Table: patients_leaving_california_hospitals_against_medical_advice
category subcategory year pct_ama_discharges pct_ama_discharges_gt_1x all_discharges ama_discharges ama_discharges_more_than_once
Admission Type Elective 2019 0.90% 0.20% 524882 4841 1188
Admission Type Emergency 2019 3.20% 1.10% 1173202 37360 12790
Admission Type Urgent 2019 2.20% 0.70% 1010976 22626 6597
Age 18-39 Years 2019 3.10% 1.00% 679695 20918 6579
Age 40-64 Years 2019 3.50% 1.20% 876807 31111 10806
Age 65 Years and Older 2019 1.10% 0.30% 1191056 13675 3314
Expected Payer County Indigent 2019 4.90% 1.00% 11017 538 113
Expected Payer Medi-Cal 2019 4.90% 1.80% 685248 33784 12554
Expected Payer Medicare 2019 1.50% 0.40% 1262906 19325 5672
Expected Payer Other 2019 2.70% 0.70% 68809 1891 448
Expected Payer Private 2019 1.20% 0.20% 682268 8116 1484
Expected Payer Self Pay 2019 5.50% 1.20% 36774 2036 424
Primary Diagnosis Acute Myocardial Infarction 2019 2.00% 0.50% 55890 1144 304
Primary Diagnosis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 2019 3.70% 1.50% 45561 1668 680
Primary Diagnosis Diabetes 2019 4.70% 2.30% 58681 2729 1323
Primary Diagnosis Hypertensive Heart Disease 2019 3.00% 1.40% 89800 2650 1267
Primary Diagnosis Kidney Failure 2019 2.70% 0.80% 42514 1132 341
Primary Diagnosis Maternal Care (Labor/Delivery) 2019 0.30% 0.00% 250787 756 112
Primary Diagnosis Pneumonia 2019 2.30% 0.70% 56498 1277 396
Primary Diagnosis Sepsis 2019 2.50% 0.80% 256169 6295 1956
Primary Diagnosis Substance Use Disorders 2019 11.70% 4.00% 46382 5418 1848
Race/Ethnicity Group American Indian/Alaska Native 2019 3.60% 1.10% 14815 538 164
Race/Ethnicity Group Asian 2019 1.00% 0.20% 231373 2214 439
Race/Ethnicity Group Black 2019 4.20% 1.60% 259923 10899 4195
Race/Ethnicity Group Hispanic 2019 2.10% 0.60% 728769 15465 4648
Race/Ethnicity Group Multiracial 2019 3.00% 1.10% 22800 688 250
Race/Ethnicity Group Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 2019 1.70% 0.50% 19736 334 89
Race/Ethnicity Group Other 2019 2.50% 0.70% 108925 2758 722
Race/Ethnicity Group White 2019 2.40% 0.80% 1348844 32537 10132
Sex Female 2019 1.60% 0.40% 1536958 24394 6595
Sex Male 2019 3.40% 1.20% 1210496 41308 14103
Admission Type Elective 2020 1.10% 0.30% 431889 4690 1131
Admission Type Emergency 2020 3.50% 1.20% 1076260 38134 12955
Admission Type Urgent 2020 2.60% 0.80% 907597 23617 7136
Age 18-39 Years 2020 3.50% 1.10% 635154 22425 6949
Age 40-64 Years 2020 4.20% 1.50% 782603 32488 11592
Age 65 Years and Older 2020 1.20% 0.30% 1037176 12828 2894
Expected Payer County Indigent 2020 4.70% 1.10% 11006 519 121
Expected Payer Medi-Cal 2020 5.70% 2.10% 634960 36493 13565
Expected Payer Medicare 2020 1.70% 0.50% 1095368 18336 5157
Expected Payer Other 2020 3.20% 0.80% 62290 1966 518
Expected Payer Private 2020 1.30% 0.30% 620143 8311 1630
Expected Payer Self Pay 2020 6.90% 1.40% 30534 2095 437
Primary Diagnosis Acute Myocardial Infarction 2020 2.30% 0.70% 46529 1078 322
Primary Diagnosis Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 2020 4.80% 1.90% 27822 1348 533
Primary Diagnosis COVID-19 (2020 data only) 2020 1.80% 0.30% 76525 1366 262
Primary Diagnosis Diabetes 2020 5.30% 2.50% 52616 2782 1335
Primary Diagnosis Hypertensive Heart Disease 2020 4.00% 2.00% 74389 2940 1456
Primary Diagnosis Kidney Failure 2020 3.10% 0.90% 35154 1077 325
Primary Diagnosis Maternal Care (Labor/Delivery) 2020 0.30% 0.00% 231006 776 98
Primary Diagnosis Pneumonia 2020 2.80% 0.80% 44999 1277 377
Primary Diagnosis Sepsis 2020 2.90% 0.90% 261805 7616 2334
Primary Diagnosis Substance Use Disorders 2020 12.70% 4.40% 44650 5686 1947
Race/Ethnicity Group American Indian/Alaska Native 2020 4.90% 1.70% 8804 431 149
Race/Ethnicity Group Asian 2020 1.00% 0.20% 204109 2046 395
Race/Ethnicity Group Black 2020 4.60% 1.80% 229675 10619 4158
Race/Ethnicity Group Hispanic 2020 2.50% 0.80% 694191 17412 5280
Race/Ethnicity Group Multiracial 2020 4.60% 1.70% 31416 1450 521
Race/Ethnicity Group Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 2020 2.20% 0.70% 16453 364 121
Race/Ethnicity Group Other 2020 3.10% 0.90% 99834 3052 877
Race/Ethnicity Group White 2020 2.80% 0.90% 1154355 31990 9864
Sex Female 2020 1.80% 0.50% 1349590 24192 6501
Sex Male 2020 3.90% 1.40% 1105246 43545 14931