Table 3.
Components of care at inpatient and skilled nursing facility settings. Numbers are differences in average per beneficiary between the baseline and outcome periods.
| Measure | Non-ACO | ACO | Difference | Percent diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary care unit, pulmonary claims † | 0.000037 ± 0.000006 | 0.000056 ± 0.000006 | -0.0000195 | -52.53% |
| Coronary care unit, intermediate claims | 0.006172 ± 0.000098 | 0.008709 ± 0.0001 | -0.0025371 | -41.11% |
| ICU, intermediate IOU claims | 0.017504 ± 0.000138 | 0.022418 ± 0.000142 | -0.0049134 | -28.07% |
| Radiology therapeutic claims | 0.000498 ± 0.00002 | 0.000622 ± 0.00002 | -0.0001236 | -24.80% |
| Coronary Care Unit days ‡ | 0.037944 ± 0.000546 | 0.039248 ± 0.000562 | -0.0013036 | -3.44% |
| MRI charges ($) | 58.94 ± 0.60 | 57.43 ± 0.62 | 1.5083662 | 2.56% |
| Surgical procedures § | 0.030685 ± 0.000299 | 0.029715 ± 0.000307 | 0.0009700 | 3.16% |
| Laboratory charges ($) | 766.73 ± 3.16 | 682.06 ± 3.25 | 84.67 | 11.04% |
| Total charges ($) | 7,281.28 ± 27.85 | 6,382.92 ± 28.66 | 898.36 | 12.34% |
| Coronary care charges ($) | 196.04 ± 2.12 | 171.73 ± 2.18 | 24.31 | 12.40% |
| Radiology charges ($) | 436.42 ± 1.90 | 379.79 ± 1.95 | 56.63 | 12.98% |
| Pharmacy charges ($) | 710.15 ± 4.87 | 615.54 ± 5.01 | 94.61 | 13.32% |
| ICU, general claims | 0.00879 ± 0.0001 | 0.007477 ± 0.000103 | 0.0013127 | 14.93% |
| Radiology other imaging claims | 0.015039 ± 0.00013 | 0.012313 ± 0.000134 | 0.0027263 | 18.13% |
| General drugs and/or IV therapy claims | 0.109558 ± 0.000506 | 0.089017 ± 0.000521 | 0.0205408 | 18.75% |
| ICU, medical claims | 0.001252 ± 0.000035 | 0.000889 ± 0.000036 | 0.0003639 | 29.06% |
| ICU, surgical claims | 0.000636 ± 0.000031 | 0.000416 ± 0.000032 | 0.0002201 | 34.59% |
| Informational encounters | 0.000054 ± 0.000003 | 0.000029 ± 0.000003 | 0.0000252 | 46.49% |
| Radiology nuclear medicine claims | 0.00141 ± 0.000082 | 0.000581 ± 0.000085 | 0.0008288 | 58.79% |
| ICU, psychiatric claims | -0.000193 ± 0.000017 | -0.000322 ± 0.000017 | 0.0001288 | 66.63% |
| Ambulatory surgical care claims | -0.000245 ± 0.000022 | -0.000412 ± 0.000023 | 0.0001672 | 68.15% |
| ICU, other claims | 0.000269 ± 0.000022 | 0.000062 ± 0.000023 | 0.0002071 | 76.84% |
| Coronary care unit, heart transplant claims | 0.000013 ± 0.000002 | -0.000004 ± 0.000002 | 0.0000165 | 127.82% |
| ICU, pediatric claims | 0.000018 ± 0.000002 | -0.000013 ± 0.000002 | 0.0000315 | 174.51% |
| Coronary care unit, other claims ¤ | -0.00002 ± 0.000018 | -0.000059 ± 0.000018 | 0.0000387 | 189.87% |
| Coronary care unit, myocardial claims | -0.000007 ± 0.000006 | -0.000031 ± 0.000006 | 0.0000242 | 351.30% |
†
P-value of 0.029. ‡: P-value of 0.096. §: P-value of 0.024. ¤: P-value of 0.126.