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Table 1 Readmission rates by patient group

From: Predicting readmission of heart failure patients using automated follow-up calls

 

Readmitted patients

Not readmitted patients

Total patients

Risk index

P- value

All patients

244

851

1095

22%

 

General status question

     

Responded to general status question

    

0.0323

Yes

174

663

837

21%

 

No

70

188

258

27%

 

Total

244

851

1095

22%

 

Response trend

    

<0.0001

Neutral trend

46

283

329

14%

 

Positive trend

16

81

97

16%

 

Negative trend

33

56

89

37%

 

Total

95

420

515

18%

 

First call response

    

0.0324

Better

80

363

443

18%

 

Same

60

164

224

27%

 

Worse or much worse

14

49

63

22%

 

Total

154

576

730

21%

 

Second call response

    

<0.0001

Better

53

359

412

13%

 

Same

37

115

152

24%

 

Worse or much worse

25

33

58

43%

 

Total

115

507

622

18%