(1) Study sample		(2) Long EIP		(3) Short EIP
	Coeff.	SE	Coeff.	SE	Coeff.	SE
Log waiting time (continuous)	0.033**	(0.012)	0.042**	(0.014)	0.029	(0.020)
Waiting time quintiles (ref.cat.: shortest quintile)
2nd shortest quintile	−0.066	(0.061)	−0.052	(0.080)	−0.083	(0.109)
3rd shortest quintile	−0.117*	(0.058)	−0.042	(0.075)	−0.312**	(0.108)
4th shortest quintile	−0.012	(0.054)	−0.020	(0.063)	0.080	(0.127)
Longest quintile	0.137*	(0.064)	0.220**	(0.083)	0.042	(0.101)
Waiting time intervals (ref.cat.: less than 0.5 month)
Waiting time 0.5 to 3 months	−0.023	(0.040)	−0.024	(0.046)	0.017	(0.069)
Waiting time 3 to 6 months	0.122	(0.063)	0.216*	(0.084)	0.048	(0.091)
Waiting time 6 to 12 months	0.253***	(0.077)	0.290**	(0.096)	0.239*	(0.116)
Observations	8,949		6,135		2,814
Provider and year fixed effects	yes		yes		yes
Covariates	yes		yes		yes

Note. Models (1)–(3) are ordered probit models with the dependent variable defined as follows: 1 = clinical improvement, 2 = clinical stability, and 3 = clinical deterioration. Model (1) includes the complete study sample. Model (2) includes only patients that were in EIP care for the whole duration of follow‐up. Model (3) includes only patients with an EIP episode shorter than the 12‐month follow‐up. All models use cluster robust standard errors for 48 provider clusters.

^* p < 0.05.

^** p < 0.01.

^*** p < 0.001.