Table 2 List of Variables
Variables evaluated for the entire sample | |
|---|---|
Name | Description |
Waiting period | Gross waiting period for an appointment |
Waitingperiodqueried | Gross waiting period for an appointment at those hospitals querying the insurance status |
Waitingperiod_n_queried | Gross waiting period for an appointment at those hospitals not querying the insurance status |
Waitingperiodankle | Gross waiting period for an appointment for the diagnosis Weber B Fracture |
Waitingperiodstenosis | Gross waiting period for an appointment for the diagnosis Stenosis |
Waitingperiodconization | Gross waiting period for an appointment for the diagnosis Conisation |
Waitingperiodprivhosp | Gross waiting period for an appointment at private hospitals |
Waitingperiodpubhosp | Gross waiting period for an appointment at public hospitals |
Waitingperiodcharhosp | Gross waiting period for an appointment at charitable hospitals |
Privately Insured | 1, if patient is privately insured, otherwise 0 |
Insurance Status Questioned | 1, if hospital investigated actively the insurance status, otherwise 0 |
Weber B Fracture | 1, if the diagnosis was "Weber B Fracture", otherwise 0 |
Stenosis | 1, if the diagnosis was "Stenosis", otherwise 0 |
Cervical Conisation | 1, if the diagnosis was "Cervical Conisation", otherwise 0 |
Privately Owned Hospital | 1, if the hospital is privately owned, otherwise 0 |
Public Hospital | 1, if the hospital is publicly owned, otherwise 0 |
Charitable Hospital | 1, if the hospital is charity owned, otherwise 0 |
Number of beds | Number of beds in treating hospital |
Variables evaluated for the subgroup of hospitals investigating insurance status | |
Name | Description |
Waitingperiodprivpat | Gross waiting period of privately insured patients with consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
Waitingperiodcompat | Gross waiting period of compulsorily insured patients with consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
Appointment1weekcompat | 1, if patient is compulsorily insured and gets appointment within 1 week, otherwise 0 |
Appointment1weekprivpat | 1, if patient is privately insured and gets appointment within 1 week, otherwise 0 |
Appointment2weekscompat | 1, if patient is compulsorily insured and gets appointment within 2 weeks, otherwise 0 |
Appointment2weeksprivpat | 1, if patient is privately insured and gets appointment within 2 weeks, otherwise 0 |
WaitingperiodcompatSt | Gross waiting period of compulsorily insured patients with the diagnosis "Stenosis", consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
WaitingtimeprivpatSt | Gross waiting period of privately insured patients with the diagnosis "Stenosis", consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
WaitingperiodcompatAnk | Gross waiting period of compulsorily insured patients with the diagnosis "Weber B Fracture", consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
WaitingperiodprivpatAnk | Gross waiting period of privately insured patients with the diagnosis "Weber B Fracture", consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
WaitingperiodprivpatCon | Gross waiting period of privately insured patients with the diagnosis "Cervical Conisation", consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |
WaitingperiodcompatCon | Gross waiting period of compulsorily insured patients with the diagnosis "Conisation", consideration only to those hospitals querying the insurance status |