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Table 1.38c
Percent of AMI patients who received recommended hospital care,a all payers, by State, 2004 and 2005
| |
2005 |
2004 |
| State |
Percentb |
Percentb |
| Total |
84.6 |
83.4 |
| Alabama |
82.5 |
78.8 |
| Alaska |
86.8 |
84.7 |
| Arizona |
86.5 |
84.3 |
| Arkansas |
80.7 |
75.5 |
| California |
85.2 |
81.3 |
| Colorado |
89.8 |
89.7 |
| Connecticut |
89.8 |
89.2 |
| Delaware |
89.7 |
88.0 |
| District of Columbia |
82.5 |
85.7 |
| Florida |
85.2 |
80.5 |
| Georgia |
79.7 |
77.7 |
| Hawaii |
82.7 |
80.0 |
| Idaho |
87.3 |
84.8 |
| Illinois |
84.3 |
81.7 |
| Indiana |
82.3 |
83.3 |
| Iowa |
85.2 |
82.7 |
| Kansas |
78.2 |
82.7 |
| Kentucky |
79.2 |
80.0 |
| Louisiana |
84.7 |
81.2 |
| Maine |
89.5 |
85.8 |
| Maryland |
87.0 |
85.2 |
| Massachusetts |
90.2 |
89.7 |
| Michigan |
87.7 |
85.0 |
| Minnesota |
86.7 |
85.0 |
| Mississippi |
77.2 |
77.3 |
| Missouri |
85.0 |
82.0 |
| Montana |
82.3 |
70.7 |
| Nebraska |
84.2 |
79.8 |
| Nevada |
84.5 |
79.7 |
| New Hampshire |
92.0 |
91.7 |
| New Jersey |
90.2 |
87.0 |
| New Mexico |
71.0 |
71.3 |
| New York |
87.7 |
85.3 |
| North Carolina |
86.2 |
82.5 |
| North Dakota |
86.2 |
85.2 |
| Ohio |
88.0 |
85.5 |
| Oklahoma |
77.3 |
76.5 |
| Oregon |
88.0 |
84.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
85.3 |
82.3 |
| Rhode Island |
88.0 |
90.3 |
| South Carolina |
84.3 |
83.3 |
| South Dakota |
81.2 |
84.5 |
| Tennessee |
80.8 |
77.2 |
| Texas |
82.7 |
79.8 |
| Utah |
77.8 |
75.0 |
| Vermont |
85.3 |
93.8 |
| Virginia |
86.7 |
85.8 |
| Washington |
87.2 |
85.3 |
| West Virginia |
80.5 |
81.8 |
| Wisconsin |
89.8 |
87.5 |
| Wyoming |
80.3 |
88.8 |
a Recommended hospital care for AMI includes administrations of aspirin and beta-blocker within 24 hours of hospital arrival and at discharge, receiving prescription of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or an ARB at discharge for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and giving smoking cessation counseling for smoking patients.
b State average percent pre-calculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for the period January to June 2004; the 2005 data reflect care for the period July 2004 to June 2005.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
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