The Impact of Hospital and Patient Factors on the Emergency Department Decision to Admit.

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Citation: Journal of Emergency Medicine. 54(2):249-257.e1, 2018 FebPMID: 29428057Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Emergency MedicineForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Decision Making | *Patient Admission/st [Standards] | Adolescent | Adult | Aged | Aged, 80 and over | Child | Child, Preschool | Cohort Studies | Cross-Sectional Studies | Emergency Service, Hospital/og [Organization & Administration] | Emergency Service, Hospital/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Female | Humans | Income/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Infant | Insurance Coverage/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Logistic Models | Male | Middle Aged | Odds Ratio | Patient Admission/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Practice Patterns, Physicians'/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Retrospective Studies | United StatesYear: 2018Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007ISSN:
  • 0736-4679
Name of journal: The Journal of emergency medicineAbstract: BACKGROUND: Substantial variation exists in rates of emergency department (ED) admission. We examine this variation after accounting for local and community characteristics.CONCLUSION: Variation in hospital-level admission rates is associated with a number of local and community characteristics. However, the presence of persistent variation after adjustment suggests there are other unmeasured variables that also affect admission rates that deserve further study, particularly in an era of cost containment.Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of 1,412,340 patient encounters across 18 sites from 2012-2013. We calculated the adjusted hospital-level admission rates using multivariate logistic regression. We adjusted for patient, provider, hospital, and community factors to compare admission rate variation and determine the influence of these characteristics on admission rates.OBJECTIVES: Elucidate the factors that contribute to admission variation that are amenable to intervention with the goal of reducing variation and health care costs.RESULTS: The average adjusted admission rate was 22.9%, ranging from 16.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 11.5-22%) to 32% (95% CI 26.0-38.8). There were higher odds of hospital admission with advancing age, male sex (odds ratio [OR] 1.20, 95% CI 1.91-1.21), and patients seen by a physician vs. mid-level provider (OR 2.26, 95% CI 2.23-2.30). There were increased odds of admission with rising ED volume, at academic institutions (OR 2.23, 95% CI 2.20-2.26) and at for-profit hospitals (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.12-1.18). Admission rates were lower in communities with a higher per capita income, a higher rate of uninsured patients, and in more urban hospitals. In communities with the most primary providers, there were lower odds of admission (OR 0.60, 95% CI 0.57-0.68).All authors: Davis S, Galarraga JE, Granovsky M, Litvak O, Pines JM, Warner LSHFiscal year: FY2018Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2018-02-20
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BACKGROUND: Substantial variation exists in rates of emergency department (ED) admission. We examine this variation after accounting for local and community characteristics.

CONCLUSION: Variation in hospital-level admission rates is associated with a number of local and community characteristics. However, the presence of persistent variation after adjustment suggests there are other unmeasured variables that also affect admission rates that deserve further study, particularly in an era of cost containment.

Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of 1,412,340 patient encounters across 18 sites from 2012-2013. We calculated the adjusted hospital-level admission rates using multivariate logistic regression. We adjusted for patient, provider, hospital, and community factors to compare admission rate variation and determine the influence of these characteristics on admission rates.

OBJECTIVES: Elucidate the factors that contribute to admission variation that are amenable to intervention with the goal of reducing variation and health care costs.

RESULTS: The average adjusted admission rate was 22.9%, ranging from 16.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 11.5-22%) to 32% (95% CI 26.0-38.8). There were higher odds of hospital admission with advancing age, male sex (odds ratio [OR] 1.20, 95% CI 1.91-1.21), and patients seen by a physician vs. mid-level provider (OR 2.26, 95% CI 2.23-2.30). There were increased odds of admission with rising ED volume, at academic institutions (OR 2.23, 95% CI 2.20-2.26) and at for-profit hospitals (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.12-1.18). Admission rates were lower in communities with a higher per capita income, a higher rate of uninsured patients, and in more urban hospitals. In communities with the most primary providers, there were lower odds of admission (OR 0.60, 95% CI 0.57-0.68).

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