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. 2023 Nov 27;6(2):100760. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100760

Table 3.

Monthly HRU for the Medicare Coverage and 1-Year Medicare Coverage Subgroups During the 1-Year Period Following the Index Date

HRU Proportion With ≥1 Visit, n (%) Number of Visits PPPMa, Mean (SD) [median]
Medicare Coverage subgroup N = 6,340 N = 6,340
 Inpatient admissions 4,854 (76.6%) 0.2 (0.4) [0.2]
 Inpatient length of stay (d)b 3.8 (6.1) [1.7]
 Outpatient visits 6,191 (97.6%) 2.6 (2.1) [2.4]
 Emergency room visits 4,431 (69.9%) 0.3 (0.9) [0.2]
 Home health agency visits 3,589 (56.6%) 0.4 (1.0) [0.1]
 Skilled nursing facility visits 935 (14.7%) 0.7 (2.8) [0.0]
 Hospice 147 (2.3%) 0.1 (1.1) [0.0]
1-year Medicare Coverage subgroup N = 5,575 N = 5,575
 Inpatient admissions 4,139 (74.2%) 0.2 (0.2) [0.1]
 Inpatient length of stay (d)b 2.5 (3.7) [1.2]
 Outpatient visits 5,475 (98.2%) 2.6 (1.5) [2.4]
 Emergency room visits 3,753 (67.3%) 0.2 (0.3) [0.1]
 Home health agency visits 3,113 (55.8%) 0.4 (0.6) [0.1]
 Skilled nursing facility visits 641 (11.5%) 0.4 (2.1) [0.0]
 Hospice 26 (0.5%) 0.0 (0.8) [0.0]

Abbreviations: FSGS, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; HRU, health care resource utilization; PPPM, per patient per month; SD, standard deviation.

a

The number of visits was calculated among all patients in the Medicare subgroup.

b

Inpatient length of stay was calculated among patients with at least 1 inpatient admission.