Table 4. Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Assigned to Teaching Hospitalist and Non-Hospitalist Services.
| TH | NH | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Day Readmission* | 0.97 (0.88 - 1.08) |
reference |
| In-Hosp Mortality† | 1.03 (0.83 - 1.28) |
reference |
| 30-Day Mortality‡ | 1.05 (0.88 - 1.26) |
reference |
TH= Teaching Hospitalist; NH= Non-Hospitalist
Odds Ratios (95% confidence intervals) for events if assigned to a hospitalist team using non-hospitalist teams as reference
95% confidence intervals reported cluster robust for clusters of patients by physician
*
Adjusted for age, sex, insurance, diabetes, albumin, DRG-weight, number of admissions in prior 90 days
†
Adjusted for age, sex, race-ethnicity, insurance, diabetes, albumin, DRG-weight
‡
Adjusted for age, sex, insurance, albumin, DRG-Weight, number of admissions in prior 90-days
30-day mortality taken from social security death registry using social security number matching.