Table 2.
Frequency (by Row Percent) of ACSC Index Hospitalizations for Readmission Subgroups, by Social Determinant Factors, Health Status Indicators, and Other Clinical Factors (Nationwide Readmissions Database, 2010–2014)
| Number of readmissions with the 270-day follow-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2+ Non-clustered | 2+ Clustered | |
| R% | R% | R% | R% | |
| Overall | 80.1 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| HRRP era | ||||
| Pre-HRRP | 79.9 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Post-HRRP | 80.4 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 79.3 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Female | 80.6 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| Age at admission =(years) | ||||
| 18–44 | 83.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| 45–64 | 80.7 | 13.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| 65–79 | 78.9 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 80+ | 79.2 | 16.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Zip code–level household income | ||||
| Lowest quartile | 79.4 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 2nd quartile | 80.5 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 3rd quartile | 80.2 | 14.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Highest quartile | 80.4 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Primary insurance | ||||
| Medicare | 78.3 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| Medicaid | 76.4 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| Private insurance | 87.0 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Self-pay, no charge, other | 86.1 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Discharge disposition | ||||
| Discharged to home or self-care | 82.9 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Transfer/home health | 75.5 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| Against medical advice | 69.7 | 18.2 | 3.9 | 8.2 |
| Emergency department services | ||||
| ED-related | 79.4 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Not ED-related | 83.0 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Patient location | ||||
| Large central metro | 78.4 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Large fringe metro | 79.3 | 14.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Medium metro | 80.3 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Small metro | 80.5 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| Micropolitan | 81.7 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Non-core | 83.2 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Patient residency | ||||
| Resident | 79.8 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Not a resident | 86.3 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Severity of illness | ||||
| Minor loss of function | 88.3 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Moderate loss of function | 82.2 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Major loss of function | 76.0 | 17.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| Extreme loss of function | 71.2 | 20.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Hospital bed size | ||||
| Small | 82.1 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Medium | 80.2 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Large | 79.4 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Hospital type | ||||
| Metropolitan non-teaching | 79.9 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Metropolitan teaching | 79.1 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| Non-metropolitan hospital | 82.6 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Prevention quality indicator subtype | ||||
| ACSC acute | 83.7 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| ACSC chronic | 77.6 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| ECI number | ||||
| 0 | 88.5 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 85.8 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 82.9 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| 3–4 | 78.7 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 5–6 | 73.4 | 18.6 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 7+ | 68.6 | 21.7 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
The table includes national estimates of frequencies. Numbers may not sum to the expected total, and percentage may not add to 100% due to missing data