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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2020 Aug;58(8):681–688. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001326

Table 2.

Covariate-adjusted model estimated proportions or counts of utilization per patient by PCP type in FY 2013

Outcome Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Physicians
Estimated Proportion with… (95% Confidence Interval)
Any inpatient visit 0.115 (0.112, 0.119) 0.117 (0.112, 0.123) 0.127 (0.125, 0.129)
Any ambulatory care sensitive condition inpatient visit 0.102 (0.097, 0.105) 0.102 (0.097, 0.108) 0.111 (0.109, 0.113)
Any ambulatory care sensitive condition emergency department visit 0.012 (0.011, 0.013) 0.012 (0.010, 0.014) 0.013 (0.013, 0.014)
Estimated Mean Number of Days with… (95% Confidence Interval)
An emergency department visit 0.60 (0.58, 0.63) 0.59 (0.56, 0.63) 0.67 (0.65, 0.68)
A VA primary care visit 3.10 (3.04, 3.15) 3.27 (3.17, 3.37) 2.93 (2.90, 2.96)
A VA non-endocrinology specialty care visit 2.25 (2.18, 2.31) 2.15 (2.05, 2.25) 2.27 (2.24, 2.30)
A VA endocrinology visit 0.25 (0.24, 0.25) 0.26 (0.23, 0.28) 0.26 (0.25, 0.28)