Table 4.
Adjusted predicted means or probabilities and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for discharge destination, length of stay, and warfarin use within 30 days, by neurology care category (N=44,099)
| Generalist only (N=8,071)
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Neurologist only (N=7,408)
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Collaborative care (N=26,558)
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Other specialist (N=1,607)
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| Variable | Percent or Mean* | 95% CI | Percent or Mean* | 95% CI | Percent or Mean* | 95% CI | Percent or Mean* | 95% CI |
| Length of Stay (mean in days) | 5.2 | (5.1, 5.3) | 5.6 | (5.5, 5.7) | 6.1 | (6, 6.1) | 4.6 | (4.4, 4.7) |
| Discharge Destination (%) | ||||||||
| Home | 29 | (28, 30) | 30 | (29, 31) | 26 | (26, 27) | 31 | (29, 34) |
| Home care | 14 | (13, 15) | 14 | (13, 15) | 14 | (14, 14) | 13 | (11, 15) |
| Rehabilitation facility | 12 | (11, 13) | 19 | (18, 20) | 19 | (19, 20) | 13 | (11, 15) |
| Skilled nursing facility | 32 | (31, 33) | 26 | (25, 27) | 31 | (30, 31) | 27 | (25, 29) |
| Other† | 12 | (11, 13) | 11 | (10, 11) | 10 | (10, 11) | 15 | (14, 17) |
| Warfarin Use (%)‡ | 17 | (16, 18) | 19 | (18, 20) | 18 | (18, 19) | 17 | (14, 19) |
Adjusted for age, female, race, Medicaid, % of the census block group aged 25+ with college degrees, % of persons in the census block group below the poverty line, geographic region, prior stroke, cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, chronic pulmonary disease, uncomplicated diabetes, complicated diabetes, hypertension, fluid and electrolyte disorders, valvular disease, peripheral vascular disorders, hypothyroidism, solid tumor without metastasis, deficiency anemias, depression, dementia, concurrent cardiac events, mechanical ventilation, gastrostomy tube, hemiplegia/hemiparesis, residual neurological deficit, year of index hospitalization and HMO membership.
“Other” category includes 3,183 patients who died during the index hospitalization, 1,209 patients discharged to hospice, 181 patients discharged to other facilities, and 199 patients with length of stay greater than or equal to 30 days (65 patients met more than one criteria).
Excludes “Other” category defined above