Table 2 Unadjusted inpatient expenditures and length of stay before and after C-DRG reform
Before C-DRG Mean (SD) | After C-DRG Mean (SD) | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total inpatient expenditureb (¥) | 22,287 (13,595) | 21,252 (12,400) | 0.059 |
OOP paymentsb (¥) | 9587 (6643) | 7618 (5724) | < 0.001 |
OOP payments as a share of total expenditure (%) | 42.17 (10.06) | 34.44 (9.15) | < 0.001 |
Length of stay (days) | 18.89 (12.19) | 17.48 (9.60) | 0.002 |
Drug expenditureb (¥) | 2077 (1608) | 1718 (1749) | 0.033 |
Diagnostic testing expenditureb (¥) | 2742 (1605) | 2712 (1421) | 0.830 |
Physician services and therapeutic services expenditureb (¥) | 19,550 (10,093) | 16,822 (10,586) | 0.008 |