Table 1.
Monthly Mean (SD) of Outcome Variables in Intervention and Control Groups
| Indicators | Regions | Tertiary Hospitals | Secondary Hospitals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | ||
| Number of outpatients (n) | Jinhua | 151,314.46 (9786.14) | 174,558.08 (14,096.53) | 19,156.77 (1384.25) | 21,357.71 (3476.00) |
| Taizhou | 102,945.31 (6653.38) | 120,252.71 (15,711.47) | 24,096.08 (2506.77) | 28,182.46 (3156.74) | |
| Number of inpatients (n) | Jinhua | 8713.69 (578.77) | 10,554.799 (1148.52) | 357.38 (25.48) | 446.13 (132.52) |
| Taizhou | 3628.85 (229.76) | 4273.63 (550.40) | 1333.69 (108.51) | 1535.08 (165.57) | |
| Expenditures per outpatient visit (CNY) | Jinhua | 238.81 (4.97) | 250.99 (12.47) | 162.47 (4.11) | 178.88 (20.31) |
| Taizhou | 240.69 (7.36) | 251.31 (12.61) | 217.80 (6.38) | 226.24 (8.41) | |
| Expenditures per inpatient visit (CNY) | Jinhua | 11,294.78 (528.24) | 11,290.55 (715.61) | 7585.44 (585.09) | 8003.99 (682.25) |
| Taizhou | 9497.53 (628.57) | 9676.68 (612.47) | 5837.87 (289.42) | 6196.62 (379.41) | |
| OOP payments per visit (CNY) | Jinhua | 222.67 (26.33) | 215.03 (49.73) | 374.71 (39.56) | 350.86 (38.09) |
| Taizhou | 438.41 (58.16) | 363.86 (29.54) | 151.37 (7.91) | 163.96 (24.55) | |
| LOS (day) | Jinhua | 9.34 (0.32) | 7.82 (0.71) | 12.26 (0.51) | 10.34 (0.72) |
| Taizhou | 8.82 (0.54) | 7.74 (0.69) | 11.83 (0.45) | 9.94 (0.73) | |