0.188)

− 2606.79

(0.000)

− 1672.53

(0.021)

−115.20

(0.028)

Post-HTP

Trend after HTP

−50.35

(0.756)

3693.98

(0.001)

598.68

(0.000)

1004.21

(0.000)

53.70

(0.006)

Change in level after HTP (short-term)

−20,034.09

(0.174)

−50,537.56

(0.135)

20,702.44

(0.003)

29,598.61

(0.005)

391.73

(0.658)

Change in trend after HTP (long-term)

547.65

(0.622)

460.57

(0.824)

1426.88

(0.001)

1885.90

(0.001)

36.78

(0.483)

Model significance

F-statistics

95.65

(0.000)

6.72

(0.000)

61.41

(0.000)

23.15

(0.000)

84.37

(0.000)

Adjusted R2

0.831

0.222

0.758

0.533

0.812

  1. SP Specialist
  2. HTP Health Transformation Plan
  3. FPP Family Physician Program