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Table 2 Regression-based decomposition of real hospital net revenue growth between 2001 and 2007

From: Decomposition of the drivers of the U.S. hospital spending growth, 2001–2009

 

Revenue

Utilization

Unit-Payment

 

Log of real hospital net revenue

Log of adjusted days

Real hospital net revenue per adjusted day

Overall

      

2001

$18.31

 

11.14

 

$1,378

 

2007

$18.72

 

11.21

 

$1,965

 

Difference +

41

100%

7

100%

$587

100%

Explained

18

44%

4

57%

$173

30%

Unexplained

23

56%

3

43%

$413

70%

Decomposition

      

Explained

18

100%

4.0

100%

$173

100%

     Staffing and labor-related costs

12.1**

67%

3.3**

83%

$108**

62%

     Technology

0.1

1%

-0.8**

-20%

$17**

10%

     Market competition

-0.8**

-4%

0.2

5%

-$16**

-9%%

     Hospital char

0.8**

4%

0.5*

13%

$2

1%

     Casemix and demographics

4.8**

27%

0.6

15%

$52**

30%

     Payer mix

0.8**

4%

0.4

10%

$9**

5%

  1. +Expressed in percentage points except for the column of unit-payment.
  2. **Indicates the predicted growth for that category is statistically significant at .01 level and * at .05 level.