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Table 3.

Odds Ratios for Quality Metrics

Quality metric	1–9 Month group Odds ratio	10–18 Month group Odds ratio	19–37 Month group Odds ratio	Overall Odds ratio
Hospital readmission within 30 days of previous admission^a	1.53^*	1.16	0.98	1.11
Office visit within 15 days of previous admission^b	0.66^**	1.07	1.13	1.04
Drug to be avoided in the elderly^b	1.07	1.13	0.95	1.17
LDL cholesterol test (CAD or diabetes)^b	1.28	1.64	2.37^*	1.37^*
Use of beta-blockers (CAD or CHF)^b	0.79	^c	^c	0.81
Office visits (CAD, diabetes or CHF)^b	1.55^*	1.39	1.72	1.58^***
Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes)^b	1.33	1.39	0.97	1.19

LDL, low-density lipoprotein; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure.

^{^a}

Odds ratios less than 1.0 indicate an improvement in the quality metric for participation compared with nonparticipation. Conversely, odds ratios greater than 1.0 indicate no improvement in the quality metric for participation compared with nonparticipation.

^{^b}

Odds ratios greater than 1.0 indicate an improvement in the quality metric for participation compared with nonparticipation. Conversely, odds ratios less than 1.0 indicate no improvement in the quality metric for participation compared with nonparticipation.

^{^c}

Insufficient volume to conduct meaningful comparisons.

^{^*}

P<.05; ^** P<.01; ^*** P<.001.