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. 2019 Sep 18;2(9):e1911514. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.11514

Table 2. Characteristics of Hospitals That Screen for Food Insecurity, Housing Instability, Utility Needs, Transportation Needs, and Experience With Interpersonal Violence.

Characteristic Screen for All 5 Needs
No.a Weighted % (95% CI) P Value
Overall 181 24.4 (20.0-28.7)
Hospital ownershipb
Government 27 21.5 (13.3-29.7) .79
Not for profit 123 25.4 (20.9-29.9)
For profit 19 22.4 (1.7-43.0)
Academic hospitalb
Yes 24 49.5 (34.6-64.4) <.001
No 154 23.0 (18.5-27.5)
Critical access hospitalc
Yes 36 19.7 (13.0-26.3) .14
No 142 26.5 (20.7-32.3)
Medicaid expansion stated
Yes 112 26.7 (21.7-31.7) .21
No 69 21.1 (14.2-28.1)
Residents below federal poverty levele
<11.5% 64 22.6 (16.0-29.1) .70
11.5%-17.5% 50 23.9 (16.0-31.7)
>17.5% 62 26.6 (19.5-33.8)
Inpatient admissions with Medicaid as payerb
<14.6% 56 21.2 (15.5-27.0) .16
14.6%-21.1% 48 21.1 (12.2-30.0)
>21.1% 65 30.3 (23.1-37.4)
Regionf
South 68 25.2 (16.2-34.2) .79
Midwest 51 21.4 (15.3-27.5)
West 32 24.1 (15.9-32.4)
Northeast 30 27.8 (16.9-38.8)
Areag
Rural 61 21.2 (15.9-26.4) .15
Metropolitan 120 27.3 (20.3-34.2)
Revenue from shared savings or capitationc
Yes 90 24.6 (18.7-30.5) .79
No 72 23.6 (17.9-29.4)
Revenue from episode-based paymentsc
Yes 88 24.8 (17.1-32.4) .85
No 78 23.9 (18.5-29.2)
Medicare ACOb,h
Yes 66 26.9 (20.8-33.0) .37
No 74 23.1 (17.2-29.0)
Medicaid ACOb,h
Yes 26 26.9 (17.3-36.4) .62
No 114 24.2 (19.3-29.1)
Commercial ACOb,h
Yes 51 30.8 (23.0-38.7) .09
No 89 22.7 (17.6-27.9)

Abbreviation: ACO, accountable care organization.

a

Unweighted number of survey respondents.

b

Data from the American Hospital Association’s Annual Survey.20

c

Data from the 2017-2018 National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and Systems.19

d

Kaiser Family Foundation’s list of states that that adopted Medicaid expansion at the time of survey administration was used for this information.23

e

US Census Bureau data.22

f

Region was defined using US Census definitions.24

g

Rural was defined as an area with 49 999 or fewer residents using the rural urban commuting area definitions.25

h

The rate of missing data was equal to or greater than 10% for these variables.