Table 4 The impact of viewing medical history on various DDs (single-day admissions)
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 | Single-day admissions when medical history was not viewed | Total admissions when medical history was viewed | Single-day admissions when medical history was viewed | Decrease in single-day admissions | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All DDs | 72,689 (100%) | 17,812 (24.5%) | 43,030 (100%) | 7,496 (17.4%) | 28.98% | <0.001 |
GE | 5,265 (100%) | 1,931 (36.7%) | 1,900 (100%) | 428 (22.5%) | 38.69% | <0.001 |
AP | 14,068 (100%) | 4,991 (35.5%) | 7,511 (100%) | 1,601 (21.3%) | 40.00% | <0.001 |
CP | 41,624 (100%) | 9,646 (23.2%) | 26,026 (100%) | 4,917 (18.9%) | 18.53% | <0.001 |
PO | 7,691 (100%) | 785 (10.2%) | 4,684 (100%) | 346 (7.4%) | 27.45% | <0.001 |
UTI | 4,041 (100%) | 459 (11.4%) | 2,909 (100%) | 204(7%) | 38.60% | <0.001 |