Skip to main content

Table 4 Outcomes by PT utilization

From: Outpatient physical therapy bundled payment models are feasible for total hip arthroplasty patients: an evaluation of utilization, cost and outcomes

Outcomes

Less than or 16 sessions

(n = 378)

16 + Total sessions

(n = 123)

P-value

Total number of sessions (0–3 months)

8.15 ± 5.05

21.6 ± 5.03

 < 0.001

3 + months in PT

2 (0.5)

35 (28.5)

 < 0.001a

# Evaluations (0–3 months)

1.00 ± 0

1.00 ± 0

1

# Re-evaluations (0–3 months)

0.58 ± 0.62

2.08 ± 0.94

 < 0.001

Total # of PT sessions

6.57 ± 4.59

18.5 ± 4.49

 < 0.001

Total PT charge ($)

782.82 ± 431.7

1933.94 ± 431.2

 < 0.001

Evaluation PT charges

181.01 ± 0

181.01 ± 0

1

Re-evaluation PT Charges

80.3 ± 84.8

281.01 ± 114.5

 < 0.001

Days in PT

29.6 ± 22.1

81.1 ± 25.9

 < 0.001

Last 90-day LEFS

30.5 ± 20.6 b

35.0 ± 21.4 c

0.199

Days to LEFS

14.3 ± 19.1

34.7 ± 28.8

 < 0.001

90-day ED return

23 (6.1)

2 (1.6)

0.083a

90-day readmission

29 (7.7)

5 (4.1)

0.240

90-day return to OR

19 (5.0)

3 (2.4)

0.179

  1. P-value < 0.05 are in bold; Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%); aDenotes Fisher’s Exact Test; b n = 151, c n = 52; PT Physical therapy, LEFS Lower extremity functional score, ED Emergency department, OR Operating room