Table 5 Hospital readmission, emergency department visits or unscheduled office visits by study group

Number of patients with any post-discharge healthcare use

30 days

81 (28.8%)

88 (29.5%)

87 (29.6%)

E vs. C: 0.82

M vs C: 0.92

90 days

97 (34.5%)

90 (30.5%)

88 (29.9%)

E vs. C: 0.20

M vs C: 0.62

Number of patients with at least one specific post-discharge healthcare use

30 day readmission

47(16.7%)

40 (13.4%)

43 (14.6%)

E vs. C: 0.29

M vs C: 0.38

30 day emergency dept visit

38 (13.5%)

49 (16.5%)

52 (17.8%)

E vs. C: 0.18

M vs C: 0.71

30 day unscheduled visit

31 (11.0%)

30 (10.1%)

32 (10.9%)

E vs. C: 0.81

M vs C: 0.69

90 day readmission

49 (17.4%)

51 (17.3%)

47 (16.0%)

E vs. C: 0.77

M vs C: 0.83

90 day emergency dept visit

41 (14.6%)

40 (13.6%)

46 (15.7%)

E vs. C: 0.99

M vs C: 0.54

90 day unscheduled visit

42 (15.0%)

36 (12.2%)

33 (11.3%)

E vs. C: 0.18

M vs C: 0.74