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.

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