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Table 3 Regression results main model M1 (beta, lower and upper confidence interval)

From: Stroke units, certification, and outcomes in German hospitals: a longitudinal study of patient-based 30-day mortality for 2006–2014

 

M1

Log dummy

−0.059* (−0.112, −0.007)

Stroke unit (SU)

− 0.056** (− 0.092, − 0.021)

SU certification

− 0.005 (− 0.036, − 0.026)

THQ certification

0.016 (− 0.019, 0.051)

Log stroke case volume

− 0.003 (− 0.010, 0.003)

Share stroke ICD/all ICD

− 0.054 (− 0.743, 0.635)

Hospital beds

− 0.000 (− 0.000, 0.000)

Teaching hospital status

0.007 (− 0.041, 0.056)

CMS ICD specialization index

− 0.003 (− 0.039, 0.033)

Private, for-profit hospitalsa

− 0.022 (− 0.144, 0.101)

Public hospitalsa

− 0.011 (− 0.138, 0.117)

Log all OPS stroke procedures

Interaction SU and THQ certification

Constant

0.182* (0.030, 0.333)

R2-within

0.016

R2-between

0.032

R2-overalll

0.018

BIC

1084

Intraclass correlation

0.512

F-statistic

3.9

Number of observations

7376

  1. QSR stroke patient volume applied as analytical weights; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; time-fixed effects not displayed separately (in M1, β2008 = − 0.02, β2010 = − 0.03, β2012 = − 0.03, β2013 = − 0.05***, β2014 = − 0.08***), test for joint significance of time effects in M1 with F-statistic of 5.59
  2. aprivate (non-profit) hospitals serve as reference category