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Table 4 Results of sensitivity analysis showing changes in trend and level change of discharge costs per case after the information disclosure

From: Does information disclosure among public hospitals stimulate medical cost change efforts? A pilot study in Shanghai

 

Model1

Model2

Model3

Model4

Model5

Thyroid malignant tumors

Constant

β0 (SE)

14190.437***

1788.894

1070.168

1725.670

3293.394

(190.756)

(8994.661)

(9658.048)

(8853.679)

(9731.808)

Quarterly trend before

information disclosure

β1 (SE)

81.019

63.961

67.612

68.327

60.547

(41.936)

(41.590)

(45.064)

(41.395)

(45.874)

Step change when information disclosed

β2 (SE)

-299.431

-26664.581*

-25615.156*

-27630.185*

-29002.501*

(255.339)

(10283.471)

(10368.810)

(12019.475)

(12749.264)

Change in trend after

information disclosure

β3 (SE)

102.750*

123.984*

119.237*

129.068*

135.720*

(43.270)

(48.531)

(48.990)

(56.223)

(59.694)

Season (SE)

Quarter 2

60.146

-

54.892

-

141.186

 

(163.675)

-

(87.740)

-

(116.260)

Quarter 3

-116.192

-

-51.382

-

109.029

 

(185.103)

-

(115.090)

-

(163.882)

Quarter 4

-150.040

-

-232.028

-

-38.931

 

(254.194)

-

(178.239)

-

(202.170)

Specialist hospital (SE)

-

-1461.337*

-1466.718*

7895.359

7896.487

-

(551.176)

(551.149)

(4761.454)

(4807.687)

Number of beds (SE)

-

-0.013

-0.027

0.284

0.289

-

(0.671)

(0.683)

(0.622)

(0.637)

Proportion of cases with targeted diseases (SE)

-

-

-

-179.659

-179.637

-

-

-

(96.934)

(97.733)

Colorectal malignant tumors

Constant

β0 (SE)

42121.516***

-183075.660***

-188307.540***

-151438.030***

-148564.940***

(1024.411)

(36358.173)

(34428.331)

(32439.770)

(29917.177)

Quarterly trend before

information disclosure

β1 (SE)

972.0792***

1155.438***

1183.589***

1036.589***

1022.861***

(229.902)

(167.464)

(166.819)

(151.778)

(142.337)

Step change when information disclosed

β2 (SE)

-2681.814

138755.910**

144957.190**

108078.170*

106229.740*

(1534.924)

(43086.709)

(37490.546)

(41044.968)

(37222.896)

Change in trend after

information disclosure

β3 (SE)

-528.164*

-653.446**

-682.473**

-508.969*

-499.510*

(239.472)

(206.374)

(179.317)

(195.009)

(176.373)

Season (SE)

Quarter 2

26.152

-

-1222.456

-

276.935

 

(654.642)

-

(871.206)

-

(772.597)

Quarter 3

649.018

-

-388.033

-

190.861

 

(844.118)

-

(800.596)

-

(640.992)

Quarter 4

567.514

-

-920.765

-

-477.754

 

(1019.975)

-

(729.973)

-

(758.235)

Specialist hospital (SE)

-

-12038.855

-12073.224**

14513.611*

14552.010*

-

(3580.016)

(3611.290)

(5433.259)

(5475.528)

Number of beds (SE)

-

-6.757

-6.834

-3.614

-3.628

-

(5.103)

(5.180)

(2.806)

(2.866)

Proportion of cases with targeted diseases (SE)

-

-

-

-1358.079***

1360.466***

-

-

-

(289.302)

(289.652)

  1. Notes: CI-95% confidence intervals in parentheses; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; SE: Standard Errors; Model 1 adjusted season fixed effects; Model 2 adjusted hospital type and number of beds per quarter; Model 3 adjusted hospital type, number of beds per quarter, and season fixed effects; Model 4 adjusted hospital type, number of beds per quarter, and proportion of cases with targeted disease of total cases per hospital; Model 5 adjusted hospital type, number of beds per quarter, proportion of cases with targeted disease of total cases per hospital and season fixed effect