Table 4.
Emergency department and hospital inpatient utilization outcomes
| Emergency department (ED) utilization (N=141) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| −12–0 months | 0–12 months | P-value* | |
| Percentage of patients with ED usage | 40% | 41% | 1.00 |
| Mean number of ED visits (SD) | 1.01 (2.00) | 1.01 (2.20) | 1.00 |
| Mean $ total charges (SD) | 833 (1764) | 891 (2032) | 0.88 |
| Percentage of visits due to diabetes-related complications | 14% | 3% | 0.002 |
| Inpatient utilization (N=141) | |||
| −12–0 months | 0–12 months | P-value* | |
| Percentage of patients with hospitalizations | 34% | 23% | 0.01 |
| Mean number of hospitalizations (SD) | 0.52 (0.91) | 0.37 (0.78) | 0.08 |
| Mean $ total charges (SD) | 7262 (15683) | 6868 (18422) | 0.25 |
| Mean total days length of stay (SD) | 2.45 (4.89) | 1.90 (4.98) | 0.04 |
| Mean days length of stay per hospitalization | 1.70 (3.18) | 1.16 (2.99) | 0.02 |
*Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and McNemar’s tests used to determine P-values