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Table 4 The concentration index of hospitalization expenses of patients

From: Impact of Diagnosis-Related-Group (DRG) payment on variation in hospitalization expenditure: evidence from China

Year

COPD

CI

AMI

Before (FFS payment only)

 2010

0.035

——

-0.012

 2011

0.009 **

-0.038

0.020

After (DRG payment in pilot hospitals)

 2012

-0.045 ***

-0.048 ***

-0.026 ***

 2013

-0.044

-0.067 ***

-0.036 ***

 2014

-0.049 **

-0.067 *

-0.034

 2015

-0.052

-0.069 ***

-0.045

 2016

-0.030 ***

-0.114 ***

-0.023

  1. The P value of the Kruskal–Wallis test reflects the change in the concentration index compared to the previous year, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001