Table 4.
Percent with Follow-up After Hospitalization
| Fee-for-Service Sample | Managed Care Sample | ||
| Staff Model | Group Model | ||
| N = 5,942 | N = 162 | N = 68 | |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION* | |||
| All eligibles (age adjusted)† | 73.3 | 90.7 | 93.2 |
| Age 65–74 | 77.6 | 94.3 | 94.9 |
| Age 75–84 | 73.4 | 92.3 | 89.4 |
| Age 85 and older | 60.2 | 75.0 | 100 |
| Fee for Service | Staff Model | Group Model | |
| N = 1,858 | N = 29 | N = 17 | |
| DEPRESSION ‡ | |||
| All eligibles (age-adjusted)§ | 65.8 | 64.5 | 80.3 |
| Age 65–74 | 68.0 | 79.1 | 87.5 |
| Age 75–84 | 64.8 | 53.4 | 75.0 |
| Age 85 and older | 63.0 | --** | --** |
*Follow up within 60 days of hospital discharge † p < 0.001 for Fee-for-Service/Staff Model and Fee-for-Service/Group Model comparisons ‡ Follow up within 14 days of hospital discharge §p for each comparison > 0.3 **No hospitalizations occurred for this age group