Table 3.
Correlations of Community Tracking Study Site Mean Costs per Episode of Treating Ten Clinical Conditions and Total Costs per Beneficiary
| Bact. Lung Infect. | Inflam. Esophagus | Heart Disease | Jt. Degen: Knee/L Leg | Jt. Degen: Neck/Back | COPD/Asthma | Cataract | Diabetes | Nonmal. Prostate | Chronic Sinusitis | Tot. Site Costs/Bene. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bact. lung inf. | 1 | ||||||||||
| Inflam. esophagus | 0.29 | 1 | |||||||||
| Heart disease | 0.43 | 0.39 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jt. degen: knee/L. leg | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 1 | |||||||
| Jt. degen: back/neck | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 1 | ||||||
| COPD/asthma | 0.63 | 0.19 | 0.59 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 1 | |||||
| Diabetes | 0.00 | 0.20 | −0.12 | −0.17 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 1 | ||||
| Cataract | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 1 | |||
| Nonmal. prostrate | −0.07 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 1 | ||
| Chronic sinusitis | 0.02 | 0.25 | −0.16 | 0.12 | 0.20 | −0.06 | −0.01 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| Tot. site costs/bene. | −0.11 | 0.15 | −0.14 | −0.33 | 0.06 | −0.21 | −0.06 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1 |
Note Bolded correlation coefficients are 0.4 or greater in value.