Table 2.
Patient days meeting InterQual Criteria for acute level of care, by diagnostic group.
| Diagnostic group | No. of Patient Episodes | Days meeting criteria for acute level of care (no. [%]) |
Days not meeting criteria for acute level of care (no. [%]) |
Total days in acute care | Mean days in acute care1 | Mean days of stay not meeting acute level of care1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroke | 145 | 794 (49%) | 843 (51%) | 1637 | 11.3 (6.9) | 5.8 (5.4) |
| Hip fracture | 142 | 1011 (55%) | 834 (45%) | 1845 | 13.0 (8.5) | 5.9 (6.6) |
| Joints | 134 | 727 (71%) | 299 (29%) | 1026 | 7.7 (4.3)2 | 2.2 (2.8) |
| Sub-total | 421 | 2532 (56%) | 1976 (44%) | 4508 | ||
| Other rehabilitation referrals | 275 | 897 (33%) | 1784 (67%) | 2681 | N/A3 | 6.5 (7.1) |
| Total | 696 | 3429 | 3760 | 7189 |
1 Standard deviations provided in parentheses
2 Mean days in acute care from the day of surgery
3No mean given as patients only followed from day of rehabilitation referral