Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Table 4
Results of the statistical comparisons of the outcomes within the matched population.
Beta-estimates (95% CI)
value
Length of stay during initial hospitalization
−0.39 (−0.67–−0.11)
<0.01
Resource intensity weight (RIW) during initial hospitalization
−0.34 (−0.53–−0.16)
<0.01
Proportion of atypical index
—
1.00
Proportion of patients with at least 1 re
At 30 days
—
0.80
At 60 days
—
1.00
Negative binomial part
value
Zero-inflated part
value
Beta-estimates (95% CI)
Beta-estimates (95% CI)
Average readmission rates per 100 persons
At 30 days
−1.37 (−2.86–0.12)
0.07
−14.52 (−2324.47–2295.43)
0.99
At 60 days
−0.27 (−1.72–1.18)
0.72
−0.50 (−3.74–2.74)
0.76
Average LOS per 100 persons
At 30 days
−0.50 (−1.11–0.11)
0.11
−0.15 (−1.16–0.87)
0.78
At 60 days
−0.27 (−0.94–0.40)
0.43
−0.10 (−0.92–0.72)
0.80
Average LOS (nontruncated) per 100 persons
At 30 days
−1.75 (−3.01–−0.49)
<0.01
−0.31 (−1.38–0.75)
0.56
At 60 days
−0.95 (−1.99–0.08)
0.07
−0.14 (−1.02–0.74)
0.76
values estimated by chi-square or Fischer’s exact test. The comparator group used for these analyses was composed of eligible non-ICC patients that were propensity score-matched to an ICC patient. Patients were matched on patients’ gender, age, the fiscal quarter in which they were discharged from the hospital for a COPD admission, and number of prior admissions in the last 60 days.
