Table 1 Sample characteristics by principal provider type (n=21,725)
| Â | Medical center | Regional hospitals | Community hospitals | Clinics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | 2002 | 2009 | 2002 | 2009 | 2002 | 2009 | 2002 | 2009 |
| Â | N=5,319 | N=5,026 | N=5,623 | N=6,096 | N=4,144 | 3,541 | N=6,637 | N=7,062 |
ICOC | 0.85 (0.22) | 0.90 (0.19) | 0.85 (0.23) | 0.88 (0.20) | 0.82 (0.25) | 0.84 (0.22) | 0.81 (0.64) | 0.84 (0.23) |
COC | 0.64 (0.30) | 0.71 (0.29) | 0.64 (0.30) | 0.70 (0.28) | 0.58 (0.31) | 0.66 (0.30) | 0.71 (0.30) | 0.72 (0.28) |
DCSI score | 0.64 (1.05) | 2.08 (2.00) | 0.61 (1.00) | 2.13 (1.98) | 0.58 (0.95) | 2.15 (1.98) | 0.31 (0.67) | 1.56 (1.64) |
Sex (female=1) | 0.44 (0.50) | 0.44 (0.50) | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.46 (0.50) | 0.48 (0.50) | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.51 (0.50) |
Age | 56.36 (11.66) | 63.91 (11.57) | 56.49 (11.66) | 63.95 (11.68) | 57.59 (11.66) | 64.51 (11.86) | 57.41 (11.08) | 63.62 (11.04) |
Participated in P4P | 0.06 (0.24) | 0.20 (0.40) | 0.21 (0.40) | 0.35 (0.48) | 0.07 (0.26) | 0.26 (0.44) | 0.03 (0.18) | 0.17 (0.38) |
Provider Ownership | ||||||||
Public | 0.26 (0.44) | 0.28 (0.45) | 0.34 (0.46) | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.17 (0.38) | 0.18 (0.38) | 0.16 (0.36) |
For-profit | 0.15 (0.36) | 0.17 (0.37) | 0.24 (0.43) | 0.10(0.30) | 0.74 (0.44 | 0.60 (0.49) | 0.82 (0.39) | 0.82 (0.38) |
Non-profit | 0.57 (0.49) | 0.55 (0.50) | 0.41 (0.49) | 0.59 (0.49) | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.00 (0.05) | 0.02 (0.14) |
Local Provider P4Pparticipating rate | 0.53 (0.50) | 0.99 (0.02) | 0.57 (0.44) | 0.97 (0.08) | 0.15 (0.25) | 0.44 (0.32) | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.05 (0.08) |
Outpatient cost | ||||||||
Total No. of visits | 10.81 (5050) | 16.10 (7.89) | 9.88 (5.00) | 15.58 (7.01) | 9.52 (5.01) | 15.56 (8.0) | 9.43 (4.43) | 12.42 (6.16) |
OP costs (NTD)Â | 13,223 (12,263) | 31,533 (40,683) | 11,540 (9,378) | 29,626 (34,910) | 9,768 (7,581) | 26,546 (20,475) | 6,481 (5,328) | 14,268 (13,790) |
Inpatient cost | ||||||||
No of admissions | 0.45 (0.89) | 0.33 (0.89) | 0.40 (0.87) | 0.39 (1.0) | 0.34 (0.82) | 0.35 (1.04) | 0.12 (0.45) | 0.18 (0.64) |
LOS | 4.39 (16.87) | 3.04 (11.30) | 3.32 (12.9) | 3.24 (11.46) | 2.64 (12.77) | 3.21 (13.04) | 0.86 (5.38) | 1.23 (6.32) |
IP costs (NTD) | 21,390 (71,724) | 24,378 (97,956) | 13,339 (48,424) | 21,306 (77,599) | 9,600 (35,990) | 18,135 (71,396) | 4,328 (31,358) | 9,538 (51,642) |
Total costs (NTD) | 34,614 (74,896) | 55,912 (110,233) | 24,879 (50,579) | 50,932 (88,017) | 19,368 (37,906) | 44,618 (75,462) | 10,810 (32,069) | 23,806 (54,303) |