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.
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