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Table 2 HMP and its association with variables in quality of care, efficiency and finance

From: The hospital management practices in Chinese county hospitals and its association with quality of care, efficiency and finance

Outcomes

Hospitals with low HMP scoresa

Hospitals with high HMP scoresa

Crude Modelb

Adjusted Modelc

Difference (95%CI)

P

Difference (95%CI)

P

Hospital care quality

 In-hospital death rate(‰)

5.7 (0.9)

5.6 (0.9)

−0.1 (−2.6, 2.3)

0.914

−1.1 (−3.5, 1.4)

0.401

 Nosocomial infection rate(‰)

8.3 (1.3)

9.5 (1.3)

1.2 (−2.0, 4.3)

0.457

0.3 (−3.2, 3.9)

0.846

Hospital efficiency

 Patient hospital stay (day)

8.3 (0.2)

8.2 (0.2)

−0.1 (−0.8, 0.5)

0.702

−0.2 (− 0.9, 0.5)

0.619

 Bed turnover times per year

40.7 (1.7)

39.1 (1.7)

−1.6 (−6.3, 3.2)

0.518

−1.3 (− 6.6, 4.1)

0.632

 Hospital bed occupancy rate (%)

96.5 (2.4)

98.4 (2.4)

1.9 (−4.6, 8.5)

0.563

1.7 (−4.8, 8.2)

0.602

Hospital finance

 Annual hospital total income (million USDd)

22.5 (0.2)

29.0 (0.2)

7.2 (0.6, 12.4)

0.032

0.1 (−3.9, 4.2)

0.954

 Cost per hospitalization (USD)

653.6 (33.0)

724.4 (32.1)

70.9 (−20.7162.4)

0.128

17.7 (− 102.8, 67.3)

0.679

  1. aAdjusted HMP scores with time fitted as random effects are shown as mean (SE)
  2. bLinear mixed model with intercept and time fitted as random effects.
  3. cCovariates adjusted included region, hospital teaching status, number of competitors, number of staff and number of beds in use.
  4. dThe current exchange rate of RMB to US Dollar in 2015 is 6.5.