Table 2.

PAL-HF Patient-Provider Encounters^*

Summary Statistics: Mean (SE) of per/patient record-counts from each data source
	Control (N = 75)	Intervention (N = 75)	Total (N = 150)
Total number of hospital encounter records	2.4 (0.35)	2.5 (0.45)	2.4 (0.28)
Total number of clinic encounter records	20.8 (1.92)	21.9 (1.99)	21.3 (1.38)
Primary care	5.2 (0.82)	4.4 (0.93)	4.8 (0.62)
Cardiology	3.2 (1.00)	2.3 (0.55)	2.8 (0.57)
Telephone contact	10.6 (0.88)	12.6 (1.20)	11.6 (0.74)
Rehabilitation clinic	0.9 (0.48)	1.4 (0.68)	1.1 (0.41)
Emergency department / urgent care	0.5 (0.11)	0.4 (0.12)	0.4 (0.08)

^*The data displayed in this table represent the number of unique encounters documented on case report forms and hospital billing records over the 6-month study period. Home visits, telephonic encounters, and some types of interventions delivered (spiritual, advanced care planning, caregiver support) were not distinctly or differentially collected.