TABLE IV.
Observed differences in total costs (hospital plus nursing costs) per blocka
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| Blocks (n) | Average nursing cost per block | Observed average hospital cost per block | Standard deviation of average hospital cost per block | Difference in total cost per block compared with reference | Blocks (n) | Average nursing cost per block | Observed average hospital cost per block | Standard deviation of average hospital cost per block | Difference in total cost per block compared with reference | Blocks (n) | Average nursing cost per block | Observed average hospital cost per block | Standard deviation of average hospital cost per block | Difference in total cost per block compared with reference | |
| Last 6 months of life | |||||||||||||||
| $0 (0 hours) | 3,644 | $0 | $783 | $2,618 | −$884 | 32,155 | $0 | $1,185 | $3,381 | −$295 | 95 | $0 | $2,551 | $4,741 | $1,048 |
| >$0 to $87 (>0 to 1 hours) | 18,264 | $49 | $1,618 | $3,649 | Reference | 48534 | $86 | $1,393 | $3,635 | Reference | 935 | $58 | $1,445 | $3,409 | $0 |
| >$87 to $174 (>1 to 2 hours) | 24,448 | $131 | $1,186 | $3,063 | −$349 | 49406 | $173 | $1,024 | $2,937 | −$282 | 1,339 | $157 | $1,268 | $2,977 | −$77 |
| >$174 to $348 (>2 to 4 hours) | 31,143 | $247 | $1,152 | $2,946 | −$267 | 27983 | $310 | $1,184 | $3,243 | $14 | 602 | $249 | $193 | $3,636 | −$1,060 |
| >$348 to $522 (>4 to 6 hours) | 11,682 | $423 | $1,307 | $3,045 | $63 | 57501 | $478 | $1,202 | $3,099 | $200 | 1,092 | $419 | $1,077 | $267 | −$6 |
| >$522 (>6 hours) | 8,823 | $791 | $1,499 | $3,335 | $624 | 32155 | $1,300 | $1,223 | $3,189 | $1,043 | 1,305 | $1,153 | $1,392 | $2,984 | $1,042 |
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| $0 (0 hours) | 1,621 | $0 | $1,058 | $3,033 | −$2,750 | 6,020 | $0 | $1,851 | $4,214 | −$1,637 | 40 | $0 | $3,321 | $4,032 | −$356 |
| >$0 to $87 (>0 to 1 hours) | 4,391 | $49 | $3,759 | $5,100 | Reference | 8810 | $86 | $3,402 | $5,388 | Reference | 189 | $53 | $3,624 | $5,216 | $0 |
| >$87 to $174 (>1 to 2 hours) | 5,297 | $132 | $2,986 | $4,463 | −$689 | 11924 | $173 | $2,669 | $4,491 | −$646 | 306 | $153 | $3,064 | $4,103 | −$460 |
| >$174 to $348 (>2 to 4 hours) | 7,907 | $251 | $2,478 | $4,052 | −$1,079 | 8037 | $308 | $2,460 | $4,498 | −$720 | 204 | $248 | $3,534 | $4,540 | $105 |
| >$348 to $522 (>4 to 6 hours) | 3,753 | $426 | $2,258 | $3,793 | −$1,124 | 4135 | $478 | $2,134 | $3,908 | −$877 | 279 | $425 | $2,422 | $3,654 | −$830 |
| >$522 to $697 (>6 to 8 hours) | 1,791 | $598 | $2,089 | $3,634 | −$1,121 | 2892 | $644 | $2,439 | $4,271 | −$406 | 93 | $607 | $2,514 | $3,778 | −$556 |
| >$697 to $870 (>8 to 10 hours) | 917 | $773 | $2,201 | $3,918 | −$833 | 13013 | $821 | $2,550 | $4,388 | −$118 | 63 | $787 | $1,870 | $3,126 | −$1,020 |
| >$870 (>10 hours) | 983 | $1,244 | $2,188 | $4,174 | −$376 | 6020 | $1,802 | $1,612 | $3,592 | −$75 | 341 | $1,426 | $2,142 | $3,532 | −$109 |
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Boldface type reflects a lower total cost per patient in a 2-week block compared with the reference cost (patients receiving 1 hour of nursing in a 2-week block).