Table 5 Characteristics of emergent readmission hospitalization
From: Hospitalization and readmission after single-level fall: a population-based sample
Prevalence, n, (%)* | 82,433 (92.9) |
New diagnosis traumatic injury, %, (95% CI) | 12.2 (11.8–12.6) |
Payer status %, (95% CI) | Â |
 Medicare/medicaid | 94.7 (94.3–95.0) |
 Private insurance | 3.6 (3.3–3.9) |
 Uninsured | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) |
 No charge | 0.02 (0.01–0.04) |
 Other payer | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) |
Discharge disposition, %, (95% CI) | Â |
 Routine | 10.0 (9.7–10.4) |
 Transfer to short-term hospital | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) |
 Skilled nursing, intermediate care | 62.1 (61.5–62.6) |
 Home health care | 18.7 (18.3–19.24) |
 Left against medical advice | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) |
 Died | 7.0 (6.8–7.3) |
Major therapeutic procedures, %, (95% CI) | 31.0 (30.3–31.7) |
Length of stay, days, median (IQR) | 5 (5) |
 Total hospital days | 521,752 |
Palliative care consult, % (95% CI) | 11.8 (11.4–12.1) |
Hospital charge, $, median (IQR) | $41,606 (54,742) |
Hospital charge, $, sum | $5,453,048,293 |