Table 5

Chronic Disease Care

Fee-for-Service Sample

Managed Care Sample

Staff Model

Group Model

N = 34,260

N = 1,092

N = 495

RETINAL EXAM RATE FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS

All eligibles (age-adjusted)^*

54.8

67.5

63.9

Age 65–74

53.1

64.8

61.6

Age 75–84

57.3

68.9

67.1

Age 85 and older

52.2

76.0

62.1

^*p < 0.001 for Fee-for-Service/Staff Model and Fee-for-Service/Group Model Comparisons

VISIT RATE FOR DIABETICS

All eligibles (age-adjusted)^*

61.2

94.6

90.7

Age 65–74

59.4

95.4

91.5

Age 75–84

61.9

92.5

90.7

Age 85 and older

67.0

100.0

88.0

^*p < 0.001 for all two-way comparisons, except Staff/Group p = 0.004

Barton et al. BMC Health Services Research 2001 1:11   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-1-11