Table 6.
Significance of total integration and subdomains in predicting outcomes, 1998 (n=13,730, 43 Clusters)
| Integration | Readmission OR (95% CI) |
Mortality OR (95% CI) |
Length of stay+ % Change (95% CI) |
Cost++ % Change (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total# | 1.10 (0.105, 1.55) | 2.97 (0.647, 13.59) | −0.048 (−0.316, 0.220) | 0.044 (−0.074, 0.162) |
| R2 | 0.0081 | 0.0516 | 0.0327 | 0.0651 |
| Wald χ2 or F | χ2=59.79* | χ2=188.04* | F=28.83 (8, 42)* | F=22.38 (8, 42)* |
| Long term## | 1.17 (0.182, 7.60) | 1.42 (0.234, 8.57) | −224 (0.532, 0.084) | −0.033 (−0.200, 0.134) |
| High tech## | 0.802 (0.734, 8.75) | 3.14 (0.580, 17.03) | 0.350 (−0.040, 0.739) | 0.132 (−0.104, 0.369) |
| R2 | 0.0082 | 0.0524 | 0.0361 | 0.0676 |
| Wald χ2 or F | χ2=59.12* | χ2=184.08* | F=29.80 (9, 42)* | F=22.09 (9, 42)* |
Note: # Equation contains patient characteristics and Total Integration, ## Equation contains patient characteristics and Long Term and High-Tech Integration, +Length of Stay is Square Root Transformation of Length of Stay, ++Cost is Log 10 Transformation of Cost *p<0.05.