Table 1. Comparison of the Characteristics of Acute Care Hospitals between This Study and All Hospitals in Japan.

From: Effect of Medical Fee Schedule Revisions on the Expansion of Nutritional Support Teams in Japan: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis

Tokyo and nine surrounding prefectures All 47 prefectures
No. of acute care hospitals in this area 1471 4822
 No. of general beds n (%) n (%)
  <200 (small-sized) 1042 (70.8) 3507 (72.7)
  200-399 (medium-sized) 247 (16.8) 797 (16.5)
  ≥400 (large-sized) 182 (12.4) 518 (10.7)
 subgroups n (%) n (%)
  Hospitals with EMCC 96 (6.5) 276 (5.7)
  Hospitals with ICU 229 (15.6) 685 (14.2)
  Hospitals with NST 507 (34.5) 1673 (34.7)
Table 2. Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of the Percentages of Hospitals with NSTs.

From: Effect of Medical Fee Schedule Revisions on the Expansion of Nutritional Support Teams in Japan: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis

Absolute change in percentage
(No. of hospitals with NSTs by quarter/No. of all hospitals by quarter) × 100, %
Level change immediately after intervention
(95% CI)
Quarterly trend after intervention
(95% CI)
All acute care hospitals 4.59 (3.92-5.26)*** 0.66 (0.57-0.75)***
 No. of general beds
  <200 (small-sized) 1.71 (0.82-2.59)*** 0.41 (0.32-0.50)***
  200-399 (medium-sized) 5.70 (0.60-10.80)* 1.62 (1.09-2.15)***
  ≥400 (large-sized) 7.66 (3.21-12.12)** 1.26 (0.77-1.75)***
 Subgroups
  Hospitals with EMCC 7.21 (2.42-12.00)** 1.09 (0.59-1.60)***
  Hospitals with ICU 7.74 (2.39-13.10)** 1.30 (0.71-1.90)***
  Hospitals with CRU 3.42 (0.83-6.02)* 0.50 (0.23-0.77)***
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