Thirty-day outcomes of patients seeing a primary care physician in Alberta 2008–2010 within 90 days of hospital discharge
| Characteristic | No. of patients in a primary care network* (%)† | No. of patients in conventional primary care (%)† | Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | n = 41 056 | n = 57 087 | |
| 30 d readmission or death | 2351 (4.1) | 2606 (6.3) | 0.64 (0.60–0.68) |
| 30 d readmission | 2331 (4.1) | 2420 (5.9) | 0.70 (0.65–0.74) |
| 30 d death after discharge | 45 (0.1) | 444 (1.1) | 0.07 (0.05–0.09) |
| 30 d ED visit after discharge | 24 721 (43.3) | 19 206 (46.78) | 0.94 (0.92–0.97) |
| Patients with the highest comorbidity load (> 50%) | n = 4268 (7.5) | n = 3556 (8.7) | |
| 30 d readmission or death | 378 (8.9) | 499 (14.0) | 0.59 (0.51–0.68) |
| 30 d readmission | 367 (8.6) | 429 (12.1) | 0.69 (0.59–0.80) |
| 30 d death after discharge | 16 (0.4) | 153 (4.3) | 0.08 (0.05–0.13) |
| 30 d ED visit after discharge | 2257 (52.9) | 1943 (54.6) | 0.98 (0.89–1.07) |
| Patients with 25%–50% comorbidity load | n = 4580 (8.0) | n = 3654 (8.9) | |
| 30 d readmission or death | 300 (6.6) | 339 (9.3) | 0.67 (0.57–0.79) |
| 30 d readmission | 298 (6.5) | 312 (8.5) | 0.73 (0.62–0.87) |
| 30 d death after discharge | 8 (0.2) | 77 (2.1) | 0.08 (0.04–0.16) |
| 30 d ED visit after discharge | 2292 (50.0) | 1872 (51.3) | 1.00 (0.92–1.10) |
| Patients with the lowest comorbidity load (< 25%) | n = 48 239 (84.5) | n = 33 846 (82.4) | |
| 30 d readmission or death | 1673 (3.5) | 1768 (5.2) | 0.67 (0.62–0.72) |
| 30 d readmission | 1666 (3.5) | 1679 (5.0) | 0.71 (0.66–0.76) |
| 30 d death after discharge | 21 (0.04) | 214 (0.6) | 0.07 (0.04–0.10) |
| 30 d ED visit after discharge | 20 172 (41.8) | 15 391 (45.5) | 0.93 (0.91–0.93) |