Table 1.
Cohort Characteristics by HIE Lookup at Post-Discharge Appointment (N = 8,216)
| Characteristic | HIE Lookup (n = 270) |
No HIE Lookup (n = 7,946) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, No. (%) | .09 | ||
| Female | 151 (56) | 4,860 (61) | |
| Male | 119 (44) | 3,085 (39) | |
| NA | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| Age, y, No. (%) | .60 | ||
| 18-49 | 115 (43) | 3,245 (41) | |
| ≥50 | 155 (57) | 4,701 (59) | |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | <.001a | ||
| Hispanic | 153 (57) | 5,611 (71) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 54 (20) | 1,083 (14) | |
| NA | 63 (23) | 1,252 (16) | |
| Insurance status, No. (%) | .57 | ||
| Medicaid | 33 (12) | 1,049 (13) | |
| Medicare | 63 (23) | 1,929 (24) | |
| Private | 75 (28) | 2,368 (30) | |
| Self-pay | 52 (19) | 1,236 (16) | |
| Uninsured | 24 (9) | 705 (9) | |
| NA | 23 (9) | 659 (8) | |
| Patient days, median, (IQR) | 108 (11-256) | 66 (11-169) | <.001a |
HIE = health information exchange; IQR = interquartile range; NA = not available.
a
Significance level 0.001