Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of discharged patient characteristics and outcome variables before and after implementation of DIP reform
| Variables | Before DIP reform (2020.4–2021.9) | After DIP reform (2021.10–2023.3) |
|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | ||
| Discharge cases, No | 794191 | 1,014112 |
| Hospital level, No. (%) | ||
| Tertiary | 287773 (36.23) | 325787 (32.13) |
| Secondary | 337562 (42.50) | 408704 (40.30) |
| Primary | 168856 (21.26) | 279621 (27.57) |
| Male sex, No. (%) | 408504 (51.44) | 518981 (51.18) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 55.52 (20.27) | 56.18 (21.11) |
| Insurance type | ||
| UEBMI, No. (%) | 241605 (30.42) | 302732 (29.85) |
| URBMI, No. (%) | 552586 (69.58) | 711380 (70.15) |
| Outcome variables | ||
| All patients | ||
| PRCP (%) | 15.99 | 15.65 |
| CMI | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| PPC (%) | 16.61 | 15.35 |
| PC (%) | 46.47 | 65.81 |
| NPC (%) | 19.26 | 27.09 |
| Hospital level: Tertiary | ||
| PRCP (%) | 25.23 | 25.23 |
| CMI | 1.74 | 1.83 |
| PPC (%) | 4.98 | 4.63 |
| PC (%) | 52.05 | 51.29 |
| NPC (%) | 50.65 | 50.27 |
| Hospital level: Secondary | ||
| PRCP (%) | 13.20 | 15.12 |
| CMI | 0.99 | 1.03 |
| PPC (%) | 21.39 | 17.94 |
| PC (%) | 72.77 | 73.11 |
| NPC (%) | 45.42 | 47.84 |
| Hospital level: Primary | ||
| PRCP (%) | 5.82 | 5.26 |
| CMI | 0.52 | 0.54 |
| PPC (%) | 26.89 | 24.04 |
| PC (%) | 37.33 | 64.77 |
| NPC (%) | 7.74 | 18.12 |