Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population

Table 12: Outcome Indicators by Use of Selected Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) Waiver Services, 2005^a

Outcome Indicator	Person Used Service	Personal Care	Case Management	Adult Day/Health Care	Residential Care	Durable Medical Equipment/ Supplies	Transportation
Short-Term Complications of Diabetes	Yes	340	216	71	65	301	170
Short-Term Complications of Diabetes	No	286	291	304	314	286	291
Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Yes	5,230	3,549	920	743	6,626	1,445
Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	No	3,793	3,878	4,079	4,219	3,418	3,921
Congestive Heart Failure	Yes	6,886	4,334	1,335	1,070	9,162	1,641
Congestive Heart Failure	No	5,038	5,163	5,407	5,592	4,478	5,211
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection	Yes	11,406	8,395	4,785	4,811	14,350	5,855
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection	No	7,853	8,016	8,267	8,396	7,008	8,081
Bacterial Pneumonia	Yes	6,351	5,230	3,207	3,423	8,145	3,474
Bacterial Pneumonia	No	4,854	4,917	5,054	5,100	4,408	4,963
Urinary Tract Infection	Yes	5,055	3,165	1,578	1,388	6,204	2,381
Urinary Tract Infection	No	2,999	3,099	3,213	3,296	2,599	3,119
Infection Due to Device or Implant	Yes	1,191	680	166	144	1,078	500
Infection Due to Device or Implant	No	733	759	799	826	704	762
Dehydration	Yes	3,101	2,087	869	765	3,332	1,074
Dehydration	No	1,839	1,895	1,978	2,032	1,671	1,922
Composite: ACSC Chronic Conditions	Yes	16,094	10,212	3,036	2,360	19,976	4,422
Composite: ACSC Chronic Conditions	No	11,683	11,971	12,549	12,987	10,596	12,076
Composite: ACSC Acute Conditions	Yes	10,424	7,473	3,993	3,873	13,129	4,397
Composite: ACSC Acute Conditions	No	7,173	7,330	7,579	7,729	6,397	7,404
Composite: ACSC Overall	Yes	26,515	17,685	7,028	6,233	33,102	8,819
Composite: ACSC Overall	No	18,855	19,300	20,127	20,714	16,992	19,479
Pressure Ulcer	Yes	6,274	3,455	1,049	1,013	6,793	2,359
Pressure Ulcer	No	3,338	3,486	3,662	3,765	2,949	3,511
Injurious Falls	Yes	369	299	126	157	543	138
Injurious Falls	No	294	298	310	314	258	301

Notes:

ACSC = ambulatory care-sensitive condition.

Use defined as positive Medicaid payment for the service at any point during the year. An individual can use more than one service.

^a. All outcome indicators expressed as potentially avoidable hospital stays per 100,000 persons in the HCBS population. HCBS population for outcome indicators excludes: individuals under age 18; people with only institutional use in a given quarter; people on managed care plans; and people in the States of Arizona, Maine, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data, and Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data.

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Internet Citation: Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/hcbs/hcbsfindings/hcbsfindtab12.html

Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population

Table 12: Outcome Indicators by Use of Selected Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) Waiver Services, 2005a

Table 12: Outcome Indicators by Use of Selected Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) Waiver Services, 2005^a