Table 4.

Estimated Physician Effect on High-Value Diabetic and Cardiovascular Care

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
	N: Total	N: Physicians	Baseline Rate	Physicians Coefficient	Standard Error
Panel A. Sponsors Analysis: Comparison of Physician Patients with Non-Physician Military Officers
HEDIS Diabetes Measures
hbA1c Testing	69,343	1,095	0.7631	0.0002	0.0180
Eye Exam	69,343	1,095	0.7855	−0.0155	0.0190
Attention to Nephropathy	69,343	1,095	0.8550	0.0125	0.0152
Comprehensive Diabetes Care	69,343	1,095	0.5778	0.0061	0.0218
Statin Therapy	38,623	623	0.7084	0.0469	0.0346
HEDIS Cardio Measures
Any Statin Therapy	62,838	1,217	0.7565	0.0228	0.0220
Days Supplied of Statin Therapy	62,838	1,217	225.4458	2.1289	7.5821
Incidence of at least 80% Adherence	62,838	1,217	0.4666	−0.0170	0.0225
Panel B. Dependents Analysis Comparison of Dependents of Physician Patients with Dependents of Non-Physician Military Officers
HEDIS Diabetes Measures
hbA1c Testing	73,122	1,592	0.7310	−0.0022	0.0185
Eye Exam	73,122	1,592	0.7862	0.0148	0.0173
Attention to Nephropathy	73,122	1,592	0.8048	−0.0106	0.0163
Comprehensive Diabetes Care	73,122	1,592	0.5380	0.0064	0.0197
Statin Therapy	32,677	658	0.6121	0.0224	0.0363
HEDIS Cardio Measures
Any Statin Therapy	26,099	503	0.5814	0.0017	0.0408
Days Supplied of Statin Therapy	26,099	503	163.2406	−1.9929	12.9882
Incidence of at least 80% Adherence	26,099	503	0.3193	−0.0141	0.0324

Notes: standard errors are clustered at the individual beneficiary level. Each row represents results from a different specification using the specified dependent variable and the specified sample. All specifications control for patient age-by-sex dummies, patient race dummies, patient pay-grade dummies, previous year RVU, previous year RWP, previous year inpatient days, Charlson combordity index, and base-by-year-by-care-location fixed effects. Data are from the Military Health System Data Repository, 2003–2013.

^***Significant at the 1 percent level

^**Significant at the 5 percent level

^*Significant at the 10 percent level.