2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.92

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Table 1.92
Percent of recommended hospital care received by Medicare patients with pneumonia^a, United States, 2002 and 2003

		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error

Total		59.0	0.2	54.3	0.2

Race	White	59.9	0.2	55.1	0.2
	African American	52.3	0.7	47.6	0.7
	Hispanic	58.5	2.4	45.3	1.2
	Native American	57.8	1.8	54.7	1.5
	Asian	56.7	1.7	56.1	1.7

^a Recommended hospital care for pneumonia includes having blood cultures collected before the administration of the first antibiotics dose, receiving the first dose of antibiotic within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, receiving the recommended empirical antibiotic regimen which is consistent with current guidelines, screening for influenza vaccine statuses and vaccinating prior to discharge for patients age 50 and over discharged during the winter, and screening for pneumococcal vaccine statuses and vaccinating prior to discharge for patients age 65 and over.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.

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