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- Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for the ED Patient Population in Spring 2019 and Spring 2020
2019 2020 p-Value n 1220 658 Recent Appointment Cancellations 289 (23.7%) 160 (24.3%) 0.805 Inpatient Admissions 267 (21.9%) 184 (28.0%) 0.004 Inpatient Readmissions 42 (15.8%) 30 (16.7%) <0.001 Average Length of Stay in Days (Median; IQR) 3 (5) 3 (4) 0.157 Mortality 11 (0.9%) 10 (1.5%) 0.325 Recent Telemedicine Appointments 0 (0%) 54 (8.2%) <0.001 Age (Mean; S.D.) 47.2 (52.5) 47.2 (16.7) 0.989 Race Non-Hispanic White 448 (36.8%) 256 (39.4%) 0.377 Non-Hispanic Black 693 (57.0%) 357 (54.9%) 0.311 Hispanic 47 (3.9%) 22 (3.4%) 0.667 Other 32 (2.3%) 23 (2.3%) 0.354 Marriage/Life Partner 329 (27.1%) 174 (26.9%) 0.850 Insured 1112 (91.4%) 586 (90.0%) 0.166 Psychiatric Diagnosis 788 (64.8%) 444 (68.2%) 0.228 Substance Abuse Diagnosis 545 (44.8%) 312 (47.9%) 0.276 Chronic Pain Diagnosis 262 (21.5%) 128 (19.7%) 0.331 Number of Medications (Median; IQR) 16 (20) 18 (21) 0.016 Number of Diagnoses (Median; IQR) 58 (61) 68 (64) <0.001 Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; IQR, Interquartile range; ED, emergency department.
- Table 2.
Odds/Rate Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for the Relationship Between Appointment Cancellations and Hospital Utilization Metrics
Unadjusted Adjusted* Inpatient Admissions 1.56 (1.23, 1.98) 1.03 (0.78, 1.36) Inpatient Readmissions 2.09 (1.22, 3.60) 2.01 (1.12, 3.61) Length of Stay† 0.99 (0.80, 1.23) 0.90 (0.71, 1.13) - Table 3.
Interaction Coefficients and 95% Confidence Intervals for the Effect of Primary Care Appointment Cancellations on Hospital Utilization Metrics Between 2019 and 2020
Unadjusted Adjusted* Inpatient Admissions 0.61 (0.37, 0.99) 0.43 (0.24, 0.77) Inpatient Readmissions 0.58 (0.21, 1.63) 0.58 (0.19, 1.74) Length of Stay† 0.82 (0.53, 1.28) 0.75 (0.44, 1.28)
