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Appendix 1 Illustration of ICOC index change with the number of visits

From: The cost-saving effect of continuity of care (COC): an analysis of institutional COC on diabetic treatment costs using panel 2SLS regressions

n1

(principal provider)

n2

(secondary provider)

sum n2

N

N-1

ICOC

3

1

10

4

3

0.50

4

1

17

5

4

0.60

3

2

13

5

4

0.40

6

2

40

8

7

0.57

7

2

53

9

8

0.61

6

3

45

9

8

0.50

5

4

41

9

8

0.44

6

4

52

10

9

0.47

5

5

50

10

9

0.44

13

1

170

14

13

0.86

14

1

197

15

14

0.87

13

2

173

15

14

0.75