2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.52c

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Table 1.52c
Percent of heart failure patients having evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006

State	2006	2004
State	Percent^a	Percent^a
Total^b	82	78
Alabama	79	76
Alaska	86	82
Arizona	82	82
Arkansas	80	67
California	84	79
Colorado	78	76
Connecticut	94	93
Delaware	93	89
District of Columbia	88	88
Florida	89	83
Georgia	80	74
Hawaii	82	81
Idaho	86	81
Illinois	88	83
Indiana	86	79
Iowa	74	70
Kansas	64	62
Kentucky	80	70
Louisiana	80	73
Maine	91	86
Maryland	93	89
Massachusetts	92	88
Michigan	90	83
Minnesota	77	75
Mississippi	77	67
Missouri	79	71
Montana	72	63
Nebraska	71	74
Nevada	83	77
New Hampshire	93	88
New Jersey	95	90
New Mexico	63	69
New York	91	85
North Carolina	87	80
North Dakota	67	76
Ohio	90	90
Oklahoma	71	67
Oregon	81	78
Pennsylvania	89	81
Rhode Island	96	93
South Carolina	88	79
South Dakota	70	65
Tennessee	82	72
Texas	80	72
Utah	75	63
Vermont	91	85
Virginia	89	81
Washington	83	77
West Virginia	81	76
Wisconsin	86	82
Wyoming	60	63

^a State average percent precalculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for the period January to June 2004; the 2006 data reflect care for the period April 2005 to March 2006.

^b Estimates are the means of reporting States.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.