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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Patients’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions of a mobile portal application for hospitalized patients

Characteristic, n (%)

N = 18

Mean age (SD)

40.5 ± 11.7

Women

13 (72.2)

Nonwhite

8 (44.4)

Case mix

 Diseases of the blood

4 (22.2)

 Diseases of the digestive system

2 (11.1)

 Symptoms, signs, and ill defined conditions

2 (11.1)

 Diseases of the genitourinary system

2 (11.1)

 Diseases of the respiratory system

2 (11.1)

 Other

6 (33.3)

Mean MS DRG weight (SD)a

1.3 (0.7)

Mean Elixhauser score (SD)

6.9 (9.5)

Mean length of stay (SD)

4.5 (4.1)

  1. aMS DRG Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group