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Table 1.47b
Percent of heart failure patients who received recommended hospital care,a Medicare beneficiaries, by State, 2004
| |
2004 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
77.7 |
0.2 |
| Alabama |
72.2 |
1.8 |
| Alaska |
79.8 |
1.8 |
| Arizona |
82.3 |
1.5 |
| Arkansas |
74.1 |
1.7 |
| California |
74.5 |
1.8 |
| Colorado |
80.8 |
1.6 |
| Connecticut |
84.3 |
1.4 |
| Delaware |
82.2 |
1.5 |
| District of Columbia |
77.8 |
1.7 |
| Florida |
79.8 |
1.6 |
| Georgia |
75.7 |
1.7 |
| Hawaii |
77.3 |
1.7 |
| Idaho |
70.2 |
1.9 |
| Illinois |
79.6 |
1.6 |
| Indiana |
78.4 |
1.6 |
| Iowa |
77.0 |
1.7 |
| Kansas |
72.1 |
1.8 |
| Kentucky |
72.7 |
1.8 |
| Louisiana |
75.5 |
1.7 |
| Maine |
86.8 |
1.4 |
| Maryland |
82.4 |
1.5 |
| Massachusetts |
83.6 |
1.5 |
| Michigan |
84.4 |
1.5 |
| Minnesota |
78.7 |
1.6 |
| Mississippi |
70.2 |
1.9 |
| Missouri |
79.3 |
1.6 |
| Montana |
70.1 |
2.0 |
| Nebraska |
79.1 |
1.6 |
| Nevada |
76.6 |
1.7 |
| New Hampshire |
86.1 |
1.4 |
| New Jersey |
81.5 |
1.6 |
| New Mexico |
71.7 |
1.9 |
| New York |
80.9 |
1.6 |
| North Carolina |
83.1 |
1.5 |
| North Dakota |
73.8 |
1.8 |
| Ohio |
81.9 |
1.6 |
| Oklahoma |
71.6 |
1.8 |
| Oregon |
78.3 |
1.7 |
| Pennsylvania |
81.2 |
1.6 |
| Puerto Rico |
66.6 |
2.3 |
| Rhode Island |
84.1 |
1.5 |
| South Carolina |
77.7 |
1.7 |
| South Dakota |
74.2 |
1.8 |
| Tennessee |
79.9 |
1.6 |
| Texas |
72.8 |
1.8 |
| Utah |
75.2 |
1.8 |
| Vermont |
83.8 |
1.5 |
| Virginia |
80.3 |
1.6 |
| Washington |
74.9 |
1.8 |
| West Virginia |
71.7 |
1.8 |
| Wisconsin |
82.6 |
1.5 |
| Wyoming |
64.1 |
2.0 |
a Recommended hospital care for heart failure includes receiving evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction, and prescription of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor at discharge for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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