Table 1 Descriptive statistics of outcome variables among all hospitals (N = 189)
Before DIP implementation (2012–2017) | After DIP implementation (2018–2020) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All regions (1) | Guangzhou (2) | Control regions (3) | All regions (1) | Guangzhou (2) | Control regions (3) | |
Per-episode inpatient costs (CNY) | 8180.676 (2153.038) | 15,562.306 (1620.964) | 7811.595 (1369.020) | 10,637.081 (2761.779) | 19,867.702 (1904.385) | 10,175.550 (1828.462) |
Average length of stay (days) | 8.595 (0.905) | 9.633 (0.333) | 8.543 (0.893) | 8.594 (0.799) | 9.400 (0.755) | 8.553 (0.786) |
In-hospital mortality (%) | 0.553 (0.266) | 0.871 (0.031) | 0.537 (0.263) | 0.592 (0.250) | 0.821 (0.072) | 0.581 (0.250) |
Occupancy rate of hospital beds (%) | 82.842 (6.834) | 89.333 (1.935) | 82.517 (6.831) | 77.852 (7.444) | 81.300 (8.235) | 77.680 (7.437) |
Discharge volume (episode) | 1436.159 (1320.196) | 6205.418 (783.5497) | 1197.696 (775.118) | 1780.300 (1638.879) | 7807.306 (756.334) | 1478.950 (929.371) |
Outpatient visits (episode) | 45,703.730 (59,457.160) | 248,650.100 (13,213.280) | 35,556.410 (39,058.440) | 48,305.150 (58,392.830) | 247,675.800 (28,149.320) | 38,336.620 (37,869.030) |