. 2024 Apr 12;5(4):e240417. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0417

Table 3. Interrupted Time-Series Estimates of the Association Between TCM Program Introduction and 14-Day Postdischarge Primary Care Follow-Up, by Demographic Characteristic.

Characteristic	14-d Primary care follow-up
	%			Quarterly % change (95% CI)
	2010	2019	Absolute change	Pre-TCM slope	Post-TCM slope	Absolute change in slope	Difference in slope change
Sex
Female	31.8	39.0	7.2	0.12 (0.06 to 0.18)^a	0.24 (0.17 to 0.30)^a	0.12 (0.02 to 0.22)^a	−0.02 (−0.14 to 0.11)
Male	31.0	38.6	7.5	0.12 (0.07 to 0.17)^a	0.26 (0.20 to 0.31)^a	0.14 (0.05 to 0.22)^a	0 [Reference]
Race and ethnicity
Asian	32.8	37.9	5.1	0.14 (0.08 to 0.20)^a	0.16 (0.11 to 0.21)^a	0.02 (−0.07 to 0.10)	−0.06 (−0.65 to 0.54)
Black	25.6	31.4	5.8	0.12 (0.07 to 0.16)^a	0.13 (0.08 to 0.17)^a	0.01 (−0.06 to 0.08)	−0.14 (−0.25 to −0.02)^a
Hispanic	30.7	35.4	4.7	0.09 (0.0004 to 0.18)^a	0.12 (0.06 to 0.19)^a	0.03 (−0.10 to 0.16)	−0.12 (−0.28 to 0.04)
White	32.4	40.2	7.8	0.13 (0.07 to 0.18)^a	0.27 (0.21 to 0.34)^a	0.15 (0.05 to 0.24)^a	0 [Reference]
Residence area^b
Rural	33.5	42.2	8.7	0.10 (0.05 to 0.14)^a	0.27 (0.19 to 0.35)^a	0.17 (0.07 to 0.27)^a	0.06 (−0.08 to 0.19)
Urban	30.9	37.8	7.0	0.13 (0.07 to 0.18)^a	0.24 (0.18 to 0.30)^a	0.11 (0.02 to 0.20)^a	0 [Reference]
Medicaid dual eligibility
Not eligible	33.8	41.8	7.9	0.12 (0.06 to 0.18)^a	0.29 (0.23 to 0.36)^a	0.17 (0.07 to 0.28)^a	0 [Reference]
Dual eligible	26.8	31.9	5.0	0.12 (0.07 to 0.17)^a	0.08 (0.02 to 0.15)^a	−0.04 (−0.13 to 0.06)	−0.21 (−0.35 to −0.07)^a
County-level SDI score^b
1-25	32.9	40.7	7.8	0.17 (0.12 to 0.22)^a	0.27 (0.19 to 0.36)^a	0.11 (−0.002 to 0.21)	0 [Reference]
26-50	32.5	40.4	7.9	0.14 (0.08 to 0.20)^a	0.25 (0.20 to 0.31)^a	0.11 (0.02 to 0.21)^a	0.01 (−0.14 to 0.15)
51-75	31.3	39.4	8.1	0.11 (0.07 to 0.16)^a	0.28 (0.23 to 0.33)^a	0.16 (0.09 to 0.24)^a	0.06 (−0.08 to 0.19)
76-100	29.0	33.7	4.7	0.04 (−0.01 to 0.10)	0.15 (0.10 to 0.20)^a	0.11 (0.03 to 0.19)^a	0.003 (−0.14 to 0.14)

Abbreviations: SDI, social deprivation index; TCM, Transitional Care Management.

^{^a}

Statistical significance based on 95% CIs.

^{^b}

Missing residence (<0.02%) and SDI (<0.1%) data in both periods.