Table 3 The impact of viewing medical history on various DDs (readmissions within seven days)
From: The impact of EHR and HIE on reducing avoidable admissions: controlling main differential diagnoses
Differential diagnosis | Total admissions when medical history was not viewed | Readmissions when medical history was not viewed | Total admissions when medical history was viewed | Readmissions when medical history was viewed | Decrease in readmissions within seven days | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All DDs | 72,689 (100%) | 2,956 (4.1%) | 43,030 (100%) | 785 (1.8%) | 56.10% | <0.001 |
GE | 5,265 (100%) | 338 (6.4%) | 1,900 (100%) | 25 (1.3%) | 79.69 | <0.001 |
AP | 14,068 (100%) | 1,412 (10%) | 7,511 (100%) | 181 (2.4%) | 76% | <0.001 |
CP | 41,624 (100%) | 865 (2.1%) | 26,026 (100%) | 508 (2.0%) | 4.76% | p=0.257 |
PO | 7,691 (100%) | 200 (2.6%) | 4,684 (100%) | 50 (1.1%) | 57.69% | <0.001 |
UTI | 4,041 (100%) | 141 (3.5%) | 2,909 (100%) | 21 (0.7%) | 80% | <0.001 |