Table 1 Numbers of patients enrolled with a family physician through GACOs before and after the changes in financial incentives by vulnerability, by source of registration in GACOs, and by priority code
From: Who gets a family physician through centralized waiting lists?
Before (Periods 1 to 47) N = 47 | After (Periods 48 to 65) N = 18 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | ||||
All | Total | 107 100 | 387 597 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 1 139 | 10 767 | ||
CI | 555 ; 1 724 | 8517 ; 10 738 | ||
Patients with vulnerability | ||||
Yes: patients had a least one vulnerability code* | Total | 74 017 | 116 119 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 1 575 | 6 451 | ||
CI | 1 086 ; 2 064 | 5 661 ; 7 241 | ||
No | Total | 33 083 | 271 478 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 704 | 15 082 | ||
CI | 215 ; 1 193 | 14 292 ; 15 872 | ||
Source of referrals for GACO registration (The main categories are presented) | ||||
Hospitalization and ER | Total | 3 283 | 3 449 | 0.58 |
Average per period | 70 | 192 | ||
CI | -159 ; 299 | -178 ; 561 | ||
Health professionals | Total | 43 706 | 48 057 | 0.0002 |
Average per period | 131 | 343 | ||
CI | 72 ; 190 | 248 ; 439 | ||
Self-referral | Total | 13 314 | 24 8039 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 289 | 13 780 | ||
CI | 128 ; 451 | 13 518 ; 14 041 | ||
User | Total | 33 466 | 71 359 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 824 | 3 964 | ||
CI | 662 ; 986 | 3 704 ; 4 226 | ||
Priority codes | ||||
Priority 1: less than 30 days | Total | 11 224 | 11 032 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 239 | 613 | ||
CI | 10 ; 467 | 244 ; 982 | ||
Priority 2: less than 3 months | Total | 31 378 | 78 341 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 668 | 4 352 | ||
CI | 440 ; 896 | 3 983 ; 4 721 | ||
Priority 3: less than six months | Total | 40 303 | 89 243 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 858 | 4 958 | ||
CI | 629 ; 1 086 | 4 589 ; 5 327 | ||
Priority 4: less than one year | Total | 8 750 | 38 531 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 186 | 2 141 | ||
CI | 42 ; 415 | 1 772 ; 2 510 | ||
Priority 5: no time frame recommended | Total | 15 445 | 170 450 | <.0001 |
Average per period | 329 | 9 469 | ||
CI | 100 ; 557 | 9 100 ; 9 838 | ||