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Table 8 Logistic regression on single-day admissions for all DDs explained when local medical history (Hypothesis 2b)

From: The impact of EHR and HIE on reducing avoidable admissions: controlling main differential diagnoses

Theory variables in the equation

All DDs ( N=115,719)

GE ( N=7,165)

AP ( N=21,579)

UTI ( N=6,950)

CP ( N=67,650)

PO ( N=12,375)

Local history viewed

0.785 (<0.001)

0.776 (<0.001)

0.617 (<0.001)

0.633 (<0.001)

0.846 (<0.001)

0.887 (0.094)

Age

0.979 (<0.001)

0.983 (<0.001)

0.978 (<0.001)

0.985 (<0.001)

0.968 (<0.001)

0.982 (<0.001)

Gender

0.961 (0.007)

1.008 (0.885)

0.972 (0.364)

0.903 (0.256)

0.821 (<0.001)

1.050 (0.451)

HMO

0.855 (<0.001)

0.782 (<0.001)

0.929 (0.031)

0.865 (0.133)

0.888 (<0.001)

.962 (0.611)

Constant

1.069 (0.002)

1.014 (0.824)

1.327 (<0.001)

0.326 (<0.001)

2.625 (<0.001)

0.264 (<0.001)