Table 3 Primary Care Physician Clinic Visits Associated with Discharge Failures
No Discharge Failure | Restricted Discharge Failure | Broad/Uncertain Discharge Failure | |
|---|---|---|---|
Charity insurance + PCP assignment + PCP visits (N = 21,695) | |||
PCP visit ≤3 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1115) | 584 (52) | 10 (1) | 521 (47) |
PCP visit ≤7 days from the index ED discharge (N = 2592) | 1302 (50) | 73 (3) | 1217 (47) |
PCP visit ≤14 days from the index ED discharge (N = 4508) | 2197 (49) | 190 (4) | 2121 (47) |
PCP visit ≤30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 7732) | 3536 (46) | 534 (7) | 3662 (47) |
PCP visit > 30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 13,963) | 4623 (33) | 2730 (20) | 6610 (47) |
Medicare + PCP assignment + PCP visits (N = 10,057) | |||
PCP visit ≤3 days from the index ED discharge (N = 499) | 235 (47) | 12 (2) | 252 (51) |
PCP visit ≤7 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1173) | 545 (46) | 41 (4) | 587 (50) |
PCP visit ≤14 days from the index ED discharge (N = 2158) | 957 (44) | 110 (5) | 1091 (51) |
PCP visit ≤30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 3740) | 1546 (41) | 257 (7) | 1937 (52) |
PCP visit > 30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 6317) | 1646 (26) | 1187 (19) | 3484 (55) |
Medicaid + PCP assignment + PCP visits (N = 11,580) | |||
PCP visit ≤3 days from the index ED discharge (N = 474) | 231 (49) | 10 (2) | 233 (49) |
PCP visit ≤7 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1097) | 501 (46) | 32 (3) | 564 (51) |
PCP visit ≤14 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1955) | 869 (44) | 107 (5) | 979 (50) |
PCP visit ≤30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 3462) | 1377 (40) | 302 (9) | 1783 (52) |
PCP visit > 30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 8118) | 2167 (27) | 1793 (22) | 4158 (51) |
Commercial insurance + PCP assignment + PCP visits (N = 5667) | |||
PCP visit ≤3 days from the index ED discharge (N = 259) | 167 (64) | 5 (2) | 87 (34) |
PCP visit ≤7 days from the index ED discharge (N = 629) | 375 (60) | 19 (3) | 235 (37) |
PCP visit ≤14 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1070) | 628 (59) | 43 (4) | 399 (37) |
PCP visit ≤30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1779) | 1037 (58) | 69 (4) | 673 (38) |
PCP visit > 30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 3888) | 1746 (45) | 658 (17) | 1484 (38) |
No insurance + PCP assignment + PCP visits (N = 10,854) | |||
PCP visit ≤3 days from the index ED discharge (N = 214) | 128 (60) | 2 (1) | 84 (39) |
PCP visit ≤7 days from the index ED discharge (N = 449) | 265 (59) | 8 (2) | 176 (39) |
PCP visit ≤14 days from the index ED discharge (N = 847) | 451 (53) | 48 (6) | 348 (41) |
PCP visit ≤30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 1473) | 722 (49) | 111 (8) | 640 (43) |
PCP visit > 30 days from the index ED discharge (N = 9381) | 2501 (27) | 2358 (25) | 4522 (48) |