Table 14_4_3.3
Hospital patients with heart failure who were given discharge instructions, by State, 2004 and 2008a
| |
2008 |
2004 |
| State |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
73.0 |
0.4 |
44.7 |
0.6 |
| Alabama |
71.3 |
2.7 |
46.7 |
3.7 |
| Alaska |
56.0 |
8.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Arizona |
59.1 |
3.7 |
35.9 |
4.7 |
| Arkansas |
80.0 |
2.4 |
53.5 |
5.0 |
| California |
75.3 |
1.4 |
39.9 |
2.0 |
| Colorado |
69.0 |
3.9 |
30.5 |
4.4 |
| Connecticut |
75.7 |
3.1 |
58.7 |
4.1 |
| Delaware |
86.6 |
5.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
| District of Columbia |
69.0 |
12.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Florida |
78.5 |
1.7 |
42.9 |
2.7 |
| Georgia |
73.1 |
1.9 |
37.9 |
3.2 |
| Hawaii |
74.3 |
5.7 |
25.9 |
6.7 |
| Idaho |
75.9 |
6.8 |
53.4 |
9.7 |
| Illinois |
78.2 |
1.5 |
53.6 |
2.7 |
| Indiana |
76.4 |
2.1 |
48.0 |
3.5 |
| Iowa |
69.5 |
3.1 |
51.8 |
4.2 |
| Kansas |
52.3 |
3.4 |
26.8 |
3.9 |
| Kentucky |
72.2 |
2.5 |
36.7 |
3.6 |
| Louisiana |
71.0 |
2.8 |
47.6 |
4.3 |
| Maine |
82.3 |
3.0 |
48.0 |
8.2 |
| Maryland |
80.9 |
2.2 |
57.9 |
3.4 |
| Massachusetts |
77.6 |
2.1 |
46.4 |
3.7 |
| Michigan |
81.3 |
1.6 |
57.7 |
2.8 |
| Minnesota |
66.6 |
2.9 |
50.1 |
4.0 |
| Mississippi |
66.3 |
3.3 |
41.1 |
5.0 |
| Missouri |
73.7 |
2.2 |
40.0 |
3.5 |
| Montana |
52.7 |
5.9 |
32.1 |
7.2 |
| Nebraska |
59.3 |
4.0 |
42.0 |
5.8 |
| Nevada |
62.2 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
3.6 |
| New Hampshire |
80.5 |
2.9 |
46.6 |
7.9 |
| New Jersey |
86.6 |
1.5 |
62.9 |
3.6 |
| New Mexico |
55.1 |
5.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
| New York |
80.4 |
1.3 |
40.0 |
2.8 |
| North Carolina |
74.8 |
1.7 |
46.3 |
3.5 |
| North Dakota |
62.0 |
8.5 |
36.9 |
8.8 |
| Ohio |
81.1 |
1.5 |
57.9 |
2.5 |
| Oklahoma |
60.6 |
3.1 |
36.0 |
3.7 |
| Oregon |
64.5 |
3.2 |
31.4 |
4.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
76.1 |
1.7 |
45.1 |
2.7 |
| Rhode Island |
69.6 |
8.1 |
73.0 |
5.6 |
| South Carolina |
78.5 |
2.2 |
50.3 |
4.4 |
| South Dakota |
56.8 |
7.2 |
60.7 |
9.1 |
| Tennessee |
74.4 |
1.9 |
49.1 |
3.3 |
| Texas |
72.4 |
1.5 |
41.9 |
2.6 |
| Utah |
72.1 |
4.8 |
36.0 |
6.3 |
| Vermont |
78.5 |
5.7 |
37.6 |
7.7 |
| Virginia |
78.4 |
2.1 |
45.2 |
3.7 |
| Washington |
70.3 |
2.7 |
32.3 |
3.5 |
| West Virginia |
75.1 |
3.3 |
49.0 |
5.0 |
| Wisconsin |
78.4 |
1.7 |
58.9 |
3.3 |
| Wyoming |
55.5 |
6.9 |
31.0 |
8.0 |
a Data were downloaded from http://www.medicare.gov/Download/DownloadDB.asp in late April each year. Estimates are calculated using hospital-level scores.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
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