The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 1: The Content, Quality, and Accessibility of Care

Figure 5. CIs for office visits, inpatient visits, new inpatient consultations, and inpatient days were narrower than the diameter of the circle used to indicate the point estimate. CT = computed tomography; ICU = intensive care unit; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.
Figure 5. CIs for office visits, inpatient visits, new inpatient consultations, and inpatient days were narrower than the diameter of the circle used to indicate the point estimate. CT = computed tomography; ICU = intensive care unit; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging. Relative rate and 95% CIs of specific services provided to cohort members residing in the highest quintile of Medicare spending compared with those residing in the lowest quintile for the three chronic disease cohorts combined.

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  1. Ann Intern Med February 18, 2003 vol. 138 no. 4 273-287
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