Table 2 Follow up outcomes in patients according to completing 1-year pay-for-performance program or not
Outcome | P4P (n = 337,184) | Non- P4P (n = 337,184) | RR, HR or SHR of P4P (95% CI) | NNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ER visit due to infection | ||||
 Bacteremia | 29,694 (8.8) | 39,084 (11.6) | 0.46 (0.45–0.47) | 36 |
 Cardiovascular | 276 (0.08) | 427 (0.13) | 0.62 (0.53–0.72) | 2233 |
 Central nervous | 656 (0.19) | 713 (0.21) | 0.88 (0.79–0.98) | 5916 |
 Respiratory | 15,706 (4.7) | 14,725 (4.4) | 1.02 (0.997–1.04)* | 344 |
 Gastrointestinal | 46,007 (13.6) | 49,870 (14.8) | 0.87 (0.86–0.88) | 87 |
 Genitourinary | 54,131 (16.1) | 57,449 (17.0) | 0.89 (0.88–0.90) | 102 |
 Musculoskeletal | 2581 (0.77) | 2852 (0.85) | 0.86 (0.82–0.91) | 1244 |
 Device-related infection | 3432 (1.02) | 3810 (1.13) | 0.86 (0.82–0.90) | 892 |
 Any infection event | 91,856 (27.2) | 97,720 (29.0) | 0.87 (0.86–0.88) | 58 |
Infection death | 13,882 (4.1) | 25,752 (7.6) | 0.46 (0.45–0.47) | 28 |
Annual number of events during the follow up | ||||
 Number of all-cause ER visit | 2.24 ± 4.88 | 2.04 ± 4.56 | 0.94 (0.93–0.95) | NA |
 Number of infection-related ER visit | 0.40 ± 1.14 | 0.37 ± 1.07 | 0.91 (0.90–0.92) | NA |
 Number of all-cause hospitalization | 1.49 ± 3.05 | 1.50 ± 2.92 | 0.85 (0.84–0.86) | NA |
 Number of infection-related hospitalization | 0.48 ± 1.38 | 0.54 ± 1.40 | 0.76 (0.75–0.77) | NA |
All-cause mortality | 38,234 (11.3) | 71,587 (21.2) | 0.45 (0.45–0.46) | 10 |