Table 2:

Outcomes within 30 days after discharge

Outcome	Physician continuity within 30 d after discharge; no. (%) of patients				p value^†
Outcome	No visits n = 5 336	All visits with unfamiliar physician(s) n = 2 182	≥ 1 visit with familiar physician(s)^* n = 16 855	Overall n = 24 373	p value^†
≥ 1 follow-up visit, any cause	0	2 182 (100.0)	16 855 (100.0)	19 037 (78.1)	< 0.001
Visit to specialist	0	498 (22.8)	3 741 (22.2)	4 239 (17.4)	< 0.001
Emergency department visit, any cause	1 651 (30.9)	711 (32.6)	4 869 (28.9)	7 231 (29.7)	< 0.001
Urgent readmission	1 180 (22.1)	437 (20.0)	2 745 (16.3)	4 362 (17.9)	< 0.001
Death	487 (9.1)	71 (3.3)	266 (1.6)	824 (3.4)	< 0.001
Death or urgent readmission	1 482 (27.8)	467 (21.4)	2 862 (17.0)	4 811 (19.7)	< 0.001
Admission to long-term care facility	1 122 (21.0)	187 (8.6)	482 (2.9)	1 791 (7.3)	< 0.001

↵* A physician who saw the patient at least twice as an outpatient in the year before the index admission or once during the index admission.
↵† Values were calculated using the Pearson χ² test.