Inpatient Physician Versus Primary Care Physician Charges

Efficiency Advantage

Length of Stay Reductions

  • 25% reduction

Total Charges (Across 22 DRGs based on charge data)

  • 30% reduction

 

Change in Length of Stay and Total Cost

Patients with one of 22 Medical DRGs

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.

 
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