Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Table 7
Results of the statistical comparisons of the outcomes within the inappropriate COPD comparator group.
Beta-estimates (95% CI)
value
Length of stay during initial hospitalization
−0.18 (−0.42–0.05)
0.13
Resource intensity weight (RIW) during initial hospitalization
−0.29 (−0.46–−0.13)
<0.01
Proportion of atypical index
—
0.39
Proportion of patients with at least 1 re
At 30 days
—
0.42
At 60 days
—
0.37
Negative binomial part
Zero-inflated part
Beta-estimates (95% CI)
value
Beta-estimates (95% CI)
value
Average readmission rates per 100 persons
At 30 days
−0.12 (−1.21–0.96)
0.82
−14.57 (−6017.00–5987.87)
1.00
At 60 days
0.10 (−1.07–1.27)
0.87
−0.34 (−3.19–2.52)
0.82
Average LOS per 100 persons
At 30 days
0.09 (−0.61–0.78)
0.80
−0.33 (−1.08–0.43)
0.39
At 60 days
0.23 (−0.34–0.81)
0.43
−0.29 (−0.90–0.33)
0.36
Average LOS (nontruncated) per 100 persons
At 30 days
−0.57 (−1.74–0.60)
0.34
−0.46 (−1.34–0.42)
0.31
At 60 days
−0.02 (−0.81–0.77)
0.96
−0.30 (−0.97–0.37)
0.39
values estimated by chi-square or Fischer’s exact test. The comparison group used in these analyses is composed of all 810 patients admitted to St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton for COPD between June 1, 2012, and March 31, 2015, who did not enter within the ICC group.
