Table 2.
Outcomes for patients enrolled in PATH intervention.
| Outcome | Enrolled (N = 30) No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Healthy days at home over 30 days, mean (SD) | 29.0 days (2.9) | |
| Return ED Visit (30 days) | ||
| Total | 4 (13%) | |
| Discharged upon return ED visit | 1 (3%) | |
| Admitted upon return ED visit | 3 (10%) | |
| Diagnosis related to initial ED encounter | 2 (7%) | |
| Time to return ED visit, mean (SD) | 11.3 days (7.0) | |
| Adverse events (30 days) | ||
| Death | 0 (0%) | |
| Ambulance hospital transport | 1 (3%) | |
| Enrolled in home health | ||
| Home health only | 14 (47%) | |
| Home infusion only | 1 (3%) | |
| Home health and home infusion | 1 (3%) | |
| No home health | 14 (47%) | |
| Time to enrollment and ED discharge, mean (SD) | 2.7 hours (1.0) | |
| Estimated ED boarding time averted, mean (SD) | 8.2 hours (8.1) | |
| Duration of PATH enrollment, mean (SD) | 7.0 days (2.7) | |
| Attended outpatient appointment (30 days) | 28 (93%) | |
| Time to first outpatient appointment, days (SD) | 4.7 (3.8) | |
| Outpatient testing provided | ||
| Home laboratory testing | 2 (7) | |
| Exercise stress test | 6 (20) | |
| Nuclear medicine stress test | 2 (7) | |
| Transthoracic echocardiogram | 1 (3) | |