Table 11.

Associations between PCP spending and quality-related practice styles.

	PCP FE: total $	PCP FE: primary care $
PCP FE: # ED visits	0.30*** (0.02)	0.01 (0.01)
PCP FE: # avoid hospitalizations	0.10*** (0.01)	−0.01 (0.01)
PCP FE: Pr(flu vaccine = 1)	−0.05*** (0.01)	0.09*** (0.01)
PCP FE: Pr(diabetes care = 1)	−0.03*** (0.01)	0.06*** (0.01)
N	151,540	151,540

Notes: This table provides estimates from two regressions that relate PCP fixed effects for spending to the PCP fixed effects for the four quality of care measures. Using our analysis sample, we estimate these fixed effects from a health care production function that includes patient fixed effects and time-varying patient characteristics (i.e., Medicare enrollment information and chronic conditions). Forthis analysis, we standardize allofthe PCP practice style fixed effects for easier interpretation. Standard errors are clustered at the HRR-level and appear in parentheses.

^***p < 0.001

^**p < 0.01

^*p < 0.05.