2007–2010 analysis | 2011–2014 analysis update | |||||
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n = 6247 Matched pairs | n = 34,575 Matched pairs | |||||
Care setting | Study | Comparison | Difference | Study | Comparison | Difference |
Physician | $7907 | $7439 | $468* | $6291 | $6570 | -$279* |
DME | $2605 | $1288 | $1317* | $722 | $621 | $101* |
Acute Care Hospital / Other inpatient | $11,373 | $11,830 | -$457 | $5913 | $6294 | -$381* |
Long Term Care Hospital | $517 | $837 | -$320** | $190 | $269 | -$79* |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) | $990 | $1188 | -$198** | $433 | $341 | $92* |
Outpatient | $3786 | $4120 | -$334 | $2734 | $3294 | -$559* |
Skilled Nursing Facility | $2188 | $3175 | -$987* | $1234 | $1281 | -$47* |
Home Health | $2802 | $2388 | $414* | $1100 | $901 | $199* |
Hospice | $431 | $426 | $5** | $234 | $534 | -$300* |
Total Part D Drug Spending | – | – | – | $4709 | $5550 | -$840* |
Total | $32,598 | $32,691 | -$93 | $23,560 | $25,655 | -$2094* |
Average number of therapy visits | 14.95 | 12.91 | 2.04 | 6.14 | 2.06 | 4.08* |
Average number of fractures and falls | 2.05 | 1.56 | 0.50* | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.00 |
Average number of inpatient admissions | – | – | – | 0.40 | 0.68 | −0.28* |
Length of Stay for inpatient admissions (days) | – | – | – | 1.84 | 3.53 | −1.69* |
Average number of emergency room admissions | 1.35 | 1.32 | 0.03 | 0.81 | 1.03 | −0.23* |
Average number of IRF Admissions | – | – | – | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.01* |
Length of Stay for IRF Admissions (days) | 0.62 | 0.68 | −0.06 | 0.24 | 0.32 | −0.07* |
12-Month Mortality Rate | – | – | – | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.01* |