Mortality or readmissions within 30 days as well as lengths of stays were no different among patients aged 65 years or older who received hospital care from allopathic physicians (MDs) compared with those treated by osteopathic physicians (DOs) after adjusting for patient and physician characteristics. Health care costs were also similar between the 2 groups, according to an analysis of 329 510 Medicare admissions. About 77% of patients were treated by an MD and about 23% were treated by a DO, all of whom were hospitalists.
Source: JAMA Online First