Table 1.104b Percent of immunocompetent pneumonia patients (either ICU or non-ICU)a who received the recommended empirical antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines, all payers, by State, 2005 |
State |
Percent |
Standard error |
United States |
80.4 |
0.5 |
Alabama |
78.9 |
0.4 |
Alaska |
73.6 |
1.6 |
Arizona |
85.2 |
0.4 |
Arkansas |
78.3 |
0.4 |
California |
78.5 |
0.2 |
Colorado |
82.7 |
0.5 |
Connecticut |
78.1 |
0.6 |
Delaware |
85.7 |
0.9 |
District of Columbia |
80.5 |
1.2 |
Florida |
79.8 |
0.2 |
Georgia |
78.3 |
0.3 |
Hawaii |
76.8 |
0.9 |
Idaho |
83.2 |
0.9 |
Illinois |
78.1 |
0.2 |
Indiana |
81.3 |
0.3 |
Iowa |
83.0 |
0.5 |
Kansas |
75.7 |
0.5 |
Kentucky |
78.1 |
0.3 |
Louisiana |
74.7 |
0.4 |
Maine |
84.1 |
0.7 |
Maryland |
82.5 |
0.4 |
Massachusetts |
81.1 |
0.3 |
Michigan |
85.4 |
0.2 |
Minnesota |
80.9 |
0.4 |
Mississippi |
76.4 |
0.5 |
Missouri |
78.6 |
0.3 |
Montana |
83.4 |
0.8 |
Nebraska |
85.7 |
0.6 |
Nevada |
82.4 |
0.7 |
New Hampshire |
85.9 |
0.7 |
New Jersey |
82.5 |
0.3 |
New Mexico |
79.4 |
0.6 |
New York |
79.8 |
0.2 |
North Carolina |
80.1 |
0.3 |
North Dakota |
80.2 |
1.0 |
Ohio |
81.0 |
0.2 |
Oklahoma |
81.0 |
0.4 |
Oregon |
83.1 |
0.5 |
Pennsylvania |
79.9 |
0.2 |
Puerto Rico |
64.4 |
0.7 |
Rhode Island |
86.4 |
0.8 |
South Carolina |
79.9 |
0.4 |
South Dakota |
80.7 |
0.8 |
Tennessee |
79.2 |
0.3 |
Texas |
77.2 |
0.2 |
Utah |
83.5 |
0.6 |
Vermont |
84.0 |
1.0 |
Virginia |
81.5 |
0.3 |
Washington |
77.6 |
0.5 |
West Virginia |
79.1 |
0.5 |
Wisconsin |
85.1 |
0.3 |
Wyoming |
80.0 |
1.0 |
a Excluded patients with health care associated pneumonia from the denominator.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.