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. 2018 Jun 25;178(8):1033–1040. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.2562

Table 2. Outcomes of HaH Program Participants vs Controls.

Outcome Raw Valuesa Modelsb
HaH Controls Unweighted Difference (SE), d Weightedc Difference (SE), d
Acute length of stay, d 3.2 (2.1) 5.5 (3.4)d −2.3 (0.11)d −2.49 (0.14)d
30-Day postacute period OR (95% CI)
All-cause hospital readmission 25 (8.6) 32 (15.6)e 0.51 (0.40 to 0.65)d 0.43 (0.36 to 0.52)d
All-cause emergency department visit 17 (5.8) 24 (11.7)e 0.47 (0.35 to 0.63)d 0.39 (0.31 to 0.49)d
Transfer to skilled nursing facility 5 (1.7) 22 (10.4)d 0.15 (0.10 to 0.23)d 0.09 (0.07 to 0.13)d
Certified home health agency referral 172 (58.3) 104 (49.1)e 1.45 (1.24 to 1.70)d 1.09 (0.97 to 1.24)

Abbreviations: HaH, hospital-at-home; OR, odds ratio; SE, standard error.

a

Unless otherwise indicated, all data are reported as number (percentage) of patients.

b

Multiply imputed models, vs control patients; models adjusted for age, sex, race and ethnicity, education, insurance type, impairments in activities of daily living, general health status, and admission diagnosis of congestive heart failure or urinary tract infection.

c

Inverse probability weighted.

d

P < .001.

e

P < .05.