Table 1 Claims based coordination measures
From: Continuity in general practice and hospitalization patterns: an observational study
Measure | Formula | Concept |
|---|---|---|
Usual Provider of Care (UPC) | \( \max \left(\frac{n_i}{n}\right) \) | Concentration of care with a single provider |
Herfindahl-Index (HI) | \( {\sum}_{i=1}^P{\left(\frac{n_i}{n}\right)}^2 \) | Degree of coordination required between different providers during an episode |
Sequential Continuity Index (SECON) | \( \frac{\sum_{j=1}^{n-1}{c}_j}{n-1} \) | Number of handoffs of information required between providers (only values if 2 or more visits) |