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. 2016 Oct 7;24(e1):e150–e156. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocw139

Table 2.

Results of additional analyses of the association between active event notification services and 30-day readmissions

β (95% CI) P-value
Primary analysis −0.029 (−0.055, −0.040) .024
(1) Excluding readmissions to same organization −0.032 (−0.053, −0.011) .003
(2) Excluding beneficiaries subscribed by an ACO −0.041 (−0.060, −0.022) .001
Limited to beneficiaries subscribed by an ACO −0.048 (−0.113, 0.018) .150
(3) Variable lengths of stay
 ≤ 30 days −0.029 (−0.056, −0.002) .035
 ≤ 40 days −0.029 (−0.054, −0.004) .022
 ≤ 50 days −0.028 (−0.052, −0.003) .027
(4) Sample including patients who died within 30 days −0.033 (−0.056, −0.010) .005
(5) Excluding observations from 2014 −0.035 (−0.055, −0.014) .001
(6) Limited to beneficiaries who were dually eligible −0.032 (−0.061, −0.003) .031
Limited to Medicare beneficiaries who were not dually eligible −0.022 (−0.049, 0.007) .118
(7) Same-day readmissions treated as a single hospitalization −0.030 (−0.056, −0.004) .024
(8) All Medicare beneficiaries in the Bronx −0.012 (−0.027, 0.004) .133