2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.42a

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Table 1.42a
Percent of AMI patients who received recommended hospital care,^a all payers, United States, 2005

Population group		2005
Population group		Percent	Standard error
Total		93.5	1.9
Gender	Male	94.3	2.2
Gender	Female	92.2	3.2
Race	White	93.8	2.1
	Black	92.4	6.5
	Hispanic	90.7	8.6
	Native American	DSU	DSU
	Asian	92.7	15.7
Age	Under 65	95.2	2.4
	65-74	93.3	4.1
	75-84	91.9	4.4
	85 and over	90.3	6.2

^a Recommended hospital care for AMI includes administering aspirin and beta blocker within 24 hours of hospital arrival and at discharge, giving a prescription of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker at discharge to patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and giving smoking cessation counseling to smoking patients.

Key: AMI: acute myocardial infarction.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

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