Table 2.
Characteristics of Hospital Stays under the Care of Hospitalists vs. Non-Hospitalists
| Stays under the care of hospitalists (n = 1,033,860) | Stays under the care of non-hospitalists (n = 1,805,919) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | All stays | Medical | Non-medical | All stays | Medical | Non-medical |
| Age, mean (SD) | 82.12 (7.95) | 82.97 (7.83) | 80.68 (7.90) | 82.05 (7.96) | 83.21 (7.84) | 80.67 (7.90) |
| Race, % | ||||||
| White | 88.09 | 87.33 | 89.98 | 87.50 | 87.31 | 89.93 |
| Black | 8.23 | 8.97 | 6.39 | 8.63 | 8.91 | 6.45 |
| Other | 3.68 | 3.70 | 3.63 | 3.87 | 3.77 | 3.62 |
| Female, % | 64.64 | 65.58 | 68.24 | 65.94 | 65.40 | 68.76 |
| Elixhauser Index, mean (SD) | 9.90 (10.27) | 10.66 (10.64) | 8.06 (10.30) | 9.12 (10.21) | 9.84 (9.98) | 6.97 (10.05) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SD) | 3.05 (2.55) | 3.20 (2.49) | 2.44 (2.46) | 2.98 (2.51) | 3.18 (2.48) | 2.37 (2.44) |
| Hospital LOS, mean (SD) | 7.46 (5.14) | 7.16 (4.54) | 8.17 (6.32) | 7.78 (5.62) | 6.94 (4.20) | 8.01 (6.31) |
| Late loss ADLs*, mean (SD) | 8.45 (4.04) | 8.39 (4.06) | 8.61 (4.01) | 8.37 (4.11) | 8.47 (4.12) | 8.49 (4.07) |
| Cognitive Function, % | ||||||
| Cognitively intact | 50.58 | 46.13 | 61.53 | 51.25 | 44.26 | 62.43 |
| Mildly impaired | 25.17 | 26.73 | 21.37 | 24.68 | 26.54 | 20.56 |
| Moderately impaired | 19.67 | 21.88 | 14.23 | 19.29 | 23.27 | 14.03 |
| Severely impaired | 4.58 | 5.26 | 2.88 | 4.78 | 5.93 | 2.98 |
*Late loss ADLs refer to dependence in bed mobility, transfer, eating, and toileting