Table 3.
Predicted Mean Cost per Patient (95% CI) | p‐Value | ||
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PN | Control | ||
Full population sample | n = 448 | n = 527 | |
Billable costs | |||
Hospitalizations | $5,857 ($4,802–6,911) | $7,081 ($6,034–8,129) | .11 |
ED visits | $103 ($81–125) | $108 ($88–128) | .75 |
Outpatient visits | $408 ($371–444) | $405 ($371–444) | .90 |
Total billable costs | $6,580 ($5,518–7,642) | $7,739 ($6,699–8,780) | .13 |
Nonbillable costs | |||
PN costsa | $131 | $0 | |
Phone call costs | $351 ($320–382) | $253 ($230–277) | <.01 |
Total nonbillable costs | $483 ($450–516) | $254 ($232–276) | <.01 |
Total cost per patient | $7,073 ($5,992–8,153) | $7,986 ($6,950–9,023) | .24 |
Under 60 sample | n = 121 | n = 196 | |
Billable costs | |||
Hospitalizations | $8,433 ($6,136–10,731) | $8,026 ($6,157–9,895) | .79 |
ED visits | $223 ($162–284) | $183 ($139–227) | .31 |
Outpatient visits | $465 ($376–553) | $416 ($351–482) | .40 |
Total billable costs | $9,383 ($7,067–11,699) | $8,771 ($6,918–10,624) | .69 |
Nonbillable costs | |||
PN costsa | $131 | $0 | |
Phone call costs | $437 ($373–501) | $281 ($242–320) | <.01 |
Total nonbillable costs | $571 ($501–641) | $280 ($243–317) | <.01 |
Total cost per patient | $9,942 ($7,556–12,327) | $9,046 ($7,180–10,912) | .58 |
60 and older sample | n = 327 | n = 331 | |
Billable costs | |||
Hospitalizations | $4,553 ($3,488–5,617) | $6,841 ($5,566–8,117) | .01 |
ED visits | $48 ($34–63) | $73 ($55–90) | .04 |
Outpatient visits | $389 ($352–426) | $395 ($358–432) | .83 |
Total billable costs | $5,189 ($4,111–6,268) | $7,447 ($6,184–8,710) | .01 |
Nonbillable costs | |||
PN costsa | $131 | $0 | |
Phone call costs | $312 ($277–346) | $243 ($213–272) | <.01 |
Total nonbillable costs | $447 ($410–484) | $241 ($214–267) | <.01 |
Total cost per patient | $5,676 ($4,553–6,799) | $7,640 ($6,372–8,907) | .03 |
Patient navigators (PNs) costs are not derived from regression models; each PN patient is assigned the same PN cost. p < .05 in bold.