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. 2008 Dec 20;24(3):381–386. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0882-8

Table 2.

Thirty-day Outcomes and PCP Communication

Survey question 30-Day outcomes
  Readmission (%) ED visit (%) Death (%) Composite outcome (%)
PCP not aware of hospitalization (n = 244) 21 (8.6) 19 (7.7) 18 (7.3) 49 (20)
PCP aware of hospitalization (n = 834) 95 (11.4) 51 (6.1) 62 (7.4) 184 (22)
Among those patients whose PCPs were aware of hospital admission:
Communicated with inpatient team
No (n = 640) 79 (12.4) 56 (8.8) 53 (8.3) 166 (26)
Yes (n = 194) 22 (11.2) 11 (5.5) 14 (7.4) 41 (21)
Seen discharge summary
No (n = 487) 59 (12.1) 30 (6.1) 32 (6.6) 112 (23)
Yes (n = 347) 36 (10.4) 24 (6.9) 28 (8.1) 73 (21)

ED = Emergency department

Composite outcome = hospital readmission or emergency department visit or death within 30 days of hospital discharge

PCP = Primary care provider