Table 1. Characteristics of ED Patient Visits According to Whether They Received a Hendrich II Score and Fall Visit Variables by Outcome.
All Older Adult ED Visits With UW PCP With Discharge |
All Older adults discharged who have a HII score |
Discharged Pts with a Hendrich II score and no return |
Discharged Pts with a Hendrich II who Do return |
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N (%) | 6595 (100%) | 4366 (66.2%) | 4003 | 363 |
Age | 76.1 (8.4) | 75.5 (8.2) | 75.3 (8.1) | 78.3 (8.3) |
Gen (% Female) | 61.0 (0.5) | 60.8 (0.5) | 60.2 (0.5) | 67.5 (0.5) |
Race | ||||
White | 92.8 (0.3) | 92.5 (0.3) | 92.5 (0.3) | 91.7 (0.3) |
Nonwhite | 7.2 (0.3) | 7.5 (0.3) | 7.5 (0.3) | 8.3 (0.3) |
Insurance Status | ||||
Medicaid/BadgerCare | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) |
Medicare | 85.6 (0.4) | 86.4 (0.3) | 86.6 (0.3) | 83.8 (0.4) |
Commercial/Worker’s Comp | 12.7 (0.3) | 12.4 (0.3) | 12.1 (0.3) | 15.7 (0.4) |
Unknown | 1.3 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.95 (0.1) | 0.28 (0.1) |
Mode of Arrival | ||||
Family or Self | 67.5 (0.5) | 76.4 (0.4) | 78.4 (0.4) | 54.5 (0.5) |
EMS | 32.3 (0.5) | 23.4 (0.4) | 21.4 (0.4) | 44.9 (0.5) |
Police | 0.2 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.1) |
ESI Triage Acuity Score | ||||
1 | 0.0(0.0) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2 | 19.7 (0.4) | 19.5 (0.4) | 19.8 (0.4) | 16.5 (0.4) |
3 | 69.3 (0.5) | 68.9 (0.5) | 68.6 (0.5) | 71.6 (0.5) |
4 | 10.6 (0.3) | 11.2 (0.3) | 11.2 (0.3) | 11.3 (0.3) |
5 | 0.4(0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.1) |
Mean HCC score | 1.45 (1.3) | 1.40 (1.2) | 1.35 (1.2) | 1.95 (1.4) |
Fall at index visit | 16.3(0.4) | 14.0 (0.3) | 12.6 (0.3) | 28.9 (0.5) |
Rate of Return for Fall at 180 days | 9.6(0.3) | 8.4 (0.3) | N/A | N/A |