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