Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients
| First quarter of 2011 | Coordinated care | Uncoordinated care | Coordination not determinable |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 1 629 302 (45.1) | 1 825 840 (50.5) | 161 368 (4.5) |
| Age (mean) | 55.3 | 48.3 | 49.0 |
| Gender: male (%) | 614 274 (37.7) | 606 793 (33.2) | 47 390 (29.4) |
| Proportion of chronic disease (%) | 85.4 | 67.5 | 51.4 |
| Number of medical condition categories (mean) | 3.6 | 4.02 | 1.5 |
| Proportion of doctor shopping (%) | 1.3 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| Proportion of mental diseases categories (%) | 16.8 | 18.3 | 12.1 |
| Number of different physicians (mean) | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Number of different physician groups (mean) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Proportion with different specialists (%) | 42.2 | 45.7 | 8.5 |
| GP financial claim in € (Σ) | 109 336 976 | 87 597 417 | 6 459 389 |
| SP financial claim in € (Σ) | 256 292 907 | 340 590 071 | 15 391 547 |
| Total financial claim in € (Σ) | 365 629 883 | 428 187 488 | 21 850 936 |
| GP financial claim/patient in € (mean) | 73.10 | 73.59 | 75.15 |
| SP financial claim/patient in € (mean) | 157.30 | 186.54 | 95.38 |
| Total financial claim/patient in € (mean) | 224.41 | 234.52 | 135.41 |
| Proportion of patients without GP financial claim (%) | 8.2 | 34.8 | 46.7 |
| Proportion of patients with €1–40 GP financial claim (%) | 22.6 | 18.7 | 15.9 |
| Total drug prescription costs/patient in € (mean) | 158.94 | 146.36 | 84.17 |
| SP drug prescription costs/patient in € (mean) | 74.81 | 89.66 | 31.18 |
| Number of drug prescriptions/patient (mean) | 3.30 | 2.73 | 1.76 |
| Number of SP drug prescriptions/patient (mean) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Total DDD/patient (mean) | 182.7 | 140.2 | 91.8 |
| SP DDD/patient (mean) | 33.0 | 48.1 | 13.6 |
DDD, defined daily dose; GP, general physician; SP, specialist.