Rockhold F W, Boyle R M
J Fam Pract. 1978 Apr;6(4):793-7.
Data representing Fiscal Years 1975 and 1976 as well as the aggregate 1975--1976 data set are reviewed in this paper. Information on 92,410 discrete patients and the 333,709 transactions they generated is studied. The transactions per patient rate of 3.6 varies greatly among the eight practices under investigation. This interpractice variation is complemented by remarkable year-to-year consistency within each practice. Age and the percent of continuing patients are presented as possible explanations for this variation. These data are useful to the physician in identifying the high-use patients and to the health planner for manpower and funding appropriations.
本文回顾了1975财年和1976财年的数据以及1975 - 1976年的汇总数据集。研究了92410名离散患者的信息以及他们产生的333709笔交易。每名患者的交易率为3.6，在所调查的八个医疗机构中差异很大。这种机构间的差异与每个机构内显著的逐年一致性相辅相成。年龄和持续就诊患者的百分比被提出作为这种差异的可能解释。这些数据对医生识别高使用量患者以及对健康规划者进行人力和资金拨款很有用。
