Table 3 DPD regression results: a sample of 2,135 pooled observations representing 309 unique acute care hospitals in California operating between 2009 and 2015.

From: Improved efficiency of coding systems with health information technology

CMI

Model 1

Model 2

Coef. (std)

Coef. (std)

L1.CMI

0.986***

0.986***

(0.027)

(0.027)

Labor

− 0.012

− 0.013

(0.009)

(0.009)

Asset

0.018**

0.019**

(0.009)

(0.009)

Meaningful use (MU)

Stage 1 (reference)

  

Stage 2

 

− 0.030

 

(0.040)

Stage 3

 

− 0.014

 

(0.049)

IT cost

− 0.009*

− 0.01*

(0.005)

(0.005)

IT cost * MU2

 

0.002

 

(0.003)

IT cost * MU3

 

0.001

 

(0.003)

Constant

0.056

0.074

(0.072)

(0.082)

  1. *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01.