Distribution of Location of Service for Medicare Insurance Claims Submitted by Family Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, and Geriatric Medicine Physicians—1998*
| Location | Family Physician/ General Practitioner (No of claims) | General Internal Medicine (No of claims) | Geriatric Medicine (No of claims) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | 77% (34,812) | 69% (37,763) | 47% (377) |
| Inpatient hospital | 9% (4,117) | 19% (10,374) | 16% (131) |
| Outpatient hospital | 2.2% (1,012) | 3.4% (1,879) | 6.1% (49) |
| Nursing home | 7% (3,157) | 6.2% (3,406) | 27% (217) |
| Custodial board and care | 0.3% (125) | 0.2% (83) | 1.2% (10) |
| Emergency room | 3% (1,352) | 1.6% (872) | 0.4% (3) |
| Home | 0.6% (307) | 0.4% (205) | 1.7% (14) |
| Other | 0.9% (390) | 0.2% (353) | 0.6% (5) |
| Total | 100% (45,272) | 100% (54,935) | 100% (806) |
* Representative sample of 13,024 Medicare beneficiaries.