Table 4 Comparison of the Emergency Department (ED) operational costs between physician group practice (n = 5,742) and independent consultancy (n = 11,546)
ED Operational and Patient Costs | Group Practice | Independent Consultancy | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Hospital Operation Expenses, PhP (USD) | 587,812.00 (10,000.00) | 0.00 | 379,699.00 (6,500.00) | 34,876.00 | < 0.001 |
Cost per Patient | 1,801.00 (31.00) | 676.00 | 554.00 (9.50) | 151.11 | < 0.001 |
Mode of Payment (% of Census) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
• Health Maintenance Organization | 67.7 | 3.4 | 73.0 | 5.2 | 0.002* |
• Out-of-Pocket | 25.5 | 2.4 | 20.0 | 4.1 | < 0.001* |
• Others | 6.9 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.916 |
Number of Medicines per Patient | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.911 |
Number of Lab Exams per Patient | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.412 |
Number of Radiologic Procedures per Patient | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.007* |
Mean Cost of Medicines, PhP (USD) | 1,196.51 (20.00) | 234.72 | 625.37 (10.50) | 271.63 | < 0.001* |
Mean Cost of Lab Exams, PhP (USD) | 1,212.94 (20.60) | 356.91 | 911.69 (15.50) | 264.50 | 0.009* |
Mean Cost of Radiologic Procedures, PhP (USD) | 2,409.96 (41.00) | 442.60 | 3,132.85 (53.00) | 287.90 | < 0.001* |