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] |
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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.
The number of visits was calculated among all patients in the Medicare subgroup.
Inpatient length of stay was calculated among patients with at least 1 inpatient admission.