Care setting | 2007–2010 analysis | 2011–2014 analysis | ||||
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n = 34,864 Matched pairs | n = 43,487 Matched pairs | |||||
Study | Comparison | Difference | Study | Comparison | Difference | |
Physician | $6482 | $7171 | -$688 * | $5629 | $6078 | -$449 * |
DME | $2002 | $966 | $1036 * | $763 | $602 | $162 * |
Acute Care Hospital / Other inpatient | $8392 | $10,828 | -$2436 * | $5640 | $6212 | -$572 * |
Long Term Care Hospital | $366 | $639 | -$273 * | $239 | $294 | -$55 |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) | $1178 | $924 | $255 * | $641 | $378 | $262 * |
Outpatient | $3552 | $3752 | -$199 * | $2778 | $3127 | -$349 * |
Skilled Nursing Facility | $2415 | $3180 | -$765 * | $1619 | $1504 | $115 * |
Home health | $2231 | $1912 | $320 * | $1187 | $908 | $279 * |
Hospice | $388 | $556 | -$168 * | $319 | $607 | -$288 * |
Total Part D Drug Spending | – | – | – | $3920 | $4964 | -$1044 * |
Total | $27,007 | $29,927 | -$2920 * | $22,734 | $24,673 | -$1939 * |
Number of therapy visits | 17.36 | 12.10 | 5.26 * | 12.53 | 4.93 | 7.60 * |
Number of fractures and falls | 1.45 | 1.52 | −0.07 | 0.38 | 0.48 | −0.10 * |
Number of inpatient admissions | – | – | – | 0.52 | 0.87 | −0.35 * |
Length of stay for inpatient admissions (days) | – | – | – | 2.64 | 4.77 | −2.14 * |
Number of emergency room admissions | 1.08 | 1.20 | −0.12 * | 0.83 | 1.22 | −0.39 * |
Number of IRF admissions | – | – | – | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 * |
Length of stay for IRF admissions (days) | 0.72 | 0.52 | 0.20 * | 0.42 | 0.47 | −0.05 * |
12-Month mortality rate | – | – | – | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.01 * |