Table 2

Unit-specific changes estimated by R-MITS preintervention and postintervention

OutcomesUnitChange-pointsChanges in slopeChanges in intercept
i τ)
Prechange
i1 τ)
Postchange
i1 τi τ)
Change
i τ)
CMI meanTotal institutionsMarch 2020****−0.00020.00130.0015****0.0100
Tertiary institutionsFebruary 2020*−0.00010.00080.0009**0.0015
Secondary institutionsJanuary 2020****−0.00120.00190.0031****−0.0099
CPH meanTotal institutionsJanuary 2020***−6.4420−5.28601.1560909.9000**
Tertiary institutionsJanuary 2020**−18.7100−43.3100−24.60001957.0000***
Secondary institutionsApril 2020***8.5540−0.8039−9.35801075.0000***
CEI meanTotal institutionsJune 2019****0.00110.00240.0013**−0.0505**
Tertiary institutionsJune 2019****0.00200.0005−0.0015*−0.0238
Secondary institutionsApril 2020****0.00030.00150.0012*0.0115
ALOS meanTotal institutionsJanuary 2020****−0.0202−0.0392−0.0190*1.0710***
Tertiary institutionsJanuary 2020*−0.0488−0.0618−0.01300.9115*
Secondary institutionsJanuary 2020****−0.0041−0.0261−0.0220**1.1540***
TEI meanTotal institutionsApril 2020***0.0006−0.0005−0.00110.0659**
Tertiary institutionsJune 2020−0.0010−0.00050.0005−0.0231
Secondary institutionsApril 2020****0.0016−0.0002−0.0018*0.1102***
  • Significance level α=0.05.

  • *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001, ****P<0.0001.

  • ALOS, average length of stay; CEI, cost efficiency index; CMI, case mix index; CPH, cost per hospitalisation; R-MITS, robust multiple interrupted time series; TEI, time efficiency index.