Healthcare

1) Compare the following information between teaching and non-teaching hospitals. 2) What are the main significant differences between teaching and non-teaching hospitals? (use ttest) 3) Comparing hospital net-benefit which hospitals has better performance? To answer this question first compute the hospital net benefits with subtracting hospital costs and revenues and then use ttest to compare the significant differences between teaching and non-teaching hospitals. 4) Use a box-plot and compare hospitals-cost and hospital-revenues between teaching and non-teaching hospitals. 5) Write a short paragraph and describe your findings. Table 2. Descriptive statistics between teaching and non-teaching hospitals, 2011 & 2012 Hospital Characteristics Teaching Non-Teaching p-value N Mean St. Dev N Mean St. Dev Hospital beds Number of paid Employee Number of non-paid Employee Internes and Residents System Membership Total hospital cost Total hospital revenues Hospital net benefit Available Medicare days Available Medicaid days Total Hospital Discharge Medicare discharge Medicaid discharge