Inpatient Physician Versus Primary Care Physician Charges

Cost Reduction
  • 36% for Stroke
  • 24% for Pneumonia
  • 32% for Arteriosclerosis
  • 28% for Digestive Disorders

 
Average charges per discharge This graph includes patients of similar severity over same six-month period
Source: Governance Committee Interviews

The Advisory Board Company (1997)

Average charges per discharge, a proxy for costs, are lower across all conditions tracked for patients treated by an inpatient physician. It is important to note that these examples come from programs run by hospitals, not large physician groups and not from California. Hospital-sponsored inpatient teams are now functioning across the country.
Average Charges at Discharge
Efficiency Advantage

 

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