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Table 4 One-Year Financial Outcomes: Combination of Initial Hospitalization with All Hospital Encounters One Year Post-Hospital Discharge

From: Financial impact of reducing door-to-balloon time in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a single hospital experience

  

Cardiology Activation

Routine Transfer

October 1, 2004–August 31, 2005

(N = 60)

 

ED Activation

Immediate Transfer

September 1, 2005–June 26, 2006

(N = 86)

 
 

N

 

N

 

P Value

Primary Analysis: All Patients, Except Self Pay

50

 

78

  

   Hospital Charges

 

$101,862 ± $92,919

 

$77,215 ± $41,706

0.043

   Hospital Revenue

 

$49,959 ± $53,741

 

$35,937 ± $23,125

0.044

   Total Hospital Costs

 

$39,974 ± $37,434

 

$26,778 ± $15,561

0.007

Direct Costs

 

$29,031 ± $27,568

 

$18,967 ± $11,831

0.005

Indirect Costs

 

$10,943 ± $9,909

 

$7,811 ± $4,021

0.014

   Contribution Margin

 

$20,928 ± $35,469

 

$16,970 ± $19,149

0.415

   Net Income

 

$9,984 ± $32,175

 

$9,159 ± $18,847

0.855

Private

27

 

46

  

   Hospital Charges

 

$102,819 ± $87,766

 

$74,161 ± $36,177

0.054

   Hospital Revenue

 

$65,953 ± $63,761

 

$45,795 ± $23,514

0.057

   Total Hospital Costs

 

$40,910 ± $38,307

 

$25,200 ± $13,850

0.014

Direct Costs

 

$29,783 ± $27,977

 

$17,716 ± $9,854

0.009

Indirect Costs

 

$11,127 ± $10,346

 

$7,484 ± $4,093

0.037

   Contribution Margin

 

$36,170 ± $41,985

 

$28,079 ± $16,770

0.249

   Net Incomes

 

$25,043 ± $35,906

 

$20,595 ± $14,920

0.461

Medicare/Medicaid

23

 

32

  

   Hospital Charges

 

$100,738 ± $100,621

 

$81,605 ± $48,855

0.354

   Hospital Revenue

 

$31,183 ± $30,749

 

$21,765 ± $13,196

0.127

   Total Hospital Costs

 

$38,876 ± $37,209

 

$29,047 ± $17,719

0.197

Direct Costs

 

$28,147 ± $27,681

 

$20,765 ± $14,180

0.201

Indirect Costs

 

$10,729 ± $9,597

 

$8,282 ± $3,933

0.199

   Contribution Margin

 

$3,035 ± $9,950

 

$1,000 ± $7,492

0.391

   Net Income

 

$-7,693 ± $13,309

 

$-7,281 ± $9,277

0.893