Table 2.
Total Number of Patients Seen by HCEs Versus Private Physicians in Fiscal Year 2000 Grouped by the Top 11 DRGs
| Number of Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DRG | HCE | Community Internists | |
| 89 | Simple pneumonia & pleurisy age >17 with complications | 46 | 241 |
| 127 | Heart failure & shock | 44 | 374 |
| 14 | Specific cerebrovascular disorders except transient ischemic attack | 40 | 191 |
| 182 | Esophagitis, gastroenteritis, & misc digestive disorders age >17 with complications | 35 | 142 |
| 204 | Disorders of pancreas except malignancy | 33 | 62 |
| 449 | Poisoning & toxic effects of drugs age >17 with complications | 30 | 49 |
| 434 | Alcohol/drug abuse or depend, detox, or other symptoms treat with complications | 21 | 69 |
| 143 | Chest pain | 21 | 87 |
| 202 | Cirrhosis & alcoholic hepatitis | 20 | 25 |
| 138 | Cardiac arrhythmia & conduction disorders with complications | 19 | 129 |
| 294 | Diabetes age >35 with complications | 19 | 31 |
HCE, hospitalist clinician educator; DRG, diagnosis related group.