National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1-38b

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Table 1.38b
Percent of AMI patients who received recommended hospital care,^a Medicare beneficiaries, by State, 2004
	2004
State	Percent	Standard error
United States	85.6	0.2
Alabama	80.4	1.2
Alaska	90.6	1.3
Arizona	85.5	1.0
Arkansas	79.9	1.2
California	79.8	1.2
Colorado	89.7	0.9
Connecticut	90.2	0.9
Delaware	86.8	1.0
District of Columbia	84.6	1.2
Florida	85.2	1.1
Georgia	81.3	1.2
Hawaii	81.4	1.2
Idaho	88.7	1.0
Illinois	82.4	1.1
Indiana	85.4	1.0
Iowa	87.8	1.0
Kansas	84.2	1.1
Kentucky	82.3	1.1
Louisiana	80.1	1.1
Maine	89.9	1.0
Maryland	87.0	1.0
Massachusetts	89.6	1.0
Michigan	88.0	1.0
Minnesota	90.3	0.9
Mississippi	81.3	1.2
Missouri	83.5	1.1
Montana	86.9	1.1
Nebraska	88.5	1.0
Nevada	80.8	1.2
New Hampshire	90.3	1.0
New Jersey	85.0	1.1
New Mexico	86.6	1.1
New York	86.0	1.1
North Carolina	86.2	1.1
North Dakota	88.4	1.0
Ohio	84.1	1.1
Oklahoma	80.8	1.2
Oregon	88.0	1.0
Pennsylvania	86.0	1.0
Puerto Rico	66.9	1.7
Rhode Island	89.3	1.0
South Carolina	86.4	1.0
South Dakota	91.2	1.0
Tennessee	86.1	1.1
Texas	85.2	1.1
Utah	86.9	1.0
Vermont	91.2	0.9
Virginia	87.7	1.0
Washington	85.5	1.1
West Virginia	86.0	1.1
Wisconsin	88.5	1.0
Wyoming	87.4	1.1

^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 at discharge for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and giving smoking cessation counseling for smoking patients.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.

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