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. 2011 Mar 12;26(7):771–776. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1663-3

Table 2.

Prediction of Readmission by Provider Group

Attending physician Resident physician Intern physician Case manager Nurse Pra
AUC (95% CI) 0.58 (0.46–0.69) 0.58 (0.47–0.70) 0.59 (0.47–0.70) 0.50 (0.38–0.63) 0.55 (0.44–0.67) 0.56 (0.44–0.67)
Sensitivity* (95% CI) 23 (13–37) 15 (6–28) 22 (12–36) 27 (15–43) 29 (17–44) 31 (18–45)
Specificity* (95% CI) 84 (75–90) 88 (80–93) 91 (84–96) 73 (63–82) 74 (64–82) 72 (61–81)
Positive predictive value* (95% CI) 41 (24–61) 35 (15–59) 55 (32–77) 33 (19–51) 36 (22–52) 38 (23–54)
Negative predictive value* (95% CI) 69 (60–77) 70 (61–77) 71 (62–78) 67 (57–76) 68 (58–76) 65 (55–75)

*Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value Were Calculated Using a Threshold of 50% for Provider Prediction