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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2018 Feb 17;52:8–13. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.02.008

Table 2.

Comparison of unadjusted trends in ED Visits and IP Stays between PBHCI and Control Clinics, Waves 1 and 2.

Utilization Measures WAVE 1
PBHCI Clinics (N=6,712) Control Clinics (N=13,012) Difference in Differences (PBHCI-Control)
Pre (%) (10,745 PY) Post (%) (20,378 PY) Post-Pre Pre (%) (20,805 PY) Post (%) (39.033 PY) Post-Pre
Emergency Department
Any ED Visit 50.40% 46.95% −3.45% 46.44% 44.62% −1.82% −1.63%*
BH ED Visit 12.63% 10.18% −2.45% 10.23% 8.76% −1.47% −0.98%*
Med ED Visit 45.51% 43.36% −2.15% 42.51% 41.36% −1.15% −1.00%
4 or More ED Visits 8.37% 8.41% 0.04% 7.38% 7.39% 0.01% 0.03%
4 or More BH ED Visits 0.93% 1.19% 0.26% 0.87% 1.01% 0.14% 0.12%
4 or More Med ED Visits 7.74% 7.72% −0.02% 6.79% 6.74% −0.05% 0.03%
Inpatient
Any IP Stay 24.53% 21.64% −2.89% 20.36% 17.58% −2.78% −0.11%
BH IP Stay 10.96% 8.56% −2.40% 7.83% 6.43% −1.40% −1.00%*
Med IP Stay 15.30% 14.50% −0.80% 13.66% 12.07% −1.59% 0.79%*
3 or More IP Stays 3.24% 3.14% −0.10% 2.18% 2.32% 0.14% −0.24%
3 or More BH IP Stays 1.80% 1.63% −0.17% 1.01% 1.07% 0.06% −0.23%
3 or More Med IP Stays 1.54% 1.54% 0.00% 1.20% 1.29% 0.09% −0.09%
WAVE 2
Utilization Measures PBHCI Clinics (N=1,881) Control Clinics (N=11,514) Difference in Differences (PBHCI Control)
Pre (%) (2,507 PY) Post (%) (2,464 PY) Post-Pre Pre (%) (17,524 PY) Post (%) (17,246 PY) Post-Pre
Emergency Department
Any ED Visit 48.50% 47.44% −1.06% 46.85% 44.96% −1.89% 0.83%
BH ED Visit 12.33% 9.62% −2.71% 10.28% 8.97% −1.31% −1.40%
Med ED Visit 43.88% 43.83% −0.05% 42.82% 41.47% −1.35% 1.30%
4 or More ED Visits 7.82% 8.20% 0.38% 7.60% 7.66% 0.06% 0.32%
4 or More BH ED Visits 0.88% 0.97% 0.09% 0.91% 1.17% 0.26% −0.17%
4 or More Med ED Visits 7.42% 7.67% 0.25% 7.03% 6.92% −0.11% 0.36%
Inpatient
Any IP Stay 20.38% 19.24% −1.14% 19.36% 16.86% −2.50% 1.36%
BH IP Stay 8.78% 7.02% −1.76% 7.59% 6.22% −1.37% −0.39%
Med IP Stay 12.84% 13.64% 0.80% 12.73% 11.43% −1.30% 2.10%*
3 or More IP Stays 3.15% 3.17% 0.02% 2.28% 2.30% 0.02% 0.00%
3 or More BH IP Stays 1.28% 1.70% 0.42% 1.16% 1.11% −0.05% 0.47%
3 or More Med IP Stays 1.91% 1.50% −0.41% 1.16% 1.24% 0.08% −0.49%

ED=Emergency Department; IP=Inpatient; BH=Behavioral Health; Med=Medical; PY=Person-Years. Percents represent events per person year.

*

indicates that the DiD estimate is statistically significant at the p=.05 level accounting for within-person correlations and without covariate adjustment.