Table 3.
Resource Utilization and Hospital-Derived Financial Data by Treatment Group
| Usual Practice Mean, [Median, (IQR)] (n =191) | CPG-Directed Practice Mean, [Median, (IQR)] (n=122) | Adjusted Absolute Differencea [95% CI] | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital days per patient | 6.5 [5.7 (4.0–7.8)] | 5.5 [4.9 (3.2–6.3) | −0.87 [(−1.64) – (−0.08)] | 0.03 |
| Estimated cost per hospital dayb | $2,557 [$2,226 ($2,492 – $2,840)] | $1,958 [$1,902 ($1,732–$ 2,195) | −$572 [(−$748) – (−$397)] | <0.01 |
| Estimated total costs per patientb | $16,466 [$13,553 ($9,983 – $18,235)] | $10,528 [$9,642 ($8,073–$11,615)] | −$5,451 [(−$7,755) – (−$3,147)] | <0.01 |
| Total revenue per patientb | $17,495 [$14,173 ($9,545 – $23,193)] | $ 15,495 [$11,994 ($8,775–$20,113)] | −$2,554 [(−$4,261) – (−$848)] | <0.01 |
| Total net profit per patientb | $1,028 [$(645), ($5,999 – $7,849)] | $ 4,966 [$2,491, ($2,157 – $11,490)] | $3,118 [$1,131 – $5,106] | <0.01 |
IQR = Interquartile Range
a
Absolute difference of CPG-based practice vs. usual practice adjusted for age, gender, race, insurance status, identification of intra-abdominal abscess on pre-operative CT/US, and within-surgeon correlation.
b
Inflated to 2016 US Dollars.