Table 1.
Patient Characteristics Between 1 Year Pre-MDR and the First Year of MDR
| Patient characteristics | Pre-MDR* (n = 1,332) | MDR† (n = 1,409) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | |||
| Age (mean, SD) | 74.8 (13.4) | 78.5 (13.8) | .14 |
| Female (%) | 50.5 | 48.0 | .18 |
| Race by group | |||
| White (%) | 75.8 | 80.5 | .003 |
| Black (%) | 15.7 | 13.1 | .13 |
| Others (%) | 8.5 | 6.4 | .11 |
| Insurance status | |||
| Payer source | |||
| Self-pay (%) | 0.4 | 1.3 | .07 |
| Medicare (%) | 80.0 | 78.7 | .22 |
| Medicaid (%) | 6.4 | 4.0 | .04 |
| Commercial insurance (%) | 14.5 | 16.0 | .35 |
| Severity of illness | |||
| DRG weight (mean, SD) | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.4 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 19.5 | 18.5 | 0.51 |
| COPD (%) | 63.7 | 70.0 | 0.001 |
| Dementia (%) | 3.6 | 4.8 | 0.13 |
| Diabetes (%) | 30.0 | 32.9 | 0.09 |
| Acute renal failure (%) | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.27 |
SD denotes standard deviation.
*Pre-MDR from July 2002 to June 2003 and MDR from July 2003 to June 2004
†MDR denotes multidisciplinary rounds.