Exhibit 5.1. Uninsured Inpatient Hospital Stays: Admission Source and Discharge Status
Share of Uninsured and Insured Stays by Discharges Status, 2005
| Admission Source and Discharge Status |
Total-All Discharges |
Uninsured Discharges |
Insured Discharges |
| Discharges in thousands |
| Total discharges |
39,163.8 |
2,096.0 |
37,018.9 |
| Discharged to home healthcare |
3,407.3 |
54.6 |
3,350.2 |
| Discharged to a nursing home |
4,754.2 |
77.0 |
4,671.2 |
| Discharged against medical advice |
333.4 |
67.1 |
265.9 |
| In-hospital death |
818.8 |
28.9 |
788.8 |
| Standard errors in thousands |
| Total discharges |
765.017 |
119.171 |
738.525 |
| Discharged to home healthcare |
118.175 |
4.561 |
116.725 |
| Discharged to a nursing home |
114.791 |
5.625 |
114.119 |
| Discharged against medical advice |
14.445 |
4.019 |
11.528 |
| In-hospital death |
19.864 |
1.927 |
19.601 |
| Percent distribution within insurance status |
| Total discharges |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Discharged to home healthcare |
8.7 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
| Discharged to a nursing home |
12.1 |
3.7 |
12.6 |
| Discharged against medical advice |
0.9 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
| In-hospital death |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
| Percent distribution within admission source or discharge status |
| Total discharges |
100.0 |
5.4 |
94.5 |
| Discharged to home healthcare |
100.0 |
1.6 |
98.3 |
| Discharged to a nursing home |
100.0 |
1.6 |
98.3 |
| Discharged against medical advice |
100.0 |
20.1 |
79.8 |
| In-hospital death |
100.0 |
3.5 |
96.3 |
| Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005. |