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. 2015 Jun 6;30(12):1741–1747. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3357-8

Table 2.

Clinical Quality Outcomes: Estimated Physician-Defined Complexity vs. Outpatient Charlson Score and Estimated Physician-Defined Complexity vs. the Commercial Risk Predictor

Measure Physician-Defined Complexity (ePDC) vs. Outpatient Charlson (OCS) Physician-Defined Complexity (ePDC) vs. Commercial Risk Predictor (CRP)
Complex by Complex by
OCS Only
n = 6,691
ePDC Only
n = 10,725
ePDC & OCS
n = 10,115
CRP Only
n = 8,592
ePDC Only
n= 9,195
ePDC & CRP
n = 11,645
# Eligible Patients % of follow-up time with incomplete test # Eligible Patients % of follow-up time with incomplete test # Eligible Patients % of follow-up time with incomplete test # Eligible Patients % of follow-up time with incomplete test # Eligible Patients % of follow-up time with incomplete test # Eligible Patients % of follow-up time with incomplete test
Cancer Screening
 Breast Cancer 2240 14.9 4549 21.4 2832 21.3 2899 15.0 3807 22.7 3574 20.0
 Cervical Cancer 1468 13.3 3916 17.8 1607 20.1 2735 11.2 3178 19.4 2345 17.1
 Colorectal Cancer 4123 18.7 6100 25.9 5376 23.4 4426 18.2 5416 27.0 6060 22.7
Diabetes
 LDL ≥ 130 1088 7.9 3159 12.4 4887 8.3 966 9.0 3133 11.8 4913 8.8
 A1C ≥ 9 1089 8.1 3184 15.6 4912 10.4 972 6.9 3162 15.9 4934 10.3
Vascular Disease
 LDL ≥ 130 1348 5.7 996 10.4 3593 6.7 1315 5.3 1128 9.5 3461 6.8*

*p < 0.05, †p < 0.01, ‡p < 0.001

LDL = Low-Density Lipoprotein, A1C = Hemoglobin A1c