Table 1A.
Patient Characteristics Stratified by Electronic Health Record (EHR) Completeness and Treatment by Hospitalist
| Incomplete EHR | Complete EHR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Characteristics (n = 49,576) |
Nonhospitalist (n = 23,883) |
Hospitalist (n = 16,472) |
Nonhospitalist (n = 4831) |
Hospitalist (n = 4390) |
P | |
| Age (years) | <65, % | 14.8% | 16.8% | 13.4% | 17.2% | |
| 65–74, % | 25.6% | 25.5% | 23.8% | 23.7% | ||
| 75–84, % | 34.5% | 33.8% | 36.0% | 33.1% | ||
| ≥85, % | 25.1% | 23.9% | 26.8% | 26.0% | ||
| Mean (SD) | 75.6(12.2) | 75.1 (12.6) | 76.4(12.3) | 75.3(13) | <.001 | |
| Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 77 (69,85) | 77 (68,84) | 79 (70,85) | 77 (68,85) | ||
| Sex, % | Male | 38.3% | 40.1% | 37.5% | 39.6% | |
| Female | 61.7% | 59.9% | 62.5% | 60.4% | .61 | |
| Race, % | White | 84.2% | 84.0% | 83.9% | 82.0% | <.001 |
| Black | 9.3% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 10.6% | ||
| Other | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.3% | ||
| Low socioeconomic status, % | 32.7% | 33.6% | 27.7% | 31.3% | <.001 | |
| Emergency admission, % | 73.0% | 81.9% | 75.9% | 79.6% | <.001 | |
| Weekend admission, % | 26.7% | 27.0% | 27.3% | 26.4% | .84 | |
| Number of comorbidities | Mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.2(1.2) | 3.1 (1.3) | <.001 |
| Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 4 (2,4) | 4 (2,4) | 4 (2,4) | 4 (2,4) | ||
| Number of hospitalizations in year before index admission | Mean (SD) | 1.6(2.1) | 1.6(2.2) | 1.6(2.2) | 1.5 (2.0) | <.001 |
| Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 1 (0,2) | 1 (0,2) | 1 (0,2) | 1 (0,2) | ||
| Number of doctor visits in year before index admission | Mean (SD) | 11.4(9.9) | 10.3(9.7) | 11.2(9.8) | 10.9 (9.8) | .011 |
| Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 9 (4,16) | 8(3,15) | 9(4,16) | 9(4,15) | ||
| Admission with intensive care unit stay, % | No | 75.0% | 73.4% | 75.4% | 75.2% | <.001 |
| Yes | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.7% | 24.9% | ||
| DRG weight | Mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.6) | <.001 |
| Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 1.0(0.8,1.4) | 1.2 (0.9,1.4) | 1.0 (0.9,1.4) | 1.2 (0.9,1.4) | ||
DRG indicates diagnosis-related group; EHR, electronic health record.
Patients admitted with respiratory disease in 2009, from a 5% national Medicare sample. They included 20,862 cared for by hospitalists and 28,714 cared for by nonhospitalists in 2985 general and surgical hospitals.