Table 3.
Adjusted odds of each of the outcome measures after public reporting in California compared to control states
| Outcome Measure | State × Post-reform Year 1 |
State × Post-reform Year 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of ORs (95% CI) | P Value | Ratio of ORs (95% CI) | P Value | |
| Mortality | ||||
| In-hospital mortality | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 0.97 | 0.99 (0.95–1.03) | 0.72 |
| 30-d mortality | 1.00 (0.96–1.03) | 0.84 | 0.99 (0.96–1.02) | 0.55 |
| Discharge patterns | ||||
| Post-acute care use | 0.98 (0.96–1.01) | 0.15 | 0.94 (0.91–0.96) | <0.001 |
| Transfer to another acute care hospital | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 0.03 | 1.43 (1.33–1.53) | <0.001 |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.