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- Title
A High-Resolution Analysis of Process Improvement: Use of Quantile Regression for Wait Time.
- Authors
Choi, Dongseok; Hoffman, Kim A.; Kim, Mi ‐ Ok; McCarty, Dennis
- Abstract
Objective Apply quantile regression for a high-resolution analysis of changes in wait time to treatment and assess its applicability to quality improvement data compared with least-squares regression. Data Source Addiction treatment programs participating in the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment. Methods We used quantile regression to estimate wait time changes at 5, 50, and 95 percent and compared the results with mean trends by least-squares regression. Principal Findings Quantile regression analysis found statistically significant changes in the 5 and 95 percent quantiles of wait time that were not identified using least-squares regression. Conclusions Quantile regression enabled estimating changes specific to different percentiles of the wait time distribution. It provided a high-resolution analysis that was more sensitive to changes in quantiles of the wait time distributions.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care wait times; REGRESSION quantiles; TREATMENT of addictions; TREATMENT programs; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; PEOPLE with addiction; REGRESSION analysis; HEALTH services accessibility; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Health Services Research, 2013, Vol 48, Issue 1, p333
- ISSN
0017-9124
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01436.x