Table 4.
Emergency Room (ER) Visits and Hospitalizations for Patients with at Least 1 ER Visit or Hospitalization
| ER Visits | Hospitalizations | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Cause Utilization | ||
| Asthma | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 22 | 6 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.6 | 2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | ||
| % with ≥1 | 28 | 21 |
| Mean number* | 2 | 4.2 |
| Coronary artery disease | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 26 | 21 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Depression | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 21 | 9 |
| Mean # visits* | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Diabetes | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 22 | 13 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Heart failure | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 36 | 37 |
| Mean # visits* | 2.3 | 5.2 |
| Hyperlipidemia | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 15 | 6 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Hypertension | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 18 | 8 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Disease-Related Utilization | ||
| Asthma | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 3 | 0.4 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 3 | 2 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Coronary artery disease | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 3 | 5 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Depression | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 3 | 2 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Diabetes | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 2 | 1 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Heart failure | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 4 | 5 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Hyperlipidemia | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 0.005 | 0.002 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Hypertension | ||
| % with ≥1 visit | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Mean # visits* | 1.2 | 1.2 |
*
Mean number of visits or hospitalizations in patients with ≥1 ER visit or hospitalization.