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Table 1.46c
Percent of AMI patients with beta blocker prescribed at discharge, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006
State 2006 2004
Percent Percent
Totalb 90 84
Alabama 88 74
Alaska 86 84
Arizona 92 83
Arkansas 87 72
California 88 83
Colorado 93 91
Connecticut 98 95
Delaware 95 96
District of Columbia 85 91
Florida 92 85
Georgia 86 79
Hawaii 87 79
Idaho 88 77
Illinois 88 85
Indiana 91 87
Iowa 91 84
Kansas 84 83
Kentucky 87 84
Louisiana 85 82
Maine 95 87
Maryland 93 89
Massachusetts 97 95
Michigan 92 89
Minnesota 93 92
Mississippi 79 75
Missouri 85 82
Montana 89 95
Nebraska 90 75
Nevada 85 76
New Hampshire 97 95
New Jersey 94 88
New Mexico 74 69
New York 95 90
North Carolina 91 85
North Dakota 93 86
Ohio 94 89
Oklahoma 79 73
Oregon 95 84
Pennsylvania 92 87
Rhode Island 97 97
South Carolina 90 84
South Dakota 96 85
Tennessee 84 74
Texas 85 81
Utah 78 73
Vermont 93 90
Virginia 92 87
Washington 93 91
West Virginia 91 86
Wisconsin 91 89
Wyoming 87 72

a State average percent precalculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for the period January to June 2004; the 2006 data reflect care for the period April 2005 to March 2006.

b Estimates are the means of reporting States.

Key: AMI: acute myocardial infarction.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.

 

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