Table 1.48b
Percent of heart failure patients having evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction, Medicare beneficiaries, by State, 2002 and 2004
| |
2004 |
2002 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
81.6 |
0.9 |
76.0 |
1.0 |
| Alabama |
77.8 |
1.9 |
78.0 |
1.9 |
| Alaska |
82.8 |
2.0 |
74.9 |
2.1 |
| Arizona |
88.5 |
1.4 |
79.7 |
1.9 |
| Arkansas |
76.7 |
1.9 |
65.3 |
2.2 |
| California |
79.6 |
1.9 |
74.5 |
2.0 |
| Colorado |
82.7 |
1.8 |
78.8 |
1.9 |
| Connecticut |
91.2 |
1.3 |
87.3 |
1.5 |
| Delaware |
89.7 |
1.4 |
81.4 |
1.8 |
| District of Columbia |
83.7 |
1.8 |
74.8 |
2.1 |
| Florida |
85.3 |
1.7 |
83.1 |
1.8 |
| Georgia |
80.8 |
1.8 |
79.6 |
1.8 |
| Hawaii |
81.8 |
1.8 |
79.9 |
1.8 |
| Idaho |
72.2 |
2.1 |
64.9 |
2.2 |
| Illinois |
85.9 |
1.6 |
80.6 |
1.8 |
| Indiana |
83.0 |
1.7 |
74.6 |
2.0 |
| Iowa |
81.3 |
1.8 |
74.1 |
2.0 |
| Kansas |
74.7 |
2.0 |
68.7 |
2.1 |
| Kentucky |
75.1 |
2.0 |
71.8 |
2.1 |
| Louisiana |
77.3 |
2.0 |
74.6 |
2.0 |
| Maine |
91.6 |
1.3 |
78.8 |
1.8 |
| Maryland |
88.9 |
1.5 |
83.4 |
1.7 |
| Massachusetts |
90.1 |
1.4 |
85.1 |
1.6 |
| Michigan |
86.8 |
1.6 |
82.9 |
1.7 |
| Minnesota |
81.6 |
1.8 |
81.3 |
1.8 |
| Mississippi |
74.3 |
2.0 |
70.6 |
2.1 |
| Missouri |
83.5 |
1.7 |
75.6 |
2.0 |
| Montana |
73.1 |
2.2 |
62.9 |
2.2 |
| Nebraska |
84.1 |
1.7 |
78.8 |
1.9 |
| Nevada |
82.1 |
1.8 |
82.5 |
1.7 |
| New Hampshire |
90.1 |
1.4 |
87.3 |
1.5 |
| New Jersey |
88.2 |
1.5 |
81.9 |
1.8 |
| New Mexico |
75.3 |
2.1 |
68.1 |
2.1 |
| New York |
85.7 |
1.7 |
82.1 |
1.8 |
| North Carolina |
86.7 |
1.6 |
81.7 |
1.8 |
| North Dakota |
72.9 |
2.0 |
61.9 |
2.2 |
| Ohio |
86.9 |
1.6 |
80.8 |
1.8 |
| Oklahoma |
74.1 |
2.0 |
64.1 |
2.2 |
| Oregon |
80.4 |
1.9 |
71.2 |
2.1 |
| Pennsylvania |
86.8 |
1.6 |
82.5 |
1.7 |
| Puerto Rico |
67.5 |
2.6 |
59.6 |
2.2 |
| Rhode Island |
89.4 |
1.4 |
87.3 |
1.5 |
| South Carolina |
81.5 |
1.8 |
81.1 |
1.8 |
| South Dakota |
78.1 |
2.0 |
69.0 |
2.1 |
| Tennessee |
81.9 |
1.8 |
75.0 |
2.0 |
| Texas |
76.6 |
2.0 |
73.7 |
2.0 |
| Utah |
78.1 |
2.0 |
73.9 |
2.0 |
| Vermont |
88.8 |
1.4 |
77.2 |
1.9 |
| Virginia |
85.3 |
1.6 |
84.3 |
1.7 |
| Washington |
79.2 |
1.9 |
74.6 |
2.0 |
| West Virginia |
76.3 |
1.9 |
69.3 |
2.1 |
| Wisconsin |
85.7 |
1.6 |
81.9 |
1.8 |
| Wyoming |
63.4 |
2.2 |
56.9 |
2.2 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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