Table 1 Description of included practices and approach
Practices (N = 6) | Result |
|---|---|
Practice size | |
Large (greater than 20,000 patients) | 2 (33%) |
Medium (10,000–20,000 patients) | 4 (67%) |
Practice location | |
Urban | 4 (83%) |
Rural | 2 (17%) |
Practice ownership | |
Health system | 4 (67%) |
Independent | 2 (33%) |
Perception of practice RS processa | |
High (> 67% agree) | 3 (50%) |
Low (< 33% agree) | 3 (50%) |
Stratification approach | |
Clinical intuition | 1 (17%) |
Algorithm only | 1 (17%) |
Adjudication | 4 (67%) |
Patient panels N (range) | 40,342 (2,209–24,192) |
% female (practice range) | 57% (54–60%) |
Age mean (practice range) | 60.8 (56.5–72.0) |
HCC scores (IQR) | 0.60 (0.28–0.80) |
Practice 1 | 0.62 (0.35–0.79) |
Practice 2 | 0.74 (0.35–1.0) |
Practice 3 | 0.54 (0.29–0.67) |
Practice 4 | 0.55 (0.26–0.70) |
Practice 5 | 0.65 (0.29–0.86) |
Practice 6 | 0.79 (0.40–1.05) |
HCC categories mean (practice range) | 0.79 (0.47–1.06) |
HCC conditions % (range) | |
Diabetes | 11% (2–19%) |
Neoplasm | 11% (3–12%) |
Heart disease | 10% (7–17%) |
Psychiatric | 8% (2–14%) |
Lung | 5% (3–9%) |
Patients with outcome data available | 3,381 (49–1,629) |
Outcome rate % (range) | |
At least one ED visit | 30% (25–59%) |
At least two ED visits | 12% (9–36%) |
One or more hospitalization | 14% (11–33%) |
Expenditures ≥ $ 30,000 | 9% (6–22%) |