Percent of Medicare immunocompetent pneumonia patients (either ICU or non-ICU) who received the recommended empirical antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines, by State, 2002 and 2003 |
2003 | 2002 | |||
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State | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error |
United States | 72.7 | 0.7 | 67.9 | 0.9 |
Alabama | 70.7 | 2.8 | 67.6 | 2.7 |
Alaska | 65.4 | 2.9 | 56.9 | 2.8 |
Arizona | 77.9 | 2.5 | 73.2 | 2.5 |
Arkansas | 72.2 | 2.7 | 63.3 | 2.8 |
California | 74.5 | 2.6 | 65.2 | 2.8 |
Colorado | 81.4 | 2.3 | 75.9 | 2.4 |
Connecticut | 67.8 | 2.9 | 55.4 | 2.9 |
Delaware | 78.7 | 2.4 | 67.5 | 2.8 |
District of Columbia | 76.7 | 2.6 | 76.3 | 2.6 |
Florida | 73.2 | 2.7 | 74.9 | 2.7 |
Georgia | 71.6 | 2.7 | 67.8 | 2.8 |
Hawaii | 68.0 | 2.7 | 66.6 | 2.6 |
Idaho | 70.8 | 2.6 | 66.8 | 2.7 |
Illinois | 72.5 | 2.7 | 66.3 | 2.9 |
Indiana | 78.8 | 2.4 | 71.3 | 2.6 |
Iowa | 75.6 | 2.6 | 74.0 | 2.5 |
Kansas | 67.4 | 2.7 | 65.3 | 2.8 |
Kentucky | 71.9 | 2.7 | 72.1 | 2.7 |
Louisiana | 69.9 | 2.8 | 59.6 | 3.0 |
Maine | 69.8 | 2.9 | 66.4 | 2.8 |
Maryland | 77.9 | 2.5 | 73.2 | 2.6 |
Massachusetts | 72.7 | 2.6 | 66.2 | 2.8 |
Michigan | 77.8 | 2.5 | 66.8 | 2.8 |
Minnesota | 75.2 | 2.7 | 70.0 | 2.7 |
Mississippi | 70.6 | 2.7 | 60.7 | 2.9 |
Missouri | 70.1 | 2.8 | 67.9 | 2.8 |
Montana | 76.1 | 2.5 | 70.5 | 2.6 |
Nebraska | 78.6 | 2.4 | 72.6 | 2.6 |
Nevada | 75.4 | 2.6 | 75.4 | 2.5 |
New Hampshire | 72.9 | 2.6 | 67.5 | 2.7 |
New Jersey | 72.2 | 2.8 | 68.7 | 2.6 |
New Mexico | 74.3 | 2.6 | 69.5 | 2.5 |
New York | 70.2 | 2.9 | 70.5 | 2.7 |
North Carolina | 76.3 | 2.6 | 71.8 | 2.7 |
North Dakota | 72.5 | 2.6 | 67.3 | 2.7 |
Ohio | 74.2 | 2.7 | 71.2 | 2.8 |
Oklahoma | 69.2 | 2.6 | 64.2 | 2.8 |
Oregon | 74.4 | 2.6 | 70.4 | 2.8 |
Pennsylvania | 73.9 | 2.6 | 70.6 | 2.6 |
Puerto Rico | 53.0 | 3.2 | 42.2 | 2.6 |
Rhode Island | 75.9 | 2.7 | 64.7 | 2.7 |
South Carolina | 72.7 | 2.8 | 67.5 | 2.8 |
South Dakota | 65.1 | 2.7 | 59.9 | 2.8 |
Tennessee | 71.6 | 2.7 | 72.0 | 2.7 |
Texas | 73.7 | 2.7 | 72.8 | 2.8 |
Utah | 79.0 | 2.4 | 78.4 | 2.3 |
Vermont | 73.8 | 2.6 | 69.6 | 2.6 |
Virginia | 72.0 | 2.7 | 71.3 | 2.6 |
Washington | 67.2 | 2.9 | 68.4 | 2.7 |
West Virginia | 69.2 | 2.7 | 64.4 | 2.7 |
Wisconsin | 79.7 | 2.4 | 78.7 | 2.5 |
Wyoming | 67.2 | 2.8 | 56.2 | 2.8 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.