Table 5. Percent of Elderly Hospital Discharges Using the Top 10 PAC Services, by Diagnosis-Related Group: United States, 1995.

Diagnosis Related Group Number and Name		Number of Discharges	Percent Using Services
			Any PAC Services	Rehabilitation Only	SNF Only	HHC Only	2 or More Services
014	Specific Cerebrovascular Disorders Except TIA	13,044	63.0	5.2	19.5	16.5	21.5
089	Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy, Age Over 17 Years	14,284	37.0	0.1	12.6	19.2	5.1
127	Heart Failure and Shock	19,094	40.0	0.1	7.4	26.6	5.8
209	Major Joint and Limb Reattachment Procedures of Lower Extremity	13,804	83.0	7.2	15.2	26.0	34.6
210	Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint, Age Over 17 Years, with CC	5,394	85.0	3.2	36.9	10.9	34.4
088	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10,338	35.0	0.2	5.5	23.3	5.5
079	Respiratory Infections and Inflammations, Age Over 17 Years, with CC	6,226	42.0	0.2	19.6	16.5	5.6
296	Nutritional and Miscellaneous Metabolic Disorders, Age Over 17 Years, with CC	6,266	46.0	0.2	15.7	22.1	8.3
148	Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures, with CC	5,122	48.0	0.3	9.0	29.4	9.4
320	Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections, Age Over 17 Years, with CC	5,241	43.0	0.1	18.1	19.0	5.7

NOTES: PAC is post-acute care. SNF is skilled nursing facility. HHC is home health care. TIA is transient ischemic attack. CC is complications and/or comorbidities.

SOURCE: Medicare claims and enrollment files, 1995.