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Table 3 SFA results with an exponential distribution

From: Efficiency of Ontario primary care physicians across payment models: a stochastic frontier analysis

Variable name/output

Number of visits

Number of patients seen

N = 165

  

FFS - reference

  

FHG

−0.054

−0.053

Blended Capitation

−0.228b

−0.191c

Salaried Models

−0.310

−0.372c

FHT

−0.255a

−0.084

Rural

−0.133

−0.066

Ln(hours spent on direct care)

0.213a

0.187b

Patient Characteristics

  

Ln (average income quintile)

−0.446c

−0.461c

Ln(average age)

0.166

−1.133a

Ln(percent female)

−0.545c

−0.408

Ln(average ACG)

0.062

0.151

Consult Time

  

Ln(Percent long consult)

−0.246a

−0.214a

Ln (long consult time)

0.003

−0.360c

Ln(regular consult time)

−0.852a

−0.377c

  1. Coefficient significant at: a < 0.001; b < 0.01; c < 0.05