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Table 3 Adjusted Odds of ACSC ED Visits to High ACSC Hospitals, by three definitions of safety net status

From: Emergency departments in the United States treating high proportions of patients with ambulatory care sensitive conditions: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

 

High ACSC Hospital

aOR [95% CI]

High Chronic ACSC Hospital

aOR [95% CI]

High Acute ACSC Hospital

aOR [95% CI]

DSH Model

 High DSH

1.43 [1.42, 1.44]***

1.59 [1.58, 1.60]***

1.02 [1.01, 1.03]***

Dual Eligibility Model

 High Dual-Eligibility

2.23 [2.21, 2.25]***

2.60 [2.58, 2.62]***

1.48 [1.47, 1.50]***

Ownership Model

 Ownership (Ref Not-for-profit)

  For-Profit

1.38 [1.37, 1.39]***

1.41 [1.40, 1.42]***

1.17 [1.17, 1.18]***

  Public

0.64 [0.64, 0.65]***

0.63 [0.62, 0.64]***

0.94 [0.93, 0.94]***

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05
  2. Notes. “ED” emergency department, “ACSCs” ambulatory care sensitive conditions, “DSH” disproportionate share
  3. The table shows three different logistic regression models (DSH model, dual eligibility model, and ownership model) examining the association between ACSC ED visits by Medicare patients to hospitals with high proportion of ACSC visits (overall, chronic ACSCs only, or acute ACSCs only), and safety net status. Each of the models has robust standard errors and adjusts for patient, hospital, and hospital community characteristics presented in Table 2, except for individual patient dual-eligibility