Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Medicare Admissions for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, Rates and Associated Costs, by Hospital Referral Regions, 2003

Two bar charts show:

• Rate of ACS admissions per 10,000 beneficiaries
  • National mean: 771
  • 10th percentile: 499
  • 25th percentile: 610
  • 75th percentile: 887
  • 90th percentile: 1043
• Costs of ACS admissions as percent of all admission costs, average in region groups
  • National mean: 13%
  • 10th percentile: 10%
  • 25th percentile: 12%
  • 75th percentile: 15%
  • 90th percentile: 16%

Data: G. Anderson and R. Herbert, Johns Hopkins University analysis of 2003 Medicare Standard Analytical Files (SAF) 5% Inpatient Data.
Source: Commonwealth Fund National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2006