Research Article

An Algorithm Using Administrative Data to Identify Patient Attachment to a Family Physician

Table 3

Prevalence of each dimension used to build the attachment variable in the two-year period. Health services users aged 20 years and over (), 2008–2010.

FMG enrolment (≥18 months)7.2%

Enrolment as vulnerable patient (≥18 months)18.7%

2 CMEs performed by the same family physician9.2%

A single CME performed 21.8%

UPC score ≥ 75% to a family physician (calculated for patients with 2 or more visits to a family physician in a PHC clinic)35.7%

A single patient visit (not CME) in a PHC clinic 14.1%