Table 1.52c Percent of heart failure patients having evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction, all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2004 |
Percenta |
Percenta |
Totalb |
82 |
78 |
Alabama |
79 |
76 |
Alaska |
86 |
82 |
Arizona |
82 |
82 |
Arkansas |
80 |
67 |
California |
84 |
79 |
Colorado |
78 |
76 |
Connecticut |
94 |
93 |
Delaware |
93 |
89 |
District of Columbia |
88 |
88 |
Florida |
89 |
83 |
Georgia |
80 |
74 |
Hawaii |
82 |
81 |
Idaho |
86 |
81 |
Illinois |
88 |
83 |
Indiana |
86 |
79 |
Iowa |
74 |
70 |
Kansas |
64 |
62 |
Kentucky |
80 |
70 |
Louisiana |
80 |
73 |
Maine |
91 |
86 |
Maryland |
93 |
89 |
Massachusetts |
92 |
88 |
Michigan |
90 |
83 |
Minnesota |
77 |
75 |
Mississippi |
77 |
67 |
Missouri |
79 |
71 |
Montana |
72 |
63 |
Nebraska |
71 |
74 |
Nevada |
83 |
77 |
New Hampshire |
93 |
88 |
New Jersey |
95 |
90 |
New Mexico |
63 |
69 |
New York |
91 |
85 |
North Carolina |
87 |
80 |
North Dakota |
67 |
76 |
Ohio |
90 |
90 |
Oklahoma |
71 |
67 |
Oregon |
81 |
78 |
Pennsylvania |
89 |
81 |
Rhode Island |
96 |
93 |
South Carolina |
88 |
79 |
South Dakota |
70 |
65 |
Tennessee |
82 |
72 |
Texas |
80 |
72 |
Utah |
75 |
63 |
Vermont |
91 |
85 |
Virginia |
89 |
81 |
Washington |
83 |
77 |
West Virginia |
81 |
76 |
Wisconsin |
86 |
82 |
Wyoming |
60 |
63 |
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.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.