Robust equal variance test for IRPES indicators
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robust equal variance test—IRPES indicators | SD UH | SD GH | W50—median | Pr>F | SD UH | SD GH | W50—median | Pr>F | Higher variability in 2012 | Higher variability in 2013 |
| Efficiency and appropriateness | ||||||||||
| Relative stay index (case-mix adjusted differential average LOS days) | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | GH | GH |
| Percentage of medical discharges with LOS over the threshold for patients aged 65 and over | 1.7 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | GH | GH |
| Percentage of ED patients referred for hospital admission with ED LOS≤8 hours | 9 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | UH | UH |
| Patient satisfaction | ||||||||||
| Percentage of patients leaving ED against/without medical advice | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | UH | GH |
| Percentage of hospitalised patients leaving against medical advice | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | GH | GH |
| Economic and financial evaluation | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | Higher variability in 2011 | Higher variability in 2012 | |||||||
| Average cost per weighted case | 1068 | 785 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 962 | 850 | 0.8 | 0.4 | UH | UH |
ED, emergency department; GH, general hospital; IRPES, Inter-Regional Performance Evaluation System; LOS, length of stay; UH, university hospital.