Table 3.
Patterns of Ambulatory Visits when Primary Care vs Specialty Care is the predominant provider of care (PPC).
| Specialty of Predominant Provider of Care
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| Primary care | Other Specialty | p-value | |||
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| Ambulatory care visits per person | 13.1 | 13.5 | <.001 | ||
| Number Visits to Primary Care | 7.3 | 4.4 | <.001 | ||
| Number Visits to Specialists | 5.3 | 8.7 | <.001 | ||
| Number of unique doctors seen | 4.6 | 5.1 | <.001 | ||
| Continuity of care score | 0.37 | 0.28 | <.001 | ||
| Percent of visits to PPC | 55.7% | 48.3% | <.001 | ||
| Percentage of Visits to Specialty Care | 37.5% | 65.0% | <.001 | ||