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2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Number | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 1,570,894 | 86.2 | 0.03 | |
| Gender | Male | 618,220 | 85.2 | 0.05 |
| Female | 952,590 | 86.8 | 0.03 | |
| Race/ethnicity | White | 1,238,906 | 86.4 | 0.03 |
| Black | 151,717 | 85.8 | 0.09 | |
| Hispanic | 89,207 | 84.5 | 0.12 | |
| AI/AN | 6,578 | 82.0 | 0.47 | |
| Asian | 23,716 | 84.2 | 0.24 | |
| Age | Under 65 | 819,566 | 87.0 | 0.04 |
| 65-74 | 382,544 | 85.9 | 0.06 | |
| 75-84 | 281,070 | 85.1 | 0.07 | |
| 85 and over | 87,714 | 83.7 | 0.12 | |
a. Does not include data from the U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands). The composite of eight recommended care components for surgery patients includes: (1) providing antibiotic within 1 hour of surgery (SCIP-1), (2) providing appropriate antibiotic to help prevent infection (SCIP-2), (3) discontinuing antibiotic on time (SCIP-3), (4) keeping blood sugar level under good control right after surgery for cardiac surgery patients (SCIP-4), (5) removiing hair from the surgical area using a safer method (SCIP-6), (6) ordering thromboembolism prophylaxis for prevention of blood clots after certain surgeries (SCIP-VTE1), (7) providing appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis within 24 hours prior to and after surgery (SCIP-VTE2), and (8) placing surgery patients on beta blocker therapy prior to arrival and during postoperative period (SCIP-Card2).
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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