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State Variation: Hospital Care Quality Indicators, 2004

Bar chart shows percent of patients who received recommended care.
| Indicators |
Best State |
Top 5 States average |
All States median |
Bottom 5 States average |
Worst State |
All three conditions
(10 indicators) |
88 |
88 |
83 |
79 |
79 |
Acute myocardial infarction
(5 indicators) |
97 |
97 |
93 |
89 |
85 |
Congestive heart failure
(2 indicators) |
91 |
90 |
84 |
75 |
66 |
Pneumonia
(3 indicators) |
82 |
81 |
74 |
67 |
64 |
Data: 2004 CMS Hospital Compare
Source: Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Health System Performance, 2007
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