Table 1.

Characteristics of patients eligible for PATH intervention, by enrollment status.

		Eligible patients (N = 52)
Patient Characteristics		Enrolled (N = 30) No. (%)	Not Enrolled (N = 22) No. (%)
Age, mean (SD)		61 (18)	67 (13)
Sex
	Female	19 (63)	15 (68)
	Male	11 (37)	7 (32)
Race/Ethnicity
	Non-Hispanic Black	25 (83)	20 (91)
	Non-Hispanic White	3 (10)	2 (9)
	Asian	2 (7)	0 (0)
	Hispanic	0 (0)	0 (0)
Intended Admission Status
	Observation	22 (73)	11 (50)
	Inpatient	8 (27)	11 (50)
Primary Payer
	Medicaid	12 (40)	7 (32)
	Medicare	11 (37)	13 (59)
	Commercial	7 (23)	2 (9)
Recent Hospital Admission (30 days)		2 (7)	1 (5)
ED Encounter Diagnosis
	Chest pain	8 (27)	4 (18)
	CHF exacerbation	4 (13)	3 (14)
	Hyperglycemia	4 (13)	1 (5)
	Skin and soft tissue infection	2 (7)	0 (0)
	Nausea / vomiting	2 (7)	3 (14)
	UTI / pyelonephritis	2 (7)	2 (9)
	Syncope	2 (7)	0 (0)
	Viral syndrome	1 (3)	0 (0)
	Pneumonia	1 (3)	4 (18)
	COPD / asthma exacerbation	1 (3)	3 (14)
	Other	3 (10)	2 (9)