Table 1.
Rehabilitation resource utilization among 3–12-year-old children (NHIRD data)
| Year | ASC (n = 3227) | Non-ASC (n = 150,451) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Number (%) | 1085 (32.3) | 1053 (32.0) | 1085 (2.0) | 47,758 (97.8) | 50,553 (98.0) | 52,140 (98.0) |
| Average of frequency (SD)b* | 18.76 (15.45) | 20.87 (16.12) | 20.52 (15.59) | 6.96 (9.54) | 7.13 (9.66) | 7.08 (9.42) |
| Average cost/claim pointa (SD)b* | 2761.63 (1717.63) | 2803.29 (1730.81) | 2781.94(1701.41) | 2521.48 (1856.24) | 2559.97 (1855.96) | 2578.44 (1847.73) |
| Average total annual cost/claim pointa (SD)b* | 55,953.06 (52,064.89) | 51,698.48 (51,698.48) | 50,706.14 (50,131.40) | 17,521.16 (33,278.63) | 18,251.02 (33,636.77) | 18,245.37 (32,676.85) |
Average frequency: total annual outpatient rehabilitation visits/annual number of patients
Average cost/claim point: average universal outpatient claim
Average total annual cost/claim point: Average cost × average frequency per patient
*p < 0.001 (comparing the overall mean for the 3 years in the ASC and non-ASC groups)
a1 claim point equals approximately NT$1
bSD standard deviation