Chapter 2

CEIS Health Report 2006
Table 3 – Regression coefficients and significance of the variables
Model
2002
2003
Coefficients not standardized
B Std. Error Beta
(Constant) 4,857 2,327 0,040
Belonging to
Sicilia Region -0,065 0,048 -0,113 0,177
Total bed places -0,023 0,029 -0,064 0,419
% ordinary
hospitalizations
with weight > 2,5 -0,140 0,048 -0,318 0,004
Mean cost per unit
of personnel 0,469 0,190 0,218 0,016
% other personnel. 0,350 0,131 0,223 0,009
Discharges (total)
per doctor -0,670 0,079 -0,747 0,000
Type of specialist
organization 0,168 0,047 0,266 0,001
Mean stay for
ordinary hospitalizations 0,284 0,117 0,305 0,017
(Constant) 0,284 2,329 0,903
Belonging to
Sicilia Region -0,125 0,045 -0,211 0,007
Total bed places 0,045 0,026 0,117 0,093
% ordinary
hospitalizations
with weight > 2,5 -0,101 0,038 -0,219 0,010
Mean cost per unit
of personnel 0,787 0,191 0,330 0,000
% other personnel 0,486 0,115 0,309 0,000
Discharges (total)
per doctor -0,603 0,069 -0,667 0,000
Type of specialist
organization 0,185 0,043 0,287 0,000
Mean stay for ordinary
hospitalizations 0,221 0,096 0,222 0,024
means a reduction in cost per DRG point by 0,006% and 0,008% respectively in 2002
and 2003. Similarly, an additional discharge per doctor reduced the cost per DRG point
by 0,017% in 2002 or by € 0,603.
The presence of a high proportion of “non health personnel” has a negative effect on per-
10 However, it must be remembered that our analysis does not measure the quality of care.
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Coefficients
standardized
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