Percent of Medicare AMI patients with beta blocker prescribed at discharge, by State, 2002 and 2003 |
| 2003 | 2002 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error |
| United States | 85.0 | 0.7 | 81.5 | 0.9 |
| Alabama | 84.0 | 2.2 | 80.7 | 2.3 |
| Alaska | 91.9 | 2.2 | 77.6 | 3.1 |
| Arizona | 84.7 | 2.2 | 81.8 | 2.2 |
| Arkansas | 78.1 | 2.4 | 74.0 | 2.5 |
| California | 75.5 | 2.6 | 72.3 | 2.6 |
| Colorado | 90.7 | 1.7 | 86.6 | 1.9 |
| Connecticut | 87.5 | 2.1 | 85.7 | 2.0 |
| Delaware | 86.0 | 2.1 | 82.4 | 2.2 |
| District of Columbia | 88.4 | 1.8 | 84.6 | 2.0 |
| Florida | 83.6 | 2.2 | 73.7 | 2.6 |
| Georgia | 80.9 | 2.5 | 83.3 | 2.2 |
| Hawaii | 83.5 | 2.3 | 80.3 | 2.3 |
| Idaho | 82.1 | 2.3 | 82.1 | 2.2 |
| Illinois | 85.0 | 2.0 | 78.1 | 2.4 |
| Indiana | 84.6 | 2.1 | 79.8 | 2.3 |
| Iowa | 88.9 | 1.9 | 88.1 | 1.9 |
| Kansas | 81.3 | 2.3 | 80.5 | 2.4 |
| Kentucky | 86.2 | 2.1 | 82.3 | 2.2 |
| Louisiana | 83.6 | 2.2 | 74.9 | 2.4 |
| Maine | 93.3 | 1.5 | 88.4 | 1.9 |
| Maryland | 86.7 | 2.1 | 82.8 | 2.4 |
| Massachusetts | 92.5 | 1.5 | 91.3 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | 88.8 | 1.8 | 86.6 | 2.1 |
| Minnesota | 91.5 | 1.6 | 89.9 | 1.8 |
| Mississippi | 78.2 | 2.5 | 74.4 | 2.6 |
| Missouri | 81.2 | 2.2 | 79.1 | 2.3 |
| Montana | 81.1 | 2.2 | 76.2 | 2.4 |
| Nebraska | 90.1 | 1.8 | 87.9 | 1.9 |
| Nevada | 79.0 | 2.4 | 67.7 | 2.6 |
| New Hampshire | 90.9 | 1.7 | 90.5 | 1.7 |
| New Jersey | 85.7 | 2.2 | 80.6 | 2.4 |
| New Mexico | 86.0 | 2.1 | 74.9 | 2.5 |
| New York | 88.5 | 2.0 | 86.5 | 2.1 |
| North Carolina | 89.7 | 1.8 | 86.0 | 2.0 |
| North Dakota | 89.3 | 1.8 | 82.5 | 2.2 |
| Ohio | 88.0 | 2.0 | 84.1 | 2.1 |
| Oklahoma | 75.9 | 2.7 | 75.4 | 2.6 |
| Oregon | 83.1 | 2.3 | 77.6 | 2.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 88.9 | 1.9 | 85.6 | 1.9 |
| Puerto Rico | 64.6 | 2.9 | 59.5 | 2.8 |
| Rhode Island | 89.7 | 1.9 | 88.5 | 1.8 |
| South Carolina | 83.3 | 2.3 | 77.1 | 2.4 |
| South Dakota | 89.5 | 1.8 | 88.7 | 1.8 |
| Tennessee | 83.1 | 2.1 | 83.3 | 2.1 |
| Texas | 74.5 | 2.7 | 74.6 | 2.6 |
| Utah | 81.6 | 2.3 | 79.0 | 2.3 |
| Vermont | 91.4 | 1.7 | 89.6 | 1.8 |
| Virginia | 85.0 | 2.2 | 84.1 | 2.1 |
| Washington | 83.8 | 2.3 | 84.8 | 2.0 |
| West Virginia | 86.1 | 2.1 | 84.5 | 2.1 |
| Wisconsin | 87.8 | 1.9 | 85.8 | 2.1 |
| Wyoming | 84.9 | 2.4 | 84.1 | 2.2 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.