Is There Extra Cost of Institutional Care for MS Patients?
Table 1
Characteristics of SNF facilities with high versus low MS volumes.
(a)
SNF characteristics
Facility MS volume
Low (<3%)
High (>3%)
Number (%)
Number (%)
All
12,508 (92%)
1,148 (8%)
Region
<0.0001
Northeast
2,385 (19%)
208 (18%)
Midwest
3,695 (30%)
465 (41%)
South
4,679 (37%)
146 (13%)
West
1,749 (14%)
329 (28%)
Type of ownership
<0.0001
For profit
9,564 (76%)
840 (73%)
Not for profit
2,546 (20%)
229 (20%)
Governmental
398 (4%)
79 (7%)
(b)
Mean (std. dev.)
Mean (std. dev.)
Cost per day
217 (107)
213 (89)
0.110
Inpatient days
36,556 (21)
33,204 (21)
<0.0001
Admissions
239 (218)
197 (162)
<0.0001
Case-mix index
0.939 (0.10)
0.926 (0.08)
<0.0001
MS: multiple sclerosis; SNF: skilled nursing facility; : value; std. dev.: standard deviation. MS volume is defined as the annual percentage of patients-days attributed to multiple sclerosis.