Table 3.
Changes in health outcomes between counties that changed regionalization status and counties that did not during the same period
| Secondary Outcomes (Health) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-day mortality |
30-day mortality |
90-day mortality |
1-year mortality |
30-day readmission |
|
| Number of patients | 117896 | 117896 | 117896 | 117896 | 139257 |
| Sample mean at baseline (%) | 9.1% | 13.6% | 16.6% | 21.4% | 27.4% |
| Unadjusted for site of care PCI capacity | |||||
| Percentage point change on and after county is regionalized | −0.53 | −0.46 | −0.38 | −0.32 | −1.75 |
| 95% CI | [−1.00,−0.06] | [−1.12,0.20] | [−1.05,0.28] | [−0.87,0.23] | [−3.39,−0.11] |
| Unadjusted p-value | 0.027 | 0.170 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.037 |
| Adjusted p-value for multiple comparison | 0.045 | 0.212 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.053 |
| Adjusted for site of care PCI capacity | |||||
| Percentage point change on and after county is regionalized | −0.37 | −0.24 | −0.15 | −0.03 | −0.70 |
| 95% CI | [−0.90,0.16] | [−0.98,0.49] | [−0.87,0.58] | [−0.58,0.51] | [−2.01,0.62] |
| Unadjusted p-value | 0.167 | 0.508 | 0.684 | 0.908 | 0.292 |
| Adjusted p-value for multiple comparison | 0.835 | 0.908 | 0.908 | 0.908 | 0.908 |
Abbreviations: CI – confidence interval; PCI – percutaneous coronary intervention
Full regression controls for patient demographics, insurance category, comorbid conditions, county fixed effects, and year dummies are presented in Supplemental Table I.