Table 1.

Characteristics Used in Propensity Matching

Age

Gender

Race/ethnicity

Insurance status (public, private, none)

Area and zip codes (distance from hospital clinical program)

Primary care provider specialty

No. complex chronic conditions

Specific body systems involved (presence or absence of each complex chronic condition)

Technology assistance (determined by complex chronic condition algorithm)

Hospital use in year before enrollment

Clinic visits in year before enrollment

To generate propensity scores, variables available in the EHR and hypothesized to motivate referral and enrollment into the AFCH Pediatric Complex Care Program were identified a priori through consensus discussion with AFCH Pediatric Complex Care Program team.