Exploring the relationship between inpatient facility and physician services. 1997

M E Miller, and W P Welch, and H S Wong
Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA.

OBJECTIVE Medicare hospitalizations involve both facility and physician services. Although several studies analyze hospital-level variations in Medicare inpatient facility and inpatient physician services per admission, few studies directly explore the relationship between these services. Theoretically, inpatient facility and physician services may be complements or substitutes. That is, an increase in facility services may lead to an increase or decrease in physician services and vice versa. This article contributes to the existing literature by exploring directly the relationship between facility and physician services. METHODS Medicare physician claims were linked to inpatient hospital stays using data from the Medicare hospital cost reports, the Medicare Patient Analysis and Review file, and the Medicare National Claims History System. RESULTS In multivariate regression analyses, the (partial) correlations between facility and physician services were positive, which is consistent with complementarity. Standardized regression coefficients indicate that physician services are the single most important determinant of facility services; however, facility services are a less important determinant of physician services. A 10% increase in physician services is associated with at least a 3.0% increase in facility services. CONCLUSIONS Proposals that reduce inpatient physician expenditures also would reduce facility expenditures in the long-run.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007902 Length of Stay The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility. Hospital Stay,Hospital Stays,Stay Length,Stay Lengths,Stay, Hospital,Stays, Hospital
D008297 Male Males
D008505 Medical Staff, Hospital Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital. Attending Physicians, Hospital,Hospital Medical Staff,Physicians, Junior,Registrars, Hospital,Attending Physician, Hospital,Hospital Attending Physician,Hospital Attending Physicians,Hospital Medical Staffs,Medical Staffs, Hospital,Hospital Registrar,Hospital Registrars,Junior Physician,Junior Physicians,Physician, Junior,Registrar, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Medical,Staffs, Hospital Medical
D012044 Regression Analysis Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable. Regression Diagnostics,Statistical Regression,Analysis, Regression,Analyses, Regression,Diagnostics, Regression,Regression Analyses,Regression, Statistical,Regressions, Statistical,Statistical Regressions
D005260 Female Females
D006278 Medicare Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976) Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18,Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled,Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18,Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18
D006761 Hospitals Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients. Hospital
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.

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