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. 2016 Aug 1;32(1):28–34. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3790-3

Table 2.

Results: Cluster Analysis of Utilization Among High-Cost Clusters, Median (Inter-Quartile Range)

Ambulatory Care Surgical Critically Ill Frequent Care Mixed Utilization
Patients (n)* 415 297 164 281 329
Age* 68 (14) 68 (10) 69 (23) 67 (23) 68 (14)
Admissions 0 (0) 1 (1) 2 (2) 2 (1) 1 (0)
Inpatient days 0 (0) 5.8 (6.1) 19.4 (18.6) 11.8 (10.0) 4.8 (3.6)
ICU days 0 (0) 0 (0.2) 4.0 (4.3) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Inpatient surgeries 0 (0) 2 (1) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
ED Visits 0 (1) 0 (1) 2 (3) 3 (3) 1 (2)
PCP visits 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 (4) 3 (5) 3 (4)
Specialist visits 14 (13) 9 (8) 10 (12) 13 (13) 11 (10)
Ancillary visits 10 (13) 12 (13) 9 (17) 13 (18) 9 (14)
Inpatient costs ($) 0 27,851 48,019 22,453 12,611
Outpatient costs ($) 30,266 10,645 12,106 16,564 15,794

*Represents variables that were not incorporated in the cluster analysis