Table 3. Potential Post-Acute Care (PAC) Super-Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Bundles, 1998.
| DRG1 | All PAC Transfers | Short-Stay PAC Transfers | Relative Odds Ratio | |
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| Volume | Share of Total Discharges | Share of Total Discharges | ||
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| Percent | ||||
| All DRGs | 14,0002 | 26.4 | 5.8 | 0.42 |
| Trauma (18) | 31,660 | 51.0 | 13.5 | 0.57 |
| Skin Grafts (12) | 47,571 | 49.3 | 18.3 | 0.78 |
| Burns (8) | 480 | 47.5 | 16.7 | 0.84 |
| Infections (23) | 601,089 | 36.2 | 10.8 | 0.66 |
| Major Cardiac (8) | 97,789 | 34.8 | 9.2 | 0.52 |
| Major Joint (17) | 445,969 | 42.3 | 9.8 | 0.48 |
| Fractures (7) | 78,936 | 61.1 | 13.1 | 0.63 |
| Amputations (4) | 43,275 | 61.4 | 22.3 | 0.83 |
| Tracheostomy (2) | 24,441 | 68.3 | 28.1 | 0.89 |
| Behavioral (14) | 43,725 | 24.8 | 6.9 | 0.83 |
1
The number of DRGs included in each bundle is in parentheses next to the bundle name.
2
HCFA's total PAC volume threshold.
NOTE: Relative odds = share of short-stay PAC in all short-stay cases divided by similar share of long-stay patients.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Medicare Provider Analysis and Review Claims Files, 1998.