Table 5.
Discharge Status and Logistic Regression Analysis of Hospital Mortality and 30-day Readmissions by Physician Group
| Discharge/readmission status | Physician group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Generalist | Hospitalist | Academician | |
| Hospital mortality (%) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| Home (%) | 84.1 | 83.7 | 79.6 |
| Hospice (%) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Nursing home (%) | 12.5 | 12.1 | 16.0 |
| Other (%) | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 30-day readmission (%) | 7.5 | 7.2 | 9.8 |
| Adjusted hospital mortality OR (CI)* | 0.89 (0.68–1.16) | 1.02 (0.81–1.28) | 1.0 |
| Adjusted 30-day readmission OR (CI)† | 0.78 (0.68–0.90) | 0.79 (0.70–0.88) | 1.0 |
*OR (CI) = odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals of logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, all patient refined diagnosis related group (APRDRG), and gender
†OR (CI) = odds ratio and 95% confidence interval adjusted for age, ethnicity, insurance, and APRDRG